Who is Bryan Johnson?
Bryan Johnson is the entrepreneur behind Venmo who spends 2 million dollars a year on his health to slow his aging. I spend 20k dollars a year on my health, with better results.
He has thrown down a challenge that whoever has better results than him should show them and what they do. So that is what I’m doing.
I did not start out healthier than Bryan, and in fact I was significantly less healthy. At a certain point, I was physically disabled and couldn’t work or go to school. My personalized regimen allowed me to completely fix these 60 health problems.
My Thoughts on Bryan Johnson
On a personal level, I have spoke with Bryan once and I quite like him. We are both competitive and I like that he has thrown down a challenge.
I also love that he takes a data driven approach and isn’t dogmatic. He says here’s what I’m doing, and here’s my results.
I wish we had more people like Bryan who are tinkering, testing and sharing so that we can see what a given individual does and what their results are.
Instead, most gurus go around talking about their beliefs and talk about how great they feel, but don’t talk about what their data says.
So, overall, I’m a big fan of the data approach. However, I believe the Bryan’s Blueprint protocol breaks down by implicitly assuming that the blueprint would work for other people. I believe people need their own customized blueprint’s.
Joe vs Bryan Johnson
See raw footage: Taking off shirt in conference
I typically measure around 300 different biomarkers on a consistent basis: Measuring My Health: Lab Tests & Data Points I Track
I’m willing to compare any of my results to Bryan’s.
Differences Between Joe & Bryan’s Regimen
| Joe | Bryan |
| Joe: Uses SelfDecode & believes in a personalized protocol | Bryan: Believes his Blueprint is broadly applicable |
| Joe: Spends 20k USD/yr | Bryan: Spends 2M USD/yr |
| Joe: Believes that people should try one thing at a time | Bryan: Advocates for people to follow his Blueprint |
| Joe: No rigorous routine – listens to body | Bryan: Operates via a decision algorithm |
| Joe: Prioritizes living for the now and healthspan | Bryan: Prioritizes Lifespan (motto: Don’t Die) |
| Joe: Eats about 35 pounds of veggies a month | Bryan: 70 pounds of veggies a month |
| Joe: Doesn’t intermittent fast | Bryan: Fasts for 18hrs per day |
| Joe: Goes to sleep after 1AM (as a result of social life), a different time every night | Bryan: Goes to bed the same time every night (8PM) |
| Joe: Unrestricted eating – eats when hungry | Bryan: 10% Calorie Restriction, hungry all the time |
| Joe: Rx use: Repatha, Ezetimibe, Bempedoic acid (2x/wk) | Bryan: Rx: Rapamycin, Testosterone, Statin, Metformin, Acarbose, 17α-E, Levothyroxine + Armour Thyroid, Taladafil (Cialis), Phenylbutyric acid, |
| Joe: Meat-based diet | Bryan: Vegan diet |
| Joe: Higher protein, Medium fat, Lower carb (I typically consume around 140g+ of protein, less than 150g of carbs) | Bryan: Higher fat, Medium Protein, Medium Carb (Bryan consumes 107g protein a day, 185g carbs/day) |
| Joe: Not consistent diet – my only goal is to get >1.5g protein/kg/day – or 120g | Bryan: Same diet every day |
| Joe: Consumes high salt diet | Bryan: Consumes low salt diet |
| Joe: Limits eating 3-4 hours before bed | Bryan: Doesn’t eat for 8 hrs before bed |
| Joe: Tries to get 1hr of sun/day without sunscreen | Bryan: Avoids the sun |
| Joe: AcroYoga, some walking and biking | Bryan: 1 hr regimented workout routine |
| Joe: Natural body | Bryan: Did genetic engineering to increase muscle mass, takes exogenous testosterone |
| Joe: Eats some unhealthy foods sometimes | Bryan: Never eats junk foods |
| Joe: Low on Chocolate & Olive oil | Bryan: Higher olive oil and chocolate |
