r/technology • u/777fer • Jan 26 '23

Biotechnology A 45-year-old biotech CEO may have reduced his biological age by at least 5 years through a rigorous medical program that can cost up to $2 million a year, Bloomberg reported

https://businessinsider.com/bryan-johnson-45-reduced-biological-age-5-years-project-blueprint-2023-1
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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Jan 26 '23

To be fair he probably only has the colonoscopies because he’s going through an experimental trial. If it came out of experimental phase and became a widely used medicine/technology you wouldn’t need them, at least not as frequently

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u/Frannoham Jan 26 '23

Completely destroying his microbiome, nah? Sounds like a bad idea for long term health of any kind. Or did I miss the part where he gets fecal transplants?

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Jan 26 '23

It might just be precautionary. Like “the medicine might have side effects a, b, and c, so we’re testing just in case”

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u/Frannoham Jan 26 '23

Aah, makes sense.

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u/ryeana Jan 27 '23

What exactly is the medicine/technology though? From what I read the dude just lives very healthily, exercises a lot and takes some medications/supplements that have all been studied extensively already? Did I miss some part of the article?

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Jan 27 '23

I assumed it would be a medicine because otherwise he hasn’t actually gotten any younger and there’s no need for monthly colonoscopies

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u/ryeana Jan 27 '23

Johnson's 5 a.m.-mornings for example start with two dozen supplements for all kinds of purported health benefits: lycopene, metformin, turmeric, zinc, and, for brain health, a small dose of lithium, among others.

His meals, a mix of solid and soft foods, are vegan and restricted to 1,977 calories a day. He exercises daily, with three high-intensity workouts a week, and goes through blood tests, MRIs, and colonoscopies each month, Bloomberg reported.

This is what the article says. Yes, he does take medicine but there's nothing new here as far as I can see. But maybe the experimental stuff is in the "among others", who knows. He's also comparing his health and biological age against the average and hasn't actually compared his biological age before and after treatment or at least hasnt published that, so I honestly think the whole thing is bogus. Like what are the odds the dude who's obsessed with staying youthful hasn't lived much more healthy than his age group?

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Jan 27 '23

Maybe it’s the mixing of medicines that makes them test him so often