“If someone wonders how my morning is running at the peak of longevity, it is 10 am, and I am crazy with half -naked Bryan Johnson and, I think, his son” – this was what I sent to my friends.
This was the last thing I expected on Thursday's September morning, and yet I was here, awkwardly cheering and swaying with the crowd, when purple and red lights pulsed over our heads.
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At least a hundred people danced on a makeshift dance floor in the auditorium with the sounds of such songs as “Gasolina” and “Taky”. Dressed in a jacket and long heels, I felt out of place in the sea of T-shirts, a hood sweatshirt and sportswear.
– They'll tell us how not to die, right? – I tried to joke with a woman next to me. She continued to pose to the rhythm of the music, without even looking at me.
Participants of the summit went to the dance floor when the morning enthusiastic dances began. I also succumbed to social pressure and got up from the chair
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The morning jack was only a warm -up before a full -day conference on longevity in a month full of events in Singapore. Cryptocurrency and business conferences used the noise around the Formula 1 weekend race to lure both foreigners and residents.
Bryan Johnson wants to stop time
This year, Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur-millionaire who was obsessed with reversing his biological age, organized the peak “Don't Die Summit” in Singapore, less than two weeks after a similar event in San Francisco. Subsequent conferences are prepared in many United States cities, including in Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
In social media, the peak was advertised as “Meeting for people who want to live healthier (and maybe even forever)”. From Silicon Valley to South-Eastern Asia, interest in longevity is large enough to sell out events for which tickets cost from $ 179 to $ 599. The organizers of “Don't Die Summit” provided Business Insider, access to participation in the event.
During the conference, Johnson and his company, BluePrint, played a key role, like his friends – six other men and one woman in the composition of speakers. Former director of Coinbase technology, Balaji Srinivasan, talked about how he plans to “build a real community of Don't Die” in his three -month “school” of cryptocurrency for adults in nearby Malaysia. Students would have trainings inspired by BluePrint experiences and meals modeled on Johnson.
Although the peak was advertised as “the most important day in life”, the conversations were not as deep as I expected.
Although I am not an expert in the field of longevity, The issues discussed did not seem new or innovative. Most Johnson's advice is as oldschool as possible – Food well, sleep and exercise. Other lectures and exhibition stands focused on practices such as a blood test, which, by the way, cost a good amount.
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Longevity goal
Immortality has always been the subject of science fiction, but it seems that humanity can simply transform it into reality with the help of technology and artificial intelligence – or at least, Johnson and other technology titans think.
Bryan Johnson focuses on a unique diet
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Over the past few years, 47-year-old Johnson has hit the first pages of newspapers due to his annual mission worth $ 2 million, aimed at reversing the aging process and perhaps achieving eternal life.
This experiment calls “Project BluePrint” and it includes unusual practices such as Eating over 100 supplements tablets each day, illuminating the body with red light and sleeping with a device attached to the penis to monitor the night erections.
A year ago, Johnson also briefly he injected the blood of his teenage sonalthough he claims that he has stopped this practice without seeing any benefits.
In last year's Bloomberg's profile, Johnson and his doctors claimed that the test results suggest that he had the heart of a 37-year-old, a 28-year-old skin and an 18-year-old lung capacity.
“Project BluePrint” causes a lot of controversy
Some scientists and medical specialists, however, are not convinced that some elements of the extended Johnson routine are as effective as he claims.
Dr. Andrea Maier, a professor of medicine at the National University of Singapore, comments in Business Insider that research involving health supplements usually test the effectiveness of only one of them – not a mixture.
– There is no research showing whether a mixture of supplements is beneficial for health optimization or not. They can have a harmful effect, because one supplement can affect in a certain way and the other in the opposite, which does not work well on the cell phone – he explains.
She added that although biological renewal techniques, such as ice baths and red light therapy, are popular, there is not enough evidence to prove their positive impact on longevity. Ice bath can even be harmful to some because it can lead to heartbeat.
“There is a lot of noise in this area at the moment, so it is better to rely on the projects based on evidence and be careful when it comes to some of these interventions,” he comments, adding that she did not participate in the summit.
Longevity business
However, this did not stop Johnson from trying to use fear of the aging process.
