It’s difficult to call this drink a classic PP drink, but I believe that it is quite suitable for a PP diet if you don’t have problems with blood pressure, and also if you, like me, are a coffee maniac. We will talk about armored coffee - recipe, secrets and features, benefits, myths and truth about its use for weight loss.
Armor-piercing coffee is also called bulletproof, and all because this coffee is obtained with a lush foam from oils, and its structure itself is special. Yes, yes, instead of milk or cream, various oils are added to coffee, and this makes the usual invigorating drink extremely satisfying and also very aromatic!
Who invented armor coffee
A special recipe for high-calorie coffee was developed by Dave Asprey when he was trying to find a solution to losing weight by reducing the amount of food consumed. The ingredients in the drink he selected provided a sustained burst of energy for a long time without subsequent deterioration of the condition.
The recipe for bulletproof coffee or armor coffee was published in 2009 after personal research by Esprit, who managed to lose an extra 45 kg and improve his health and IQ level by consuming a cup of this magical elixir every day.
Bulletproof coffee gives you a long-lasting energy boost without the need for a snack. The taste is similar to a latte, with more fatty dairy products. When salt is added, it becomes similar to a nutritious broth, and sweeteners and spices give it similarities with the Indian drink - masala.
Bulletproof gives a boost of energy without raising blood sugar, improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system, increases metabolic processes and stimulates brain function.
One big drawback
His. Necessary. Prepare. And quite a lot of fuss:
- Order quality ingredients. The situation with coffee in our country is still normal, plus or minus, but butter is a pretty big hassle, the solution for which is mostly only available on iHerb.
- Brew good coffee.
- Mix it all in the correct proportions. For good mixing you need additional equipment (blender or at least mixer)
- Find the best drinking option for yourself.
For these reasons, this super coffee is suitable for just a few people. I myself only indulge in it when I visit a friend of mine who owns a coffee machine and is also a fan of bulet proof.
Everyone else would like a little more simplicity and convenience.
And now the fun part! The effect of this recipe can be repeated using a couple of cheap pharmaceutical drugs.
To drink coffee or not to drink
Coffee is an addictive drink. This is what makes him negative in the eyes of people. A negative impact on the human body occurs at the moment when it crosses the line of moderate contentment
and
uncontrolled consumption
exceeding 4-6 cups per day.
The caffeine-containing drink causes controversy in society and among scientists about its effect on the human body. There have been many studies and meta-studies that have not given a clear answer to “to drink or not to drink.”
The impact of coffee on the human body is assessed individually. It is recommended not to exceed four cups per day. It has been noticed that 1-2 servings (150-200 ml) will be beneficial. If unpleasant symptoms appear and your health worsens after this drink, you should reduce the dose or completely limit its consumption.
The recommended amount of coffee is 400 mg/day.
Nutritionist opinion
There are all sorts of arguments surrounding such a diet. There are reviews that this miracle drink is not able to start a weight loss program, since it inhibits the release of bile and reduces the normal metabolic function in the body. However, butter added to coffee, on the contrary, activates metabolism.
All users note an increase in performance along with a surge of energy. However, this result is observed if a little is used in the cocktail, only 10 g of oil. This amount will not negatively affect the functioning of other organs and increase cholesterol levels.
Important! You should not drink more than 1 serving per day, which is a small cup of coffee. It is necessary to give up a cup of coffee in the evening so as not to provoke insomnia.
There is no consensus among doctors regarding the simultaneous use of coffee and butter for weight loss, since all the necessary studies have not been conducted to prove the effectiveness of the technique. Therefore, if you decide to use such a drink, be sure to monitor your own well-being.
Benefits of coffee
Nothing wakes you up in the morning better than a cup of aromatic black fuel. But you should not drink it on an empty stomach, if you feel unwell, have a gastrointestinal disorder or disease, heart disease or cardiovascular disease.
The US National Institutes of Health conducted a number of studies, according to which the beneficial effects of coffee on the body in moderate quantities were noted:
- improves concentration;
- reduces the risk of gastrointestinal diseases, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease;
- has a tonic effect on the body.
Positive effects of coffee
Coffee has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, suppressing symptoms of fatigue and increasing the body's performance. Caffeine speeds up the functioning of the cardiovascular system, resulting in a beneficial effect on all organ systems that receive additional oxygen saturation.
It can reduce the risk of cancer and improves all processes, especially brain activity. Suppresses an excessively acidic environment in the stomach, improves the color and condition of the skin, improves mood, relieves depression and reduces stress levels.
The positive effect of a caffeine-containing drink is associated with its antioxidant properties, as well as its stimulating effect on the dopamine system of the brain.
Harm from coffee as payback for a brief moment of stimulation
A psychostimulant, popular all over the world, which increases physical and mental activity, gives daily vigor and good mood. Exceeding the dose can provoke euphoric intoxication and poisoning.
