American entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, who is on the search for the ‘Fountain of Youth’ through medicines, food, science, and lifestyle changes, recently admitted to making a costly mistake. He biohacker confessed to a major miscalculation with ‘rapamycin’ – an immunosuppressant drug that could reverse aging.
In a YouTube video, Johnson said is five-year experiment with the anti-aging drug rapamycin might have sped up his biological aging. This drug was initially developed for organ transplant patients. Scientists say rapamycin has life-extending properties – it mimicks the effect of caloric restriction. Studies show that this wonder drug, at anti-aging doses, eliminates hyperimmunity rather than suppresses immunity or rejuvenates immunity.
Johnson, 47, had adverse effects to rapamycin, including mouth ulcers, slow-healing wounds, elevated cholesterol and blood sugar, and increased resting heart rate. The venture capitalist decided to stop using this drug altogether, attributing it to a study by Yale University. Researchers stated that rapamycin actually accelerated biological aging across 16 epigenetic markers.
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Bryan Johnson Lives By His Blueprint
Bryan Johnson, who sold his company Braintree to PayPal, has blueprint that he has been following for four years. He touts it as the world’s best evidence-based protocols for diet, exercise, sleep, skincare, and more. The Blueprint, as per its portal, is built on population-level studies and is suitable for both men and women.
Johnson’s blueprint regime includes a strict vegan diet, over 100 daily supplements, and unconventional therapies like plasma infusions from his son. However, his blueprint isn’t foolproof, given the slip-up with rapamycin. But Johnson remains undeterred in his mission to ‘not die’. He told his millions of followers that slip-ups are a learning opportunity and it’s important to talk about both successes and failures.
