The Ultimate Diet For Maximum Output, Focus & Efficiency (For Entrepreneurs)

I get asked this a lot: “What should I eat every day”?

One important thing to note before I dive into the ultimate diet is that no size fits all.

There are general rules that apply to nutrition.

For example, what types of foods to avoid and what types of foods to prioritize to unlock peak nutrition and ultimately peak performance.

However, that’s not enough.

If you actually want to maximize your nutrition, you need to get a better understanding of your body. Specifically, your gut.

The best thing you can do is to take a food sensitivity test as well as a gut health test, to find out what your body hates and what it tolerates.

Because I could go on and on in this training about how, for example, grass-fed beef is good for you. However, if you have beef intolerance, it will do you more harm than good.

Ignoring this essential step will result in poor performance and never really reaching peak state. Not only that but you will never know what makes your gut upset and what is hurting your overall health.

The best gut health testing kit I can recommend is called Viome.

So go ahead, get tested, and find out what your body needs and what you should avoid at all costs. With the data provided, you can structure your personalized nutrition plan or you come to us at FlowZone and we’ll do it all for you.

As I mentioned, there are some general rules to this so I’m going to cover them now.

There are foods and ingredients that are killing your performance.

Those slow you down and give you inflammation – avoid them at all costs.

Performance Killers

• Bread/Pasta

• Processed oils (ketchup, dressings, mayo, cookies, vegetable oils, fruit juice)

• Low-grade dairy

• Low-grade meat

• Artificial sweeteners

• High fructose corn syrup

• Alcohol

Foods & Ingredients To Avoid

• All vegetable and seed oils: Soy, Canola, Grapeseed, Corn, Safflower

• Artificial sweeteners: Aspartame, Sucralose, Saccharin

• HFCS: High Fructose Corn Syrup

• Artificial colors: Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1 & 2

• Nitrates: Sodium Nitrate

• MSG: Monosodium Glutamate

• Soy products: Soy protein, Soy Lectin, Soybean Oil

Once you know what not to eat, let’s look at what foods and ingredients you should prioritize.

Superfoods To Include In Your Diet

Fruits:

• Pomegranates

• Blueberries

• Acai Berries

• Bilberries

• Cranberries

• Maqui Berries

• Camu Camu

• Amla

• Avocado

• Lemons

• Lime

• Blackberries

• Raspberries

• Shredded Coconut

Veggies:

• Tomatoes

• Beets

• Mushrooms

• Cauliflower

• Broccoli

• Red Bell Peppers

• Leeks

• Asparagus

• Carrots

• Broccoli Sprouts

• Iceberg Lettuce

• Zucchini

• Cucumbers

• Romaine Lettuce

• Celery

• Thai Chilies

• Lemongrass

Garnishes

• Broccoli Sprouts

• Garlic

• Ginger

• Cacao

Protein

• Gelatin (try Bulletproof CollaGelatin for two times the protein)

• Pastured Eggs

• Pastured Bacon (don’t skimp on quality!)

• Ground Grass-Fed Lamb

• Ground Grass-Fed Beef or Pastured Pork

• Pastured Lamb Leg or Shoulder

• Ground Bison or Grass-Fed Beef

• Wild Salmon Fillets

• Wild Alaskan or Sockeye Salmon, Cold Smoked

• Wild Sea Scallops

Fats

• Brain Octane Oil

• Grass-Fed Ghee (Bulletproof makes one that is 100 percent butterfat from grass-fed cows)

• Grass-Fed Butter

• Coconut Milk, Full-Fat, BPA-free, and guar gum–free

• Coconut Crème

• Olive Oil

• Avocado

Herbs & Spices

• Sea Salt (or, preferably, pink Himalayan salt)

• Xylitol from hardwood, or Stevia

• Vanilla Extract (Bulletproof VanillaMax is lab-tested to be mold-free)

• Sage

• Fennel Seeds

• Cayenne Powder

• Oregano

• Rosemary

• Mint

• Cilantro

• Basil

• Fresh Ginger

• Shallots

• Cumin

• Coriander

• Thai Basil

• Turmeric

Nuts

• Pistachios

• Almonds

• Almond Butter

• Pistachio Butter

Additional

• Bulletproof Coffee

• Upgraded Collagen from Grass-Fed Cows

• Matcha Green Tea Powder

• White Rice

• Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Bread or Crackers (I like Mary’s Gone Crackers, even though they contain some gluten-free grain)

• Chocolate/Cocoa Powder (Bulletproof makes a lab-tested one)

• 85% Dark Chocolate

• Apple Cider Vinegar

Don’t get overwhelmed.

You can pick and choose from them based on your preferences.

This leads me to the next third step which is creating a diet plan based on these foods.

That’s exactly what I did when I first learned about proper nutrition.

The same with my clients.

Some Basic Rules For Peak Nutrition/Diet

1. Include simple carbs and quality proteins together in every meal.

Why? In order to support healthy metabolic functions such as energy levels, thyroid conversion, and focus/output, you need to keep your blood sugar balanced. Eat these macronutrients together in every meal to avoid harsh fluctuations in your glucose levels.

• Lowers Blood Sugar

  • Eating meat alone, especially beef liver and eggs, can trigger an insulin response - lowering your blood sugar.

• Spikes Blood Sugar

  • Conversely, eating simple sugars alone such as fruit, orange juice, and white rice can spike your blood sugar.
    

2. As an entrepreneur, you don’t need to count every calorie and macros.

However, you should be aware of your ideal ratios. Everyone has their own blueprint with macronutrients and what works for them. Here is how to find out yours:

• If you feel headaches, chronic thirst and urination, or light headaches after your meals, your blood sugar is too high. Introduce more protein next time to counteract this.

• If you feel sluggish, fatigued, and lack energy after your meals, your blood sugar is too low. Introduce some simple sugars like fruit, OJ, or dark chocolate.

3. Focus on eating enough carbs, protein, and fats

Carbohydrates, which convert to glucose, are the primary source of the cell. Think of carbs for the body as gasoline for a car. When it comes to sugar and it being bad for you… real sugar is not bad (cane sugar, sugar in the fruit, maple syrup, and honey).

• Sugar gets a bad name because of man-made sugars like HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and artificial sweeteners. 

Simple sugars get a bad name because people eat them by themselves, causing a blood sugar spike. They are very healing for your body when eaten WITH protein, never by themselves.

• Think of protein as the building blocks or “foundation” for all tissue repair. Protein controls the quality of your skin, joints, muscles, and so on. You should get your protein from a variety of sources to include all amino acid absorption.

• Fats can be used as energy in the body, as well as a carrier for essential nutrients, and provide some structural support. The fat in our body is primarily saturated fat.

4. Timing

• Eat in smaller but satiating enough portions during the day, but leave the most calories and amount of food for later in the day.
  

  • The same with carbs. Eat carbs in combination with proteins and fats during your day, but make sure you don’t overdo it. Leave the large amount of carbs for later in the day.
    

• If you have low blood sugar or high sugar, add or increase your carb intake during your meals to ensure you stay in the peak performance state.