Many have been left shocked after pictures of biohacker Bryan Johnson before he began his $2,000,000-per-year treatment have been revealed, as the physical transformation has to be seen to be believed.
Death is the great leveler across society, as no matter how rich or privileged you are it remains impossible to live forever.
Scientists, of course, have been trying to see what they can do to challenge that notion – and so-called life-extending pills could cause a world of ‘posh zombies’ if released.
However, one particular millionaire has made it his mission to fight back against mortality, employing ‘biohacking’ techniques to reverse the process of aging.
Bryan Johnson, now 47-years-old, began his $2,000,000-per-year anti-aging biohacking experiment named ‘Project Blueprint’ in October 2021.
This process involved one liter plasma transfusions every six months, with the source being from his own son. He also follows a strict diet and lifestyle in order to maximize the process.
Many have warned against the ‘harms’ of Johnson’s efforts, claiming that it’ll have a negative impact on his body, but the millionaire remains unperturbed.
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A recent post from Johnson on X (formerly Twitter) showing his face in three stages across a six-year period have left many in shock, as the transformation is difficult to deny.
The first photo from 2018 shows Johnson before the process began, and he looks like an average late 30s/early 40s individual.
The latter two photos, from 2023 and 2024 respectively, show Johnson’s so-called ‘younger’ visage, and the caption denotes that even his phone’s Face ID “is confused.”
There are some positive comments in the replies, with one user remarking “looking good champ, keep it up,” whereas another adds “anyone saying you looked better before is lying.”
Some have even made allusions to Christian Bale in American Psycho, and Johnson does certainly have the same ‘clinical’ look as Bateman.
He posted a poll underneath the tweet, however, asking people to answer ‘when he peaked’, with the three listed years as different options to answer.
Unfortunately for Johnson the ‘2018’ option won the poll with 51.3% of the votes, but ‘2024’ did come second with 39.3% which is some consolation.
Johnson champion’s his ‘don’t die’ approach to avoid the effects of aging (X/@bryan_johnson)
Some have pointed out that this is due to his ‘ghostly’ appearance in the latter two, with one pointing out that he “went full Elf mode.”
Johnson was quick to reply with a screenshot showing that Elves ‘have the ability to live forever’, turning the criticism on its head, and he also points out that he’s now not able to grow facial hair as a “side effect of becoming prepubescent.”
Hopefully we’ll get another comparative update from Johnson soon with an accompanying poll, as who knows whether people will reevaluate and see the light in Johnson’s mortality-bending experiments.
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Man claims he reversed 16 years of his life after following daily routine of biohacker who aims to ‘live forever’
It’ll take a lot of extra virgin olive oil
The name Bryan Johnson is a big one on the health scene, with the confessed ‘biohacker’ trying to live forever. While most of us can make simple changes like trying out the lunch Johnson swears by every day, few will be able to afford the $2 million he spends every year in an attempt to roll back his body clock.
There’s plenty of interest in his methods, with Norwegian rock climber Magnus Midtbø meeting the man himself to find out more. Midtbø hoped to try out Johnson’s techniques for himself and was shocked by learning how much he could potentially chip off his body’s age.
As Johnson has spent millions trying to live forever, Midtbø was curious to see if it actually works.
Saying he was ‘nervous’ to meet with Johnson, Midtbø headed to the biohacker’s house and was greeted with a shot of extra virgin olive oil. Most of us might’ve preferred a glass of champagne, but there we go.
Bryan Johnson has grabbed headlines with his controversial methods (Instagram / Bryan Johnson)
Johnson explains how he takes 30 to 40 pills a day, also tucking into a breakfast that’s either a bowl of veggies or a ‘nutty pudding’. It’s all very intense, with Johnson reiterating: “Every calorie has had to fight for its life for inclusion, so there’s nothing in here that is superfluous or nice to have.
“It has to have a specific function in the body, and we have to measure that to verify it’s doing that thing right.”
In the video, Johnson says he spent $50,000 in the last month alone, just to test foods.
Midtbø was impressed by Johnson’s gym, especially the hyperbaric oxygen chamber that Johnson claims can increase your lifespan by a whopping 30%. As for the biohacker, his workout aims to help him achieve the fitness ability of an 18-year-old – despite him being 47.
