Better Belly Blueprint Recipes
– Frothy Keto Chicory Coffee –

Dr. Al Danenberg ● Nutritional Periodontist

April 3, 2022 [printfriendly]

 

Here’s a flavorful twist for a great cup of coffee – chicory coffee. Less caffeine than a cup of only coffee and smoother with less bitterness than a cup of Joe. If you have been to Café Du Monde in New Orleans, then you probably are familiar with their chicory coffee.

I use Mayorga Café Cubano coarsely ground coffee and organic ground Chicory. I also add MCT Oil and heavy whipping cream from pastured, grass-fed cows.

When my wife and I want coffee in the morning, I make enough Frothy Keto Chicory Coffee for both of us. That’s all I have until my first meal around 2PM in the afternoon.

Look at the ingredients. The fats in the coffee keep me in ketosis until my first meal. If your body is not used to these quantities of healthy fats, you must start slowly. Use smaller portions of heavy cream and MCT Oil at first. Or else, you and the toilet may take center stage for the rest of the day. So, gradually increase the amount of fats until you reach the suggested measures in my recipe. Or use whatever amount of fat that is perfect for you.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

Preparation:

  1. Grind beans to coarse grind
  2. Place ground beans, chicory, baking soda, and salt into French Press
  3. Boil water and wait 1 minute after boiling
  4. Add about 1/3 of the water to the French Press carafe and stir to mix coffee grounds and chicory thoroughly with the water
  5. Add the remaining water, stir, place the plunger, and set timer for 3.5 minutes
  6. While coffee is brewing, add heavy cream and MCT Oil into a 4-cup measuring cup
  7. Slowly press the coffee grounds and chicory to the bottom of the carafe after the 3.5-minute brewing time
  8. Pour the chicory coffee into measuring cup
  9. Blend mixture until well mixed and frothy using a stick blender
  10. Share and enjoy with your spouse or a friend. Put the remainder into a Thermos-type container to keep warm.

 

 

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Better Belly Blueprint Recipes
– Rich & Creamy Coffee –

Dr. Al Danenberg ● Nutritional Periodontist

July 23, 2020 [printfriendly]

 

I love my coffee. It’s organic, pressed, and awesome. Let me share how I enjoy my morning coffee. But first, you need to know that it has plenty of saturated healthy fats to support my 2:1 fat-to-protein ratio for my Better Belly Blueprint requirement. As an optional ingredient, I add an egg yolk. Egg yolks have natural egg yolk lecithin, which is an emulsifier that blends and smooths out the other ingredients.

If your body is not used to these quantities of healthy fats, you must start slowly. Use smaller portions of heavy cream and ghee at first. Or else, you and the toilet may take center stage for the rest of the day. So, gradually increase the amount of saturated fats until you reach the suggested measures in my recipe. Or, use whatever amount of fat that is perfect for you.

You will need a blender to get the mixture to froth. I use a stick blender like the Cuisinart Hand Blender.

This recipe makes 2 cups of coffee with the additional volume due to the other ingredients. (TIP: If you want less acid in your coffee, add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda into the French Press to “neutralize” some of the acidity. If you want to add some trace minerals and a little extra taste, add 1/8 teaspoon of Himalayan salt.)

 

Ingredients:

  • 4 Tbs freshly ground organic coffee beans (I like Mayorga Café Cubano whole Arabica beans)
  • 16 oz natural spring water (I use Fiji Artesian Water)
  • 1/8 Tsp of baking soda to neutralize some acidity (optional)
  • 1/8 Tsp of Himalayan salt for added trace minerals and extra taste (optional)
  • 2 Tbs organic heavy cream (raw cream if available)
  • 2 Tbs Ghee made from butter of grass-fed cows (Recipe)
  • 2 Scoops (50 cc) Collagen Peptides (I use Vital Proteins)
  • 1 Egg yolk (optional)

 

Preparation:

  1. Grind beans to coarse-grind
  2. Place ground beans in French Press and add water that has come to a boil and cooled for 1 minute; stir in the grinds and then brew for 4 minutes (add 1/4 tsp of baking soda and/or 1/8 tsp of Himalayan salt if desired)
  3. While coffee is brewing, add heavy cream, Ghee, collagen peptides, and optional egg yolk into 4-cup measuring cup
  4. Press brewed coffee after 4 minutes of steeping and pour hot coffee into measuring cup
  5. Blend mixture until well mixed and frothy with a stick blender
  6. Put into Thermos-type container to keep warm and enjoy!

 

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I Love My Coffee
Here’s Why!

Alvin H. Danenberg, DDS • Nutritional Periodontist
June 15, 2015 [printfriendly]

 

 

evolution rI love coffee. I drink my brew made from organic, single origin, freshly ground coffee beans. I use a French Press and then power-blend it with my organic favorites: coconut oil, grass fed ghee, raw cocoa powder, and Ceylon cinnamon (C. verum). Yum! The taste satisfies me, but who would have thought that coffee was overall healthy for the most part?

 

Coffee beans contain a natural blend of polyphenols, bioflavonoids, and other phytonutrients from which our bodies benefit, as well as a small amount of vitamins and minerals. Even the caffeine has some benefit.

 

This article discusses the chemistry of a cup of coffee (Here). It describes many of the benefits of coffee and some of its negatives. It appears that coffee consumption of 3-5 cups a day may decrease the chance of type 2 diabetes, protect neurons, provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, benefit the gut microbiome, and stimulate the Nrf2 pathway, which I have described in my previous blog. The caffeine in coffee stimulates the brain and possibly aids in the prevention of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. One of the interesting things about coffee (like most whole foods) is that when subjects were given the individual components from coffee, the overall health benefits were not as pronounced as they were when subjects consumed a real cup of coffee.

 

Here are a few of the peer-reviewed articles on coffee consumption:

  • Coffee may help in the prevention of type-2 diabetes: (Here. Here. Here.)
  • Moderate coffee drinking of 3-5 cups a day may lower the prevalence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in healthy individuals (Here) and decrease the risk of coronary heart disease (Here).
  • Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Here) summarized that coffee consumption was inversely associated with premature death. The more coffee a person drank, the lower the risk of death from heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, injuries and accidents, diabetes, and infections. In addition, coffee drinking was inversely related to all-cause death (Here).
  • Caffeinated coffee has been reported to decrease the incidence of melanoma. (Here)

 

But, coffee is not the panacea or Go-To health drink. Here are some negatives:

  • Coffee contains acrylamides. Acrylamides are potentially carcinogenic chemicals. In coffee, acrylamide formation peaks at some point in the roasting process before decreasing significantly. The coffee beans with the least levels of acrylamides are Arabica beans that have been dark roasted (Here).
  • Coffee has been shown to increase total and LDL cholesterol levels in a meta-analysis study (Here).
  • Coffee will increase blood pressure temporarily but not cause a long-term negative effect (Here).

 

For me, the positives outweigh the negatives. I do love my cup of coffee. I routinely drink 2 8-ounce cups a day. And, my preferred cup of coffee is my spiced bulletproof recipe that I described at the beginning of this article. However, some people will find that coffee irritates their stomach. Others might find that coffee makes them jittery. If these reactions occur for you, then don’t drink it.

 

Here is an infograph that shows how to make great French Press Coffee

 

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