Attracting attention by taking an expensive shuttle into space or purchasing the largest yacht are both ways the rich can show their wealth. Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson takes this one step further by spending $2 Million each year to reverse his aging process through medical diagnosis and treatments.
Bryan Johnson’s “Project Blueprint”
Tech millionaire known for founding Braintree and Venmo now devotes himself to turning back time. Spending millions each year, “Project Blueprint,” his anti-aging program which uses his blood plasma, reduces the rate at which he ages. Though controversial and even making him an internet meme icon, this tech mogul remains undaunted in his pursuit for eternal youth.
His latest strategy involves combining health and wellness practices, such as plasma transfusions and a high-protein diet, with gene editing technology to slow the aging process. But he’s not alone in his pursuit of longer life – many other billionaires are investing in anti-ageing research and treatments to extend their lifespans.
Bryan Johnson approaches anti-aging with a scientific approach and uses data to inform his health interventions. He prioritizes optimizing sleep and exercise regimens as well as other lifestyle factors – as well as taking supplements targeted toward specific bodily functions – under his Blueprint Protocol which uses personalized medicine principles to customize health plans using his personal data and biomarkers.
Bryan also takes over 100 pills every day designed to enhance longevity, including vitamins, antioxidants, probiotics and stress reduction supplements that may contribute to faster aging processes such as inflammation. Bryan strives to minimize his stress exposure as this may accelerate cellular deterioration further.
Cross training is also an integral component of his health routine and injury avoidance strategy, including taking yoga classes, lifting weights and hiking trails, running sprints and doing weighted lunges. He works on cultivating positive thinking through meditation and reading motivational books.
While his methods may appear extreme, they’re grounded in science. Johnson’s blood tests and MRI scans are overseen by a 30-member team of doctors – which ensures any serious health issue won’t go undetected; should any arise, adjustments to his treatment can be quickly implemented by these professionals.
Blood Transfusions
Young plasma transfusions may hold the secret to our youth according to start-up businesses that offer them as anti-ageing treatments. Each session costs $8,000 (PS6,200), and involves injecting patients with two and half litres of plasma from young donors as an anti-ageing treatment.
One US techie who has spent millions trying to stay young has turned to his teenage son as the source of young plasma transfusions, said to contain growth factors that reverse the effects of ageing and keep internal organs functioning more youthfully. Unfortunately, such clinics are unregulated; hence FDA warning against their services.
