Issue #115: Can You Reverse Aging for $2M?
Good morning. It’s Friday, January 27th. Happy birthday to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - born in 1756, he's often widely considered the world's greatest composer. Despite such a short life (living only to 35), he completed over 800 symphonies, concertos and operas and his genius lives on to influence music today.
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
Weekly Insights: All About Protein
Inspiration: $2M to Reverse Aging
Friday Flex: A Healthy & Strong Back
Brain Games: Continuous Challenges
Bryan Johnson reduced his "biological" age by 4.5 yrs in 2021 going through his Blueprint protocol (see Inspiration below).
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Inspiration
Yesterday we mentioned an article about Bryan Johnson (Issue #114).
That story is taking a life of its own across both social and mainstream media.
For those of you that haven’t seen it - Bryan is a former tech founder who made his millions from selling his payment company. Today he’s spending $2M a year to stay as young as possible - mostly through supplements, therapies, and tests that the rest of us can’t afford.
But before we just think he’s the real-life example of Gavin Belson from Silicon Valley - his experiment and these investments might actually turn out to be super helpful for the rest of us.
It’s not a coincidence that athletes like Novak Djokovic and LeBron James, who spend so much time on their bodies, are still at the top of their game way past their expected prime. I mean, I still want to do the Triathlon in April like I’m a 30-yr old.
Today’s research studies often require self-reported data from participants (especially nutritional research). But people forget what they eat and there’s a million other variables that might affect their health results - have you tried food tracking?? We're human.
Here’s a guy that’s tracking absolutely everything, even down to the calorie - 1,977 per day to be exact. Some days it’s got to be at least 1,978 right?
We respect companies that collect and leverage more data - sifting through the noise so they can make better business decisions to stay ahead of the competition and make more money. Wouldn’t the same concept apply to individuals?
So far the results show that we can significantly change how quickly we age.
As a 45-yr old, Bryan allegedly has the equivalent of a 37-yr old heart, 28-yr old skin quality and lung capacity of an 18-yr old. It’s interesting to note that our organs age at different rates. The future of healthcare will undoubtedly be based on personalized protocols for your highest risk factors - not just general health recommendations.
Look I don’t want to live like Bryan and I’m pretty sure you don’t either. Who wants to do monthly colonoscopies, wake up to take 20+ supplements at 5am, or never eat something different? (Don’t get me started on how they track the health of his erections during sleep).
But he’s sharing 100% of his protocols (website) so that we can learn from him what works and what doesn’t. For example, he’s already seen that eating all of his calories in the morning dropped his body fat to 3% (not good) - so he went back to spreading the calories out throughout the day.
Critics will say that people will read what he’s doing and start taking those supplements without medical supervision or that this will just further create a divide between the rich and those of us without financial means to reverse our age.
First - in the age of social media, anyone that wants to take unverified supplements or drugs will find countless influencers giving them suggestions of what to do.
Second - this will, hopefully, follow the same cost curve as most innovation. It starts out expensive to create new technology and the price goes down with mass adoption. Look at the cost of the initial Telsa Roadster ($100K) to the Model 3 today ($43K) or the even less expensive Chevy Volt at $25K.
The future of health is going to be personalized protocols based on your genetics, hormones, and test results. But for now, every one of these intensive studies will help us understand how our bodies work and how we can maintain our health for as long as possible.
Until then, we'll keep you posted on what's worth trying for health & longevity and always stick with what we already know works for all of us:
Eat whole foods 🥦
Move daily with some high intensity exercise 3-4x per week 🏋️
Get quality sleep every night 😴
Have a positive mindset (breath work or meditation) to reduce stress 🧘
Connect with your friends & family 👐
Learn something new as often as possible 💡
Make life fun 🤣
Friday Flex
Today we're focused on back strength and rotations to make sure we've always got the alignment and mobility we need. Don't neglect the health of your spine!!
Click HERE to view the workout on our YouTube channel.
Workout and video courtesy of Connor J. Obrochta. Check out all of Connor's workouts on Playbook!
Brain Games
#1: 2-min Break - Playing Cards
Three playing cards are in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.
Why: Sharpen logic and reasoning skills
Credit: Riddles.com
#2: 10-min of Focus - Continuous Challenges
Have you gotten really good at Tetris or Sudoku…or Wordle? Those and other games are touted for brain training, but once you’ve got the hang of it, it’s no longer beneficial - it becomes more of an addiction with perceived benefit (Max admits he has a problem). Replace a favorite game with a new one. Peak, Cognifit, and Elevate are examples of apps with hundreds of games.
Why: Once you “master” something, move on to the next challenge. This will support cognitive growth
Credit: Scientific American
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