Opinion
Johnson: Suicidal ideation in severe depression is a rational and reasonable response
“When people feel suicidal, I am deeply empathetic. It is rational to want to kill oneself. It's reasonable.”
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Bryan Johnson: Giving plasma to my father slowed his aging by 25 years
“When I gave my father plasma, my father's speed of aging slowed by the equivalent of 25 years. So from a 71 year old to a 46 year old, and those results remained the stable for six months, which is the last measurement we did.”
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Bryan Johnson: Cardiovascular Capacity Ranks in Top 1.5% of 18-Year-Olds
“My cardiovascular capacity is in the top 1.5% of 18 year olds.”
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Johnson: Eating dinner at 5 PM halves deep and REM sleep
“When I eat my last meal of the day, I have all my digestion finished. So when I go to bed, my resting heart rate is around 46 beats per minute. And if it's a 46, I'm going to have a perfect night's sleep. If I eat at five PM or six PM, then my resting heart ra…”
Disclosure
Johnson: Nearly half of my close associates exhibited bad or illegal behavior
“A very large number, like almost like 50%, have ended up doing something to me that is that is unambiguous bad behavior. In some cases, illegal behavior.”
Assertion Supported
Johnson: Five core health habits yield an average life expectancy of 92
“By doing these five things, you could achieve a life expectancy of 92. So one don't smoke. Two is exercise six hours a week. And that's a combination of strength and flexibility and cardiovascular. Three is eat a blueprint like diet or like Mediterranean diet.…”
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Bryan Johnson: Logged Eight Consecutive Months of Perfect Sleep
“I recently logged eight months of perfect sleep using my wearable, which no human in history had ever done.”
Assertion Contradicted
Johnson: Male peak weight-to-rep ratio and VO2 max occur at age 18
“You max out your weight to rep ratio at age 18. So even though you can lift more in your twenties and maybe even your thirties, your ratio peaks at 18. The same is true with your VO two max, your cardiovascular fitness.”
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Johnson: I became the most measured person in human history
“I became the most measured person in human history.”
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Johnson: I logged eight months of perfect sleep on my wearable device
“I recently logged eight months of perfect sleep using my wearable, which no human in history had ever done.”
Assertion Contradicted
Johnson: Weight-to-Rep Ratio and VO2 Max Peak at Age 18
“It's because you max out your weight to rep ratio at age 18. So even though you can lift more in your twenties and maybe even your thirties, your ratio peaks at 18 The same is true with your VO two max, your cardiovascular fitness.”
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Johnson: Blueprint is history's first project to rejuvenate every organ
“We are the first endeavor in history to focus on trying to rejuvenate every organ of the body.”
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Johnson: My son achieves similar Blueprint biomarker results on an omnivorous diet
“Yeah, pretty similar.”
Opinion
Johnson: Emerging evidence shows plant-based diets are superior for longevity
“I do think that there's every day, there's more evidence coming out suggesting plant-based diets are more conducive for longevity. So I think the evidence in time will speak for itself, but right now it's of all the battlefields I could choose. This is not the…”
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Bryan Johnson: Kernel brain measurements show poor sleep substantially reduces willpower
“I actually measured my brain at my brain interface company, Kernel. I looked at my brain based upon sleep patterns, and I saw, we saw in my brain, I had less willpower when I had a poor night sleep, when I had less REM and less deep. And so, yes, when you have…”
Opinion
Bryan Johnson: Evidence does not support hot and cold exposure for longevity
“The hot and cold therapy didn't make our cut because it doesn't increase lifespan, healthspan. Rather, the evidence was not strong enough for my team to recommend it to be cut into the protocol.”
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Bryan Johnson: Cultural celebration of tanned skin will not survive long-term
“This culture of a tan skin is not going to survive much longer because it will just naturally push in the direction where We generally over a long enough time horizon move towards more positive habits for society. Sometimes it takes a very long time, but I thi…”
Insight
Johnson: Overcoming depression requires making high-quality sleep the top priority
“I would make sleep your number one life priority. Like the most important thing you do in any given day is high quality sleep. And I would build your life around it because when you have good sleep, So many of the things in life are much better, and then if yo…”
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Bryan Johnson: Biomarkers Rank in Top Percentiles of 18- and 30-Year-Olds
“My cardiovascular capacity Is in the top 1.5% of 18 year olds. My bone mineral density is the top .2% of 30 year olds, which is age minute for that test.”
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Johnson: Eating at 5-6 PM cuts REM and deep sleep by 50%
“If I eat at five PM or six PM, then my resting heart rate is going to be 56. And when I do that, I'm going to knock off about 50% of my REM and 50% of my deep, and I'll increase my wake time by about 35 minutes.”
Insight
Johnson: Organ biological age is a more powerful predictor than chronological age
“The more important number is what is the biological age of my heart and of my lungs and of my liver. And that's really the more powerful predictor than a chronological number.”
Insight
Johnson: Behavior change requires assigning decision authorization across different selves
“I break myself out into different persons, and I decide which versions of me have authorization and when. Because, you know, like who, who's in charge 10 PM you who sets the alarm for six AM or six AM you who wants a few more minutes with the snooze button. An…”
Insight
Johnson: Do not change your lifestyle for 12 months after acquiring wealth
“One is I would suggest you not change anything in your life for six to 12 months. Keep on with your same habits and have the money so you can distinguish between your preferred lifestyle and what money would otherwise alter Your perception of what you want”
Disclosure
Johnson: Poor Posture Kinks Genetically Narrow Jugular Veins Restricting Brain Bloodflow
“I maintain good posture because I discovered I've got genetically narrow internal jugular veins, these two pipes on the side of the neck. And so I've have restricted blood flow out of my brain when I have bad posture. So it kinks my veins.”
Bryan Johnson