A BILLIONAIRE biohacker believes he has the answer to eternal life – injecting himself with his son’s blood.
Bryan Johnson is an anti-ageing influencer from Silicon Valley who does not believe he will die, thanks to his biohacking tricks.
The 47-year-old who is renowned for going to excessive lengths to make his body younger spoke about his unusual lifestyle on The Free Press’ podcast Honestly.
Host Bari Weiss asked Johnson: “Do you think that you’re going to die?”
“No,” the tech billionaire answered.
Their conversation comes after a Netflix documentary about his life called “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever” which documented his full biohacking schedule.
This includes injecting the plasma of his teenage son Talmage into his body, going to bed by 8:30 pm every night, and taking note of nighttime erections.
During the blood transfusions, a litre of blood is taken from Talmage and put into a machine to separate it into plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
These are then fed into Johnson’s body in the hopes that the younger blood will rejuvenate and repair cellular damages caused by ageing.
When asked by Weiss if he believed he would live forever, Johnson explained that this is a concept that can’t be fathomed by the human brain.
“Forever is not a concept the human mind can contemplate, but will we be able to radically extend life beyond our preconceived imaginations? Yes,” Johnson said.
“Will it happen before my natural limit right now? My life expectancy is probably like, I don’t know, 80, 90, stuff like that if I maintain my health.
“But the technology is moving so quickly that…the species is either going to survive or die in this moment much sooner than my life expectancy will turn up.”
On Instagram, Tamalge has supported his father’s efforts and is also biohacking his own body while helping his father do the same.
In one post he referred to himself as an “immortal 18-year-old.”
Another was a picture of him in front of his father’s large array of supplements, “which includes me,” he joked, adding the blood drop emoji.
Professor Tim Spector, the co-founder of gut health company Zoe and author of Spoon Fed has highlighted his concerns about biohacking.
“Biohacking can often be another way of propagating wellness fads that don’t have scientific evidence,” he told The Independent.
“Respecting and understanding our biology and how to maintain our health, rooted in a robust understanding of human physiology and the scientific evidence, is the way I recommend focusing on improving our wellbeing.
“The idea that you can ‘hack’ your biology is another way of searching for silver bullets.
“It’s not something that I think is necessary for most people. Our bodies are clever and have evolved to help us to stay healthy.
“All we have to do is look after ourselves and eat foods to support our biology.”
Meanwhile, Dr Mohammed Enayat, a specialist in preventative and functional medicine has warned that Johnson’s methods may not be safe or realistic for everyone.
Like Spector, he too emphasized the importance of adopting a balanced approach when it comes to health
As the pair promote the Netflix documentary that went out on January 1, Johnson was asked about his relationship with his son.
“I think Talmage views me as his future self and I view Talmage as my former self and I think we are both just talking to ourselves when we’re engaged in our conversations.
“I thought you were gonna say that you view Talmage as your future self” the interviewer quipped.
Johnson laughed before admitting, “Yeah in many ways, that’s true.”
Followers are divided by their bizarre connection with some calling it “parent goals” and others saying “This relationship isn’t Dad and Son” and that it is “quite problematic.”
“This sounds like he sees his son as an extension of himself, not a separate person,” one follower claimed.
The father and son duo have a joint diet and exercise regime that begins at 5 am every day and sees them have their last meal at noon.
Both eat a wholly vegan diet that strictly adheres to a 2,000-calorie limit with no junk food at any time.
Sleep is hugely important to the pair who both get two hours of deep sleep, two hours REM and awake for less than 30 minutes, according to the plan Johnson shared on social media.
He calls it how to “build a family culture of health and hard work.”
Johnson has been criticised for giving Talmage a “prison routine with more blood tests” as he spends $2 million a year on his health alone with the goal of reversing ageing and preventing death.
Other aspects of his routine include red light therapy, the application of seven skin creams, rinsing his teeth with tea tree oil, and regular MRIs, ultrasounds, blood tests, and colonoscopies.
Despite the criticism, and claims by many that Johnson is missing out on life, recent testing on his body suggests he has reduced his biological age by five years.
He has also significantly slowed down the pace of ageing in his cells.
