How to Have a Productive Morning

I was struggling to come with an idea for something to write about, so I decided I would share things that have seemed to help me “switch on” in the morning and get most of my best work done.

Coffee. No shit, right? No, but not just any coffee. I put a lot of shit in my coffee, specifically to get my brain working at its best. Inspired by Dave Asprey / Bulletproof Executive I make a bastardized version of Bulletproof Coffee. The way I do this is I first brew freshly ground beans in a french press to get all the oils from the coffee. You lose coffee’s anti-inflammatory oils that can pass through the brain barrier and can reduce inflammation in the brain if you use paper filters. I recently picked up this awesome french press. I love it because the entire product is stainless steel, which mean NO plastic in your coffee. That’s another problem with drip coffee and kuerig machines: you’re injecting hot water through plastic and it leeches into the it. That’s not good…and not something you really want to be eating. Also avoid drinking anything hot from Styrofoam cups, styrene leeches into hot liquids too. Choose paper cups if on the run.

I put the following in my morning coffee.

1 tbsp organic coconut oil for MCTs which give your brain some quick fuel and lauric acid found in coconut.  Lauric acid is anti-viral and anti-bacterial and more.
2 raw egg yolks for choline. Bright, deep yellow yolks from good quality eggs are preferable.
about 2 Tbsp grassfed butter unsalted (Kerrygold) for a source of long chain fatty acids, CLA, carotenes, and fat soluble vitamins + deliciousness
ceylon cinnamon for insulin control and to burn down excess glucose floating around in my blood
1/8 tsp raw vanilla powder for trace minerals, taste, additional antioxidants
raw cocoa powder – one big ass spoon full, chocolate has tons of health benefits, but you probably already know that.
birch wood based xylitol (make sure it’s birch wood based and not corn based if you look for this)

The main idea is to avoid sugar in the morning and stick to strictly fat. I personally find eating carbohydrates makes me feel like I’m running on one cylinder and it’s misfiring. Give it a shot, go light on the fat if this is your first time trying this.

Some other things I take that I believe help:

5g – Creatine increases IQ
This multivitamin: Adam by Now foods but I only take 1 of the 2 prescribed per day to keep things on the low side to reduce risk of taking too many vitamins. I’ve tried a LOT of multivitamin blends, at least 20+ this has been my favorite so far due to their using very high quality forms of vitamins and what seems based on current research to be in the proper ratios.

Hope it helps! What do you do to kick off your morning right? Leave your answer in the comments.

 

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