The tissues of the human body contain special receptors for adenosine, which, when it appears in cells, indicates fatigue. The caffeine molecule blocks natural receptor signals, masking fatigue and drowsiness. Adenosine continues to accumulate, causing the negative effects of caffeine - fatigue.
The production of adenosine helps protect the central nervous system from overstrain, and uncontrolled coffee consumption can cause psychomotor exhaustion.
With prolonged consumption of coffee in excess of the norm, dopamine receptors reduce sensitivity, so addiction appears and the body requires additional stimulation.
If there is inflammation in the body, coffee increases its level. Another negative effect of classic coffee on the body when consumed in excess is the deterioration of the absorption of beneficial minerals and metals from food.
Coffee and milk drinks affect the body in the same way as American drinks, only they contain additional substances.
It is a mistake to believe that milk “dilutes” the composition of coffee and its chemical composition changes. If you add sugar to the drink, then the benefits of consuming coffee, even in moderate amounts, are replaced by harm.
Possible contraindications
Despite the fact that the drink is prepared using natural ingredients, it has certain contraindications:
- allergic reactions are possible;
- Keto coffee should not be drunk by people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, vascular pathologies and problems with blood pressure;
- the drink is contraindicated for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 16 years of age;
- It is not recommended to drink armored coffee for people with hyperexcitability;
- the drink is incompatible with some medications;
- weak immunity.
It is also worth remembering that excessive caffeine consumption leads to an increase in the production of cortisol (stress hormone), and significantly increases appetite.
The drink is also harmful after eating nutritious high-carbohydrate foods. It can also harm the body if there are hormonal imbalances.
Excessively sweet coffee with sweets or flour products impairs blood circulation and metabolism. Especially in case of carbohydrate metabolism failures, for example, in diabetes.
Also, the drink should not be consumed:
- 1 day before taking a blood test for triglycerides.
- For mental disorders, neuralgia problems, depression, emotional instability, brain fog.
- For swelling and skin problems.
It is not advisable to consume armored coffee if there are signs of intoxication. It is recommended to drink the last cup no later than 8 hours before bedtime.
All coffee drinks are completely contraindicated for hypertension.
What is armor coffee?
Armor coffee is such a powerful drink that it is often called bulletproof. After drinking a cup, energy increases instantly, and appetite subsides. That's why this drink is popular for low-carb eating: keto coffee provides quick, sugar-free energy through a broth-like drink. Otherwise it is called “bulletproof”.
Brone coffee has important properties:
- tones for a long time;
- reduces appetite, helps reduce weight;
- allows you to enjoy the pleasant taste of the drink.
Bronecoffee and intermittent fasting
In a fat diet, there are several food options to choose from. One type of low-carb diet is intermittent fasting. It involves dividing the daily clock into 2 periods. One is reserved for food absorption, the other is a mini-fasting. The last period is usually longer than the first.
But for the production of ketone bodies, 100% fasting is not advisable. Therefore, during a pause without eating, it is recommended to support the body with nutrients. Bulletproof coffee provides them (along with bone broth).
Brone coffee, the history of this drink
Silicon Valley investor and Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey is always looking for answers on how to become the best version of yourself and improve your quality of life. So, in 2004 in Tibet, he tried the national drink, which created a surge of energy and strength. Getting acquainted with Tibetan tea provided an incredible feeling of endless vigor and absence of malaise even at altitude. The drink contained tea and yak milk butter.
Dave Asprey spent many years selecting similar ingredients to achieve exactly the same effect, but based on his favorite drink: coffee. To get an incredibly healthy product, Esprey excluded sugar, milk and harmful additives from the composition.
He tried to lose an extra 100 pounds and, after years of experimentation, published the recipe in 2009 and the results of his own research. By consuming Bulletproof in the morning instead of breakfast, you can enjoy a long-lasting energy boost without side effects.
The main advantage of this coffee is not only a boost of energy, but also the receipt of vital energy to stimulate brain activity without raising insulin in the blood.
Esprit's armor-piercing coffee is a foamed mixture of coffee, two tablespoons of Grass-fed unsalted butter and MCT oil instead of coconut oil. He promoted Bulletproof as a high-calorie (460 kcal) product with no harmful additives that helps you lose weight.
Thanks to his invention, Dave Asprey learned to get enough sleep in a short time, increased his IQ by 20 points, lost 100 pounds of excess weight and improved his biological age.
Grass-fed is a category of butter that is made from the milk of grass-fed cows. Due to this, butter does not contain harmful fats that affect cholesterol levels.