Johnson says we need to focus on the key areas of sleep, exercising every day, being mindful of the Sun, being mindful of toxins, and partaking in therapies that have evidence behind them.
When pushed on whether Johnson could outlive the 122-year-old French woman who is officially the oldest person ever, he defiantly said, “Yes… I think that’s entirely a genetic lottery, that person likely did nothing.”
After conducting a series of physical tests like pushups and standing on one leg to see what Midtbø’s body age is, Johnson concluded he has the age of a 20-year-old. As he’s actually 36, it shows how fit he is as someone who’s ‘technically’ rated as 16 years younger than his actual age. We can only imagine what it would come out as if he tried it with some of Johnson’s methods.
Midtbø’s career as a rock climber obviously meant he was physically in better shape than a lot of people. Responding to the video, some were skeptical about whether Johnson’s science actually works. Joking about the situation, one person joked: “How to slow aging: – Bryan – $2MM/year – Magnus: Chalk.”
Another chuckled: “This guy seems like the initial stages of a supervillain.”
Others are more open to Johnson’s work, with someone else concluding: “Honestly I’ve heard many people clown on Bryan for spending so much money on anti-aging but I feel like these kinds of rich people are the ones we need the most. The ones who actually try and publish invaluable data on subjects that are usually misconstrued or filled with faux information.”
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Millionaire biohacker trying ‘to live forever’ stops taking longevity drug over worries it sped up aging
It was one of his 54 daily supplements
A millionaire biohacker taking extreme measures to extend his life is stopping taking a longevity drug over worries it sped up ageing.
Bryan Johnson is famed for his bold attempts to reverse ageing and extend his life, including injecting plasma from his teenage son.
He also recently made headlines for starring in his Netflix documentary Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants To Live Forever.
On his conquest for youth, Johnson spends a jaw-dropping $2 million annually on his anti-ageing efforts, involving a vegan diet, avoiding sun exposure, daily exercise, and even more unconventional methods, like shock treatments on his genitals.
The 47-year-old made over $300 million when he sold his mobile and web payment company Braintree to PayPal in 2013.
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And since then, he has gained plenty of attention for his ambitious Project Blueprint that combats ageing. Alongside this, he markets his own (highly pricey) supplement stacks and personalised health plans under the Blueprint brand.
Now he’s revealed one of the 54 supplements he takes daily was doing the exact opposite of what he wanted, it was making him older, not younger.
The drug known as Rapamycin was originally designed as an immunosuppressant to help with organ transplants and treat certain cancers and rare diseases like tuberous sclerosis complex.
It’s been heavily researched for its potential anti-ageing benefits through targeting the mTOR pathway – a key player in ageing and related diseases.
However, rapamycin didn’t turn back the clock, instead it started piling on years – not to mention, a bunch of side effects.
“Despite the immense potential from pre-clinical trials, my team and I came to the conclusion that the benefits of lifelong dosing of Rapamycin do not justify the hefty side-effects,” Johnson wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
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He explained the list of side effects he experienced such as skin infections, abnormal lipid levels, high glucose readings and an increased resting heart rate.
“With no other underlying causes identified, we suspected Rapamycin, and since dosage adjustments had no effect, we decided to discontinue it entirely,” he added.
“Additionally, on October 27th, a new pre-print indicated that Rapamycin was one of a handful of supposed longevity interventions to cause an increase/acceleration of aging in humans across 16 epigenetic aging clocks.”
Johnson had been on the drug for nearly five years- experimenting with different doses – following what he called the most aggressive rapamycin protocol in the industry.
The biohacker concluded that more research is needed as the ‘experimental compounds’ are ‘constantly evolving’.
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People stunned after seeing what biohacker looked like before beginning his intense de-ageing process
He’s changed a lot in just a few years!
Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur spending over $2 million a year to reverse ageing, looks almost unrecognisable compared to a few years ago.
The tech mogul recently posted side-by-side photos of himself from 2018, 2023 and 2024 on X (formerly Twitter) to showcase his dramatic physical transformation.
“Even my Face ID is confused. I’m transitioning…” he captioned in the post.
Even from just a brief glance at the photos, Bryan’s face has undeniably changed since 2018.
His face now appears slimmer, with a smooth, clear complexion, quite different from his fuller face in 2018.
