Man: can I also trouble you for 4 packets of butter?
Barista: butter? Did you say BUTTER?
Man: yes please, butter.
Barista: are you going to put it in your coffee?
Man: yes indeed! It's amazing. So delicious and super healthy.
Barista: ..... (eyebrows rise slowly with a hint of asymmetry)
Man: ..... (smiles like an idiot and gives a cheerful nod)
Barista: ok then. It's your heart attack
Ok, so I overheard this conversation because I was part of it. I am no longer known publicly as the guy with a lot of tattoos. I am quickly transitioning to the guy who puts butter in his coffee.
I'm comfortable with that. Eventually I aspire to be the guy who puts butter on his tattoos, but that's for another blog.
So, why am I putting butter in my coffee? Because it IS actually healthy.
I grew up in the 80's where we knew that fat was a bad thing for you and made you unhealthy. Anything with fat would, well, make you fat. The reasoning was sound. I remember being super happy to discover that angel food cake was fat free. You could literally eat as much as you liked and not get fat. It was a genius plan. What could go wrong?
I got fat.
Even better, we (meaning myself and Fabio) would spray this weird yellow stuff on our toast and exclaim about how happy we were that it wasn't real butter. We delighted that this fat-free butter substitute was chemically designed to taste kind of like butter. Never mind that it was full of carcinogens and God knows what. It was tasty, and fat free! Nailed it.
So what's the problem with a low fat diet? Other than being super boring, it is not healthy.
I have been on The BulletProof Diet now for approaching a year and have to admit that this is the healthiest I have ever been.
Side note: I am not endorsed by BulletProof Diet or Dave Aspery and receive no monetary gain by writing this blog (although I am happy to change that...Dave? Daaaaaaave?)
Side note number two: I am not intending to re-write this guys book. He beat me to it and does a pretty swell job.
But can I just make this point: eating healthy fat is awfully good for you for several reasons, but here is my favorite.
Have you ever eaten brains? Have you ever asked yourself why zombies go for the brains first? It's because zombies have a highly refined palate and know that brains are the foie gras of the human. What's the similarity between brains and goose liver from geese that are intentionally made obese? Fat.
You heard that right. Geese are fat too, just like me as a kid. But you also heard that brains, and for that matter the majority of the nervous system, is made of fat.
Now, might I pose this question: if what you eat is intentionally low in fat, how does your nervous system grow and repair itself if it is made of fat?
This is your brain. This is your brain on a low fat diet. Any questions?
As for gaining weight while on a diet super high in fat: nope. Sorry to disappoint, but I find it much easier to maintain a healthy weight on this diet than any other previously attempted. And yes, I've tried them ALL.
It's worth checking out. I am not saying you should put butter in your coffee if you think it's gross. But if you think butter is gross, we probably can't be friends. It's like saying bacon is gross. Animal lover or not, some things are just delicious.
Happy to have a discussion on this. What do you think of the Bulletproof Diet?
