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Biohacker Aiming to Live Forever Gets an Autoimmune Disease
A cautionary tale for anyone who dreams of immortality
Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and social media influencer, spends some $2 million dollars annually trying to biohack his way to immortality. He takes dozens of daily supplements and employs multiple questionable technologies, making himself a giant biochemical experiment of one. He thinks it’s possible to live forever.
Interestingly, last week Johnson announced he has autoimmune gastritis (AIG), an incurable though manageable disease.
In a post on X, Johnson blamed his AIG onset on childhood eating habits and unhealthy lifestyle prior to the biohacking experiments:
“As a kid, I ate sugar cereal, drank sugary soda, and gobbled down fast food. I had a few healthy years in my early 20s but then … I let my health slip and gained 40 lbs. Within a few years I’d fallen into a deep, chronic depression. Somewhere in that timeline, my body began developing an autoimmune process affecting my thyroid and then my stomach lining.”
His assessment surely offers a cautionary tale on how to set yourself up for a short and unhealthy life. (I’m not judging, btw. I too consumed copious amounts of sugary cereals and sodas when I was young, and only came around to healthier…
