Tech billionaire Bryan Johnson has invested millions into longevity research to decrease his biological age – the number of years his body looks old – as much as possible. To do this, he takes 111 pills daily, sticks to a strict diet plan, and utilizes various health monitoring devices.
His latest experiment involves infusing his blood with plasma from his younger son in hopes that it will ‘vaporise’ worn cells that cause diseases of old age.
3. Supplements
Bryan Johnson has gone the extra mile in his pursuit to reverse aging, from wearing a baseball cap containing red light emitters to taking 111 pills daily. But he is far from alone: Google launched Calico with $1bn funding in 2013 to study naked mole rats and mice that live comparable lifespans as humans; tech billionaires such as Altos also invest in rejuvenation research at stealthy firms.
4. Laser treatments
Science allows researchers to experiment on mice for anti-aging treatments, but tech billionaire Bryan Johnson is taking things a step further by becoming his own human guinea pig by trying every technique available to him to reduce biological age and extend lifespan.
His skin has aged significantly faster due to a combination of red and infrared light emitting from his mask and using a hair loss laser; together they have reduced it by 22 years; this reduction represents the largest age reduction anywhere on his body. He’s also used plasma exchange procedures with young anonymous donors in an attempt to slow the aging process.
Bryan Johnson is a tech entrepreneur obsessed with defying aging. He spends millions on an exercise regime, diet and monitoring gadgets designed to give him an appearance of youth – all part of an effort called Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever on Netflix that follows him.
5. Plasma exchange
Plasmapheresis, also known as plasma exchange, is a process in which blood plasma is removed and replaced with another fluid. According to some research studies, this has been shown to improve some measures of animal aging, as well as potentially help people live longer lives. Some individuals interested in longevity have even begun using it themselves to “cleanse” their blood and attain younger biological ages.
Plasma exchange involves spinning blood in a centrifuge to separate its red cells, white cells, and plasma components into separate compartments of red blood cells, white blood cells, and plasma. The procedure takes up to three hours at wellness clinics and may cost thousands of dollars; Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has documented his experience with this antiaging treatment on social media platform X.
Johnson has come under criticism from medical experts for commercializing plasma exchange, which can be lifesaving in emergencies. One benefit may include its ability to reduce pro-inflammatory proteins produced with age that contribute to imbalance. Plasma exchange may also speed recovery from illness more quickly while increasing mental endurance.
Plasma exchange can also help clear out your bloodstream by extracting microplastics found in marine environments and associated with cancer, obesity, low birth rates, improved brain function and Alzheimer’s prevention. Research suggests that eliminating these toxins could improve brain function as well as help protect against Alzheimer’s. It should be included as part of an overall wellness plan which should include diet and exercise to optimize its benefits.