Through its company BluePrint, Johnson sells wellness products, such as the “Longevity Mix” drink for $ 49, a powder protein package for $ 42, and even “Snake Oil” – olive oil from the first pressing of two pieces for $ 64.
At the bottom of the BluePrint website there is a reservation that the statements posted on the website were not assessed by the FDA.
“” Don't Die “is the most practiced game by every man on this planet, every second every day,” said Johnson as part of the panel opening the peak. – This is the only thing to which 8 billion people can agree.
He was dressed in a gray T -shirt and white pants. When he invited several viewers to the stage for discussion about his philosophy “Don't Die”, I looked at the room. In total, there were about 1,000 people, with a fairly even mix of sex and age groups.
Dr. Chrystal Fong, a family doctor from the Asia Health Partners clinic, told me that she decided to take part in the summit because she was interested in health prevention and longevity.
“I want to broaden my knowledge by listening to what other people in this space have to say,” says Fong, adding that he hopes to make contacts with other similarly thinking people.
Marion Neubronner, a psychologist from Singapore, is working on medical education related to longevity. She told me that she was always up to date with the latest research in this field and came to the event in search of a larger local community.
What is in the “Project BluePrint” menu
Before the breakfast party, “nut pudding” was given – one of the BluePrint food products. I took a spoon from a large common bowl and added some grapes and berries to improve the taste of a shaky, unsweetened paste.
In the morning, “nut pudding” BluePrint was served in the morning participants. Trying him, I was glad to eat breakfast before arrival
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Grain, a local company known for his healthy meals, prepared lunch, which was served on the introductory panel of Johnson. It included the BluePrint recipe “Super Veggie” from black lentils, broccoli, cauliflower and mushrooms. Baked balsamic sweet potatoes and baked chicken in herbs were also available.
A drink from Johnson's “Longevity Mixture” with a bloody orange flavor, which tasted like a sugar -free fruit punch, was attached to the meal.
Served food was not very different from homemade meals, which I eat every day (thanks, mom!) And I would definitely prefer to drink water and tea.
Bryan Johnson organized the peak of undeading. Wandering through the sellers' stands
In addition to lectures, stands with various types of gadgets offered participants the opportunity to try such things as red light therapy, iceberry or blood test. Some of these sellers were companies run by speakers.
Those who tried free iceberries, came prepared with an additional set of clothes and undressed to swimsuits.
Jacky Wang, 33 years old, is an entrepreneur who came from Taiwan especially to the top. He told me that he was interested in building an ice bath center at home and wanted to find out how other industry operators run their companies.
At the top, he plunged twice in a bathtub with ice.
Bryan Johnson jumped into the bathtub the first time and joined me for two minutes, we spent a nice moment – says Wang.
Eat, sleep, go crazy and again
The turnout at the top was not a surprise, taking into account the interest in the mainstream of longevity in recent years.
Dan Buettner, a journalist and researcher, identified the so -called “blue longevity zones” around the world in which people live longer and healthier. People in these regions have several common features – a tendency to use a plant diet, regular low -intensity physical activity, and a sense of community and purpose.
Buettner added Singapore to his list, but unlike the original five, which developed organically, he describes Singapore as a “produced city”.
The city-state, which is struggling with a rapidly aging population, even opened the longevity clinic in a public hospital in 2023.
Bryan Johnson says what should be a priority every day
Despite all his unusual and expensive practices, Johnson advertises a healthy lifestyle as achievable for an average man.
A priority is sleep, regular exercise and not eating too late at night, he said. It doesn't matter that he gets up at 5 am, all meals to 11 and go to sleep at 8.30 in the evening.
As one of the viewers noted, it is unrealistic to repeat his schedule for ordinary people.
Johnson replied that this is not the case. In his family, he argues, he remodeled and introduced a coherent sleep routine.
– Your children will adapt. When you create a structure and they live in this world, they become part of this world.
As for social life, Johnson confirms that he also leads them.
– My friends are very nice and open. Now we start our activities simply earlier in the evening.
The above text is a translation with American edition of Insiderprepared entirely by the local editorial office.
Translation: Dorota Salus