Secrets of Bulletproof coffee
The keto diet has been gaining popularity lately; its essence is to consume large amounts of healthy fats. Carbohydrates, on the contrary, are almost completely absent from such a diet. And although I am a true admirer of proper nutrition with its variety and frequent large meals, some keto diet recipes are quite suitable for a diet, for example, cottage cheese-coconut pie - a chic and figure-friendly pastry.
Bronecoffee is said to promote weight loss. But this is not entirely true, more precisely, I believe that it works, but only if you follow a keto diet, since the very point there is in a high-fat diet and the metabolic features of such a diet (if anything, this is not propaganda, I personally am only for a healthy lifestyle and PP, just bare facts).
For proper nutrition, such a high-calorie dish with a lot of fat is allowed if you need to maintain a balance of nutrition, and it is with fats that you are lacking. Well, you shouldn’t forget about the daily calorie intake either (here it’s most convenient to calculate it).
Conclusion: you can’t lose weight from armored coffee, it’s a myth. But it’s easy to gain weight if you don’t count calories and don’t monitor your body balance.
Why has this drink become so popular? What is it anyway and why is it loved so much? Everything is simple here - it really is not only tasty, but also gives a surge of energy, vigor and a long-lasting feeling of fullness.
Benefits of Keto Coffee
Due to the caffeine in keto fuel, the invigorating effect is accompanied by a number of additional positive properties. It helps burn fat, dulling appetite. Increases physical and mental activity. Improves mood. Removes toxins, improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system, prevents cognitive diseases.
Keto coffee has additional benefits over classic coffee and allows you to maintain a state of ketosis on a keto diet. Prepared without sugar, milk and harmful additives that have a high GI. It contains a lot of healthy animal fats, which give energy to the body, promoting weight loss.
Favorite Ingredients for Keto Coffee
To make keto coffee, you can use common low-carb ingredients: cream cheese, MCT oil, butter, coconut or ghee, heavy cream, vanilla extract, stevia and cinnamon.
Bronya coffee is quite easy to prepare, I’ll tell you how to do it:
- I brew 2 cups of Americano in a Turk;
- mix it in a large bowl with unsalted Grass-fed butter (30 g), MCT oil (30 g), heavy whipping cream (15 g), vanilla extract (5 g);
- beat in a blender until smooth.
Energy value of this drink: 260 kcal in one cup, of which:
- carbohydrates – 1.1 g;
- fat – 27.7 g;
- proteins – 1.1 g.
What is mct oil
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MCT or MCT is an oil made from medium chain fats (triglycerides). The usual ones that a person consumes are 13-21 atomic chains, while MCT contains no more than 12 atoms. This length is perfectly absorbed by the body.
MCT oil (aka MCT) improves metabolism and boosts immunity. The first property is especially useful for those who adhere to a keto diet, since with a diet containing such oil, the body will receive only easily digestible fats.
Keto coffee is made with MCT oil, which is why it is better for weight loss. For finding such an ingredient added to your favorite drink, you can say “thank you” to Dave Asprey.
The peculiarity of triglycerides is that they are absorbed into the liver, converted into ketones - the source of cell energy. As a result, the body is saturated with vigor without subsequent fatigue.
Safe Keto Coffee Recipe
I offer a recipe for armor coffee for biohackers, which requires 5 minutes of your attention. For a better taste, you can add cocoa, cinnamon, cardamom or vanilla.
Ingredients
For one serving of coffee you will need:
- coffee, 236 ml;
- butter or ghee, 20 g;
- MCT oil, 15 ml;
- erythritol, 2 g.
Cooking method
I will add two types of oil to the finished Americano, whisking with a mixer or in a blender until smooth.
The nutritional value
Bulletproof coffee contains 500 kcal:
- carbohydrates – 0 g;
- proteins – 0 g;
- fat – 50 g.
Recipe options
When changing the composition and adding new ingredients, it must be remembered that the advantage of keto coffee is that it is ideal for a lchf diet, where it is necessary to adhere to the consumption of low-carb, high-fat foods.
- Instead of beans and ground coffee, you can use instant coffee with cordyceps and reishi mushroom powder. The drink will increase the level of antioxidants, which reduce the oxidative process and cleanse the liver.
- As a base, you can use not only coffee, but also tea (green or black), you can add spices according to the principle of preparing masala to get an instantly invigorating drink.
- Adding cocoa will improve your mood and add new notes of taste to the drink. You can use cocoa instead of coffee.
- Spices will help increase concentration and make the taste of the drink brighter; just add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom or ginger to give the drink a new taste.
- Salt in the drink will remove the bitterness of the coffee, and if you need to sweeten the elixir, add stevia extract or erythritol.
- Ghee gives the coffee a light caramel flavor.
Classic armor coffee
A warm, enveloping and warming drink, which is suitable as a snack and is valued on the keto diet due to its nutritional value, armored coffee is very easy and quick to prepare. To achieve foam formation, it must be whipped with a powerful blender, I use an immersion blender.
