Tech entrepreneur, 45, spends $2m a year on reverse ageing to achieve body of an 18 year old: ‘Horrifying’

The 45-year-old software developer spoke of his quest to regain his youth with a strict plan that includes a strict diet, medical procedures and treatments that cost him about $2 million a year.

Brian Johnson made his fortune by selling his company Braintree Payment Solutions to Ebay PayPal in 2013 for $800 million in cash. The 45-year-old has since turned his attention inward and is now focused on reversing the aging process.

To achieve their goals, which include reaching “the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, tendons, teeth, skin, hair, bladder, penis, and rectum of an 18-year-old,” according to bloombergIn “How to Be 18 Again for Just $2 Million a Year,” Johnson hires a team of more than 30 doctors and health experts to monitor “every function of his body.”

According to the publication, the treatment plan, overseen by Oliver Zolman, a 29-year-old regenerative medicine physician, and requiring a “multi-million dollar investment,” also called for the construction of a medical office at Johnson’s home in Venice, California.

As for what Project Blueprint entails, Johnson revealed that he wakes up at 5 a.m. every morning and takes two dozen supplements and medications, including zinc to supplement his diet and a microdose of lithium for “brain health.” He also follows a strict vegan diet, consuming 1977 calories a day, exercising for an hour every day and going to bed at the same time every night. He also wears blue light goggles for two hours before bed.

Each month, the millionaire tech entrepreneur also “endures dozens of medical procedures, some of them quite extreme and painful, and then measures their results with additional blood tests, MRIs, ultrasounds and colonoscopies.” bloomberg notes.

He took 33,537 pictures of his intestines, found that his eyelashes were shorter than average, and measured the thickness of his carotid artery. “He blasts his pelvic floor with electromagnetic pulses to improve muscle tone in hard-to-reach places, and he has a device that counts the number of his nocturnal erections.”

Johnson also undergoes weekly acid peels and laser therapy, and is injected with fat into his face to build “fat forests.” He claims that this procedure is different from conventional fillers because as it “regenerates” the new fat “will create fat on its own.”

“The body takes on a certain shape at 18,” Johnson said. bloomberg. “It’s a really passionate approach to reaching 18 everywhere.”

Now, after more than a year of experimental treatment plan, Johnson’s doctors say the process is paying off. Jeff Tall, a therapist on his team, said bloomberg that “all the markers we track have improved markedly.”

The group says this means that Johnson has “cut his overall biological age by at least five years” and that he now has “the heart of a 37-year-old, the skin of a 28-year-old, and the lung capacity and physique of a big man.” 18 year old.”

Others, such as Zolman, who received his medical degree from King’s College London, are more realistic about Johnson’s results. The 29-year-old claims the team hasn’t achieved “any outstanding results” but rather “small, reasonable results” which he says is to be expected.

Regarding Johnson’s thought process, he attempts to “prove that self-mutilation and corruption are not inevitable”.

He also acknowledged that others may not understand or believe in his approach, but “that’s expected and normal.”

On social media, Johnson’s push to change his age and the extreme measures he takes to do so have sparked controversy. Many doubt the ultimate goal.

“The obsession with rich people who realize that money is not everything and then just flounder with ideas like ‘maybe I could just… live forever’,” one person tweeted.

Another said, “I have no words for this story. All the money he spent on tests, procedures, etc. could have been spent on enjoying the joys of life, living a healthy and aging natural way.”

“This level of self-love is unhealthy,” someone else declared, while another questioned the “meaning” of Johnson’s efforts. “What’s the point? It seems like a pretty unsatisfying life to me – no matter how long it lasts,” they wrote.

Others felt that the exorbitant amount that Johnson spends on his grooming regimen was untrue, considering how many people cannot afford the essentials.

“We have a society where some people, intimidated by their age, can just spend $2 million a year on nonsense in pursuit of the fountain of youth, while many more people cannot afford housing and decent food,” he wrote. one man.

While most readers were critical of Johnson’s goal, there were those who applauded the millionaire for his dedication.

“There are a bunch of people criticizing and mocking @bryan_johnson in order to go to great lengths to reverse aging. I don’t know him but I respect anyone who is on a mission, ready to go their own way and share their way so openly,” one person wrote, adding, “I hope he succeeds.”

Someone else called Johnson’s passionate efforts to be young again “pretty cool.”

Regarding his response to criticism, Johnson joked on Twitter that the responses to the feature were “surprisingly tame” before stating that he “looks forward” to hearing “flashy attacks and insults” from his “haters”.

Johnson also shared a few of his favorite responses so far, including one person’s claim that he “sounds like a complete weirdo” and another person asking, “Should we tell him he doesn’t look 18? »

Independent contacted Johnson for comment.