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‘Don’t Die’ biohacker Bryan Johnson opens up about diagnosis: ‘Would be much worse...had I not taken care of my body’
The Independent • • general
Key Points:
- Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson revealed his diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis, linking it to an autoimmune hypothyroidism condition he has had since age 21, and credits his dedicated health regimen for preventing the condition from worsening.
- Johnson shared that he has struggled with iron deficiency anemia for 11 years due to autoimmune gastritis impairing stomach acid production needed for iron absorption, and recently underwent intravenous iron treatment to restore healthy levels.
- Defending his $2 million-a-year anti-aging lifestyle, Johnson dismissed critics who blame his condition on his extreme regimen, emphasizing his goal to break unhealthy societal habits and asserting that many critics likely have undiagnosed health issues themselves.
- He rejected popular claims that diet changes, sunlight, or meat consumption can cure his autoimmune gastritis, describing the condition as a genetically driven immune system error that cannot be fixed by simple lifestyle adjustments.
- Johnson, featured in the upcoming Netflix documentary Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, expressed his commitment to sharing his journey and his ambition to live longer than any human before him, inviting others to join his mission.