Ingredients
For a serving of coffee you will need:
- espresso, 30 ml;
- melted butter (ghee), 15 g;
- butter, 15 g;
- hot water, 150 ml.
Preparation
All ingredients are mixed and whipped in one bowl. The drink is served hot. For flavor, you can sprinkle cinnamon on top of the foam.
The nutritional value
Per serving contains 267 kcal:
- carbohydrates – 0.1 g;
- fat – 29.7 g;
- proteins – 0.1.
Armor tea, just as tasty and bulletproof
A tea-based drink with the addition of oil, just like coffee, turns out to be nutritious, which helps in losing weight and gaining energy without increasing insulin levels.
The preparation method remains the same as in armored coffee, the composition is similar, only the base changes - tea instead of coffee.
Shepherds in Kalmykia have been drinking fatty and salty tea for a long time to maintain energy for a long time in the fields without feeling hungry.
Why do they lose weight?
The butter coffee diet is not a magical additional supplement to your main food. If a person drinks a drink like this in the morning, he no longer needs to eat anything. The combination of coffee and butter is a replacement for a full breakfast, not a dessert addition.
You are allowed to drink a high-calorie drink throughout the day, but add only healthy foods to your diet. For comparison, Dave Asprey uses avocados or nuts. Such products are rich in fats, but they optimize processes within the body without being deposited at all as a layer of fat.
Practically no one observes this. People love coffee combined with cute cakes, chocolates, and croissants. Coffee in combination with butter does not stimulate the pursuit of sweets at all. This drink invigorates and provides long-lasting clarity of mind. After drinking such a cup of coffee, a person stops having an appetite for about 4 hours. This is precisely the secret to losing weight.
The author of the development also notes that his miracle drink, in comparison with harmful fats, does not provoke an increase in cholesterol levels, and optimizes it by analogy with the work of healthy fatty acids.
Special armor coffee recipe
The composition of this coffee will make it clear why it is “festive.” I allow you to add dark chocolate and high fat cream (from 30%) to the classic bron coffee recipe, which makes it higher in carbohydrates than in previous recipes, but will not break your diet if you limit yourself to just one serving of the drink. With these supplements, the armor of keto coffee will not decrease: it will allow you to work, study or train effectively for a long time.
Ingredients
- Americano, 200 ml;
- melted butter (ghee), 15 g;
- coconut oil, 15 g;
- dark chocolate, 7 g;
- cream 30% fat, 30 g.
Preparation
Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave, add it to the coffee, also add coconut and ghee, then beat thoroughly with a blender until smooth. Whip the cream separately and add to the drink.
As a decoration, sprinkle grated chocolate on top.
The nutritional value
A serving of coffee contains 393 kcal:
- carbohydrates – 4.4 g;
- fat – 41.1 g;
- proteins – 1.1 g.
How to complement your armor with coffee
If it is not possible to use ghee, MCT or coconut oil in your coffee, you can use butter with a high fat content, but without sugar.
Stevia or erythritol can be added as a sweetener, especially if you need to whip cream and sweeten it.
An interesting combination of ingredients will be obtained with the addition of spices, which include cinnamon, thyme or mint.
If the foam of the drink is stable enough, you can sprinkle ground nuts on top.
How is it useful?
- Drinking Bulletproof in the morning perfectly invigorates you, and the energy reserve lasts longer than when drinking regular coffee.
- Coconut oil contains lauric acid, a powerful antiseptic.
- Coffee with a slice of butter compensates for the lack of healthy fats, a number of essential amino acids and some microelements.
- Caffeine, which is part of natural coffee, accelerates metabolism, enhances fluid excretion, and effectively breaks down fat deposits.
- Linoleic acid, which is part of the oils, also accelerates metabolic processes, activates the breakdown of triglycerides, and increases sensitivity to insulin, which prevents the accumulation of fatty deposits.
- The drink is high in calories, but with moderate consumption it does not lead to obesity, but, on the contrary, allows you to lose weight, because when you drink it, the feeling of hunger disappears for a long time.
Armor Piercing Vegan Coffee with Coconut Oil
Coconut oil does not have a strong smell or taste, so in order to get the aroma of an exotic nut, you can use coconut milk. I use coconut oil to add goodness, richness and thickness to the drink. The fats in its composition are quickly absorbed and converted into ketones - sources of energy in a keto diet.
Ingredients
For a portion of an invigorating drink you need:
- black coffee, 200 ml;
- coconut milk (no sugar), 15 g;
- coconut oil, 30 g.
Instructions
I add coconut oil and milk to the freshly prepared drink. I beat the contents with a cappuccino maker or blender until foam forms for a minute. The drink is served hot.