The 47-year-old included a poll in his post, asking followers, “Tell me when I peaked,” allowing them to choose between the three years.
Reactions were mixed, with some claiming his recent look was ‘less human,’ and that his appearance in 2018 ‘looked more human than ever.’
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Specifically, a few X users pointed out that Johnson’s ‘chubby face’ in his earlier days made him look healthier and younger.
On the other side of the internet, others think the life experiment is working really well for Johnson with comments reading: “Anyone saying you looked better before is lying” and “TRUST THE PROCESS”.
Another social media user chimed in: “That is incredibly impressive, definitely a story I’m following.”
Johnson’s biohacking journey is part of Project Blueprint, a program he launched early last year.
Participants pay $333 per month for a 90-day nutrition and self-experimentation program aimed at improving longevity and metabolic health.
One participant shared her positive outcomes after just 30 days, reporting major improvements in sleep quality, reduced body fat and improved overall fitness.
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Under the guidance of a team of 30 doctors led by anti-ageing specialist Dr. Oliver Zolman, Johnson closely monitors his blood, heart, liver, kidneys, brain, and sexual health.
The biohacker speaks openly about his daily routine which involves taking 91 supplements, multiple meals, and an anti-ageing regimen – all before many of us have reached for our first sip of coffee.
The millionaire is openly vegan with his meals mainly made up of whole foods, with a period of intermittent fasting in the morning.
He reportedly sleeps in a cold, empty, blacked-out room on a temperature-controlled mattress.
With ‘no plans to die.,’ Johnson claims his biological age is about five years younger than his actual age.
Johnson was recently featured in the new documentary Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever which is now available to watch on Netflix.
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Biohacker Bryan Johnson shares photos from his childhood and teenage years and he looks like a ‘completely different person’
He took viewers down memory lane with photos from when he was born to now.
A few months back, Bryan Johnson received a lot of comments on social media about his appearance after years of following an intense anti-ageing routine.
He shared photos of himself in 2018, 2023 and then 2024.
But not everyone was impressed with some thinking he looked worse than before.
Others pointed out that Johnson’s ‘fuller face’ in his earlier days made him look healthier and younger.
The biohacker himself was shocked by the changes in that he mentioned his iPhone’s Face ID no longer recognised him, he tweeted on X.
To clear the air, Johnson has posted a YouTube video going through his childhood photos from when he was a baby all the way to the present.
‘What I want to do is share with you my life through pictures of my face,’ Johnson said. ‘Because all of our faces tell stories, maybe more so than we realise.’
He added: ‘I wanted to share with you that I have lived many lives and those lives have been captured in my face. Let’s go.’
In the video, the 46-year-old expressed the changes his body was going through, the life stressors that impacted the way he looked, and felt and how his routine has changed him for the better.
To start, he brings viewers’ attention to his baby photos of looking like a healthy baby.
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Moving to ‘the summer between years of being 12 to 13’, he remembers eating ‘so many’ peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and thinking ‘I just can’t eat enough of these guys.’
Johnson recalls gaining around ’20 to 30 pounds in one summer.’
He mentions people at school criticising his weight for his mother to reassure him saying: ‘You’re not fat, you’re just husky.’
Later, the tech mogul explained his time on a Mormon Mission in Ecuador. Whilst he looked pretty healthy going out there in a ‘very expensive suit.’
However, his next photo shows him ‘drowning in my suit’ after losing ‘around 60lbs.’
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He mentions going through a rough time where the food made him sick and the constant exposure to the sun with zero protection made his face break out in red acne and rashes.
At age 28, Johnson started focusing on his health after years of stress, binge eating and other unhealthy habits.
As he founded Blueprint, he began a series of experiments including treadmill tests and cryotherapy.
One year into Blueprint, Johnson felt great about his body and himself, working out every day and focusing on his health.
His face looked slimmer, his body more toned, and he appeared generally happier.
‘Getting that lean means I lost a lot of fat on my face. It turns out, when you lose a lot of fat on your face, you look older,’ he recalled, showing the series of photos he received backlash on.
Fast forward to now, Johnson describes feeling much happier and content in his life.
‘When I say that I’ve never been happier in my entire life, you can now see where that’s coming from and the context,’ he concluded.
