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Biohacking Tech Mogul Injects His 17-Year-Old Son’s Blood To Reverse Aging

The tech mogul, known for his fervent quest for youthful looks, underwent an extraordinary endeavor: swapping blood plasma with his father and son.

Joseph Adeyinka

Published May 25, 2023

The eccentric tech mogul with an intense desire to retain his youthful look has resorted to exchanging blood plasma with both his father and young son. Bryan Johnson, known globally for his extravagant expenditure on a team of physicians and medical procedures that promise to unlock the fountain of youth has previously undergone blood transfusions from an anonymous, healthy donor.

Now, he has embraced the idea of receiving plasma donations from his 17-year-old son, Talmage, and his 70-year-old father, Richard, who likened the transfusion of ultra-healthy blood to winning a lottery.

Biohacking Tech Mogul Injects His 17-Year-Old Son’s Blood To Reverse Aging

The trio embarked on a transfusion journey in a Dallas clinic, beginning with extracting a liter of blood from both the senior father and the teen son. Through a machine-assisted process, the blood underwent separation into its elements: liquid plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Following this, the collected components were introduced into Mr. Johnson’s veins to revitalize cellular damage incurred during the aging process.

This unconventional approach seeks to rejuvenate the aging body by replacing Johnson’s old blood with new blood from a young donor.

Johnson, the American tech mogul with a fortune close to half a billion dollars, has become a known advocate for extreme measures to prevent aging. With his medical team, Johnson claims to have successfully reversed his biological age by more than five years within just two years. He proudly confesses to possessing the heart of a 37-year-old, the skin of a 28-year-old, and the lung capacity and fitness comparable to that of an 18-year-old.

Before his recent plasma swapping, Johnson had been undergoing transfusions from an anonymous young donor who embodied ideal characteristics, including a healthy body mass index, and free of diseases.

The scientific validity of plasma transfusion as an anti-aging treatment remains an ongoing subject of research, primarily based on experimental studies conducted on mice. In 2005, a scientist from the University of California, Berkeley made a discovery when they connected the circulatory systems of young and old mice and observed an impact on their cellular ages. Over five weeks, the muscle healing rate of the older mice matched that of the younger mice.

Subsequent studies further revealed that transferring blood from an older mouse to a younger one accelerated the aging process. However, the conclusive evidence regarding the efficacy of plasma transfusion in human rejuvenation remains limited and inconclusive. In Johnson’s plasma-swapping scenario, Talmage appears to be at a disadvantage, while Bryan gains the most by receiving blood that, based on some findings.

Richard, on the other hand, emerges as the ultimate beneficiary, as he receives a blood transfusion from one of the healthiest individuals on the planet. Given their turbulent relationship, Richard perceives the transfusion procedure as a renewal of familial bonds and a deepening of his connection with his son. He told Bloomberg: ‘Yeah, I won the lottery. There has to be a benefit in getting this much volume of him.’

Richard added, ‘When Bryan’s plasma was removed from his veins, he remarked on the yellow-gold hue indicative of healthy blood. Hey, look at that. This is how you can tell if I’m a fraud or not. The color is nice. It’s pristine.’ Meanwhile, Johnson leads a lifestyle that resembles a full-time occupation as part of what he calls Project Blueprint. He has since undergone electromagnetic pulse treatments targeting his pelvic floor muscles.

Furthermore, Johnson wears specialized glasses that block out blue light for two hours before his scheduled bedtime. With meticulous precision, Johnson claims to consume exactly 1,977 calories each day, aiming to maintain his body fat levels between 5 and 6 percent. So far, Project Blueprint has also yielded positive results for Johnson’s father, Richard, an attorney who has successfully shed 50 pounds and experiences enhanced mental sharpness and increased energy.

Johnson also openly expresses his ambition to ensure that his brain, liver, kidneys, teeth, skin, hair, penis, and rectum function at the level they did during his 18-year-old self. Nonetheless, his intense lifestyle and unwavering commitment to counteract the effects of aging have attracted criticism. Some medical experts argue that these actions may stem more from anxiety surrounding mortality rather than being rooted in scientifically validated approaches.