Silicon Valley weirdo's quest to dodge death – yours for $333 a month
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Take centimillionaire Bryan Johnson, founder of digital payments company, Braintree (not the [1]hometown of The Prodigy – who has weasled his way into the mainstream media by virtue of his obsession with [2]not dying.)
Johnson is 46 but doesn't look a day over 46. To achieve this, he lives in a state of perpetual starvation, consuming no more than 1,977 calories a day, a count which includes no booze, no eating after 11am, and likely no fun.
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What he does eat is a "standard mix of broccoli, cauliflower, black lentils, mushroom, garlic, and ginger, followed by a meal of 'nutty pudding' with nuts and berries, and finally, a meal of vegetables, berries, nuts, and seeds (along with 15 grams of 100 percent dark chocolate and 30 milliliters of extra virgin olive oil)," as told to [4]Forbes . He calls his routine "Blueprint" and it sounds delicious.
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He also claims to be the most-measured person in the world. Johnson regularly drops big bucks on rigorous medical testing, which is how he arrives at metrics like "the skin of a 28-year-old" or "a 37-year-old's heart" or the lung capacity of an 18-year-old.
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If you also want to look like latex pulled over a T-800 (seriously, he looks so much healthier in [11]younger photos , surprisingly enough), you can – for the low, low price of $333 a month.
Johnson's prancing about the internet without his shirt on was only to prime you for an ad for the most expensive nutrition and "wellness" subscription we've seen to date.
Writing on X (née Twitter), where he documents most of his [12]frankly useless observations, Johnson [13]oozed : "'Make Blueprint easy to do' is the top request we've received. We've now done it. The basics are ready for you."
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The package includes about 400 calories of "elite" nutrition from his Blueprint diet, a six-ounce longevity drink mix, Nutty Pudding dessert, olive oil, and various supplements.
He has enough stock for 2,500 people for 90 days, and participants are expected to maintain their usual diet minus 400 calories, along with consistent sleep, diet, and exercise habits – so as not to rock the boat too much.
The program is available in 26 countries, and interested individuals can apply, with selections announced the week of January 15. Participants also have the option to "invest" up to $1,600 in measuring their biomarkers, which will be analyzed collectively in a decentralized clinical trial system.
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However, Johnson's routine has not been independently medically verified, and drastic health changes should not be expected. Johnson says Project Blueprint aims to be the most nutritious food program in history.
Of course it remains to be seen whether Johnson's methods will result in immortality, but in another 40 years or so one of us is going to look very silly. ®
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[1] https://www.visitessex.com/explore/destinations/braintree
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/14/my-ultimate-goal-dont-die-bryan-johnson-on-his-controversial-plan-to-live-for-ever
[3] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2ZaBzGKkj@KBlRikOhxJWDwAAAQ0&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[4] https://fortune.com/well/2023/03/19/bryan-johnson-anti-aging-routine-diet-exercise/
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZaBzGKkj@KBlRikOhxJWDwAAAQ0&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
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[7] https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/10/zuckerberg/
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/xbox_series_x_fridge/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/musk_says_boat_mod_package/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/07/hp_made_to_be_less_hated/
[11] https://t0.gstatic.com/licensed-image?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5u8UG2JARCFk_4i01n0GbRyRsbgqG_0EHRmbVD1XxWG0co5o4N0kSj4Z5-3mr1qwg
[12] https://twitter.com/bryan_johnson/status/1683948255506493443
[13] https://twitter.com/bryan_johnson/status/1744474050393780573
[14] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZaBzGKkj@KBlRikOhxJWDwAAAQ0&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
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[16] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
You don't measure a life by it's length, you measure it by it's breadth..
He probably isn't going to live longer, it's just going to seem like it. Time passes slowly when you're not having fun.
Re: You don't measure a life by it's length, you measure it by it's breadth..
came here for that quote......
thank you, internet stranger!
Meat
Can't see any meat in the story.
He is either secretly eating sausages or will probably drop dead soon.
Mostly likely his body is keeping up _despite_ his diet rather than because of it.
Re: Meat
Can't see any meat in the story.
Lentils and nuts.
It's fairly easy to get a complete protein complement is you pay any attention -- certainly when I was young most of Asia and South America lived on almost meat-free diets.
In another 20 years, his protein-utilization efficiency will be dropping, and he may need to increase the protein % in his diet.
Must be a fan of Lady Cassandra
While watching Dr. Who I think he missed the part where she makes the demands to be moisturized. He's not looking very good for someone in their mid-40s.
Re: Must be a fan of Lady Cassandra
He's not looking very good for someone in their mid-40s.
I think he looks excellent for an NPD diagnosis though, and why people tend to find them irritating. There is a bit of a deadpool on whether he'll make it to 50 though, and a lot of medical types removing cash faster than calories.
Re: Must be a fan of Lady Cassandra
Too late for him. Someones been there, done that. I think Dr Mosely interviewed some USA bloke who lived on a starvation diet for most of his life, based on the longevity of starved mice findings. The diet didnt work for longevity, with bloke dying in his 60s. The dieter was reportedly healthier than other USAians in earlier ages. Which, IMHO, isnt saying much.
I only came here to make an AC/DC joke.
You're welcome.
Thank you very much folks. Goodnight, and God Bless.
I'm older than him, but look younger than him (or did until I recently grew my beard out, which unlike the rest of my full head of hair is grey.) I drink beer and whisky, and get lots of exercise.
Virtual brofist to a fellow slightly-older gentleman who also drinks booze and exercises.
Honestly, the diet doesn't sound too bad, insofar as it contains about the right number of calories and decent nutrients, and if you engage in other healthy habits, you ought to be able to maintain whatever is a healthy weight for you while engaging in certain other vices. You might lose a few years off the end of your life, but aren't those the worst years, anyway? I'd rather have a heart attack in my seventies than dementia in my nineties (not that there's necessarily such a sharp dichotomy).
" I drink beer and whisky, and get lots of exercise. "
The other way round, methinks. I found out the hard way that it's better not to drink beer before exercise.
Oh, and curse you, Andy, and your full head of glossy black hair.
:)
Not sure that 1,977 calories a day qualifies as
"a state of virtual starvation". That's probably more than 80% of the men in the world consume.
No booze, on the other hand...
consuming no more than 1,977 calories a day
Which isn't really saying much when the recommended daily intake for a man of his age starts at 2,200 calories (how much is actually required depends on activity, a middle manager will need less than a brickie, for example).
And why the weird number? Given the vagaries of food, surely it would have sufficed to say "two thousand" rather than being so ridiculously exact.
About that very specific 1,977 calories...
... I'll wager that's the year of his birth. Magical thinking is like that.
It's possible to live a very long time without being physically healthy, and to die quite young despite great physical health. And an obsession like this is by definition a sign of poor mental health. There are things you can do to ensure you don't die "early" due to health, but past that it's essentially random genetics that you can't predict or control in any way, and nobody's "secret to long life" will work for everyone and there's no way to know if it will work for you in particular. Just enjoy your life and be a good person so that the years you do get will be worth living.