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ZOE Science & Nutrition · April 8, 2024 · 52m

Bryan Johnson: Can You Really Reverse Aging?

Prof. Tim Spector

Wolf and Spector examine Bryan Johnson's $2M/year anti-aging protocol: which interventions are evidence-based, which are experimental, and what the rest of us can learn from an extreme self-experimenter.

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The hedonic treadmill of optimization — Johnson's protocol requires ever-more-extreme interventions to achieve diminishing improvements
Spector observes that Johnson's protocol demonstrates the hedonic treadmill of health optimization: the first improvements (diet, sleep, exercise) are dramatic and easy. Each subsequent improvement is smaller and harder. Perfect optimization requires infinite resources for infinitesimal gains.
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Highlights

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Most of Johnson's measured health improvements come from basic interventions (diet, sleep, exercise) that cost almost nothing — the expensive interventions have little proven benefit
Spector analyzes Johnson's protocol: the dramatic improvements in biological age markers likely come from his improved diet, consistent sleep schedule, and daily exercise — interventions available to everyone. The expensive supplements, blood transfusions, and experimental treatments have minimal evidence.
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