For the longevity enthusiast and former technology executive Bryan Johnsonalmost nothing will stop him from staying true to his daily routine.
Johnson, who reportedly spent $2 million a year to reverse his age and live longer, swears by strict dietary requirements, sleep times and daily testing. That’s exactly why Johnson, which is known for its 1950 calories diet and a daily meal of nut pudding—a mix of walnuts, macadamia nuts, pomegranate juice, berries, and cinnamon—sticks to its West Coast abode. He usually refrains from personal conversations about his quest for immortality (this fall he opted for a virtual interview during Longevity Investor Conference).
However, with growing global interest and investment in a job of longevity (think longevity tourism, biological age tests, nutritional supplements and wearables), Johnson is sometimes willing to risk jetlag to be part of the scene.
This week, Johnson is spending his routine abroad in India to promote his book Don’t dieand won’t indulge in any local food, despite the country’s famous use of superfoods like spices, vegetables, beans, peas and lentils.
“Many people ask me what I do with my food when I travel,” Johnson wrote recently X. “…That’s why I brought with me to India every calorie that I will eat for 6 days.”
He added that the decision refers to the wider global food supply, which he called “contaminated”. “This is not about India. It is the global food supply,” he adds in his post.
Many people ask me what I do with food when I travel.
The first rule is: food is guilty until proven innocent.
That’s why I brought with me to India every calorie that I will eat for 6 days.
I know how polluted our global food supply is by spending hundreds of… pic.twitter.com/UPazrJdElE
— Bryan Johnson /dd (@bryan_johnson) December 2, 2024
Johnson will be traveling with products from his company Blueprint, which sells his $94 Nut Pudding in “ready-to-mix” form and his $86 “Longevity Protein.” The entire Blueprint stack, which contains products with a range of vitamins, costs $343.
He is traveling to India with the following, according to his mail.
- blend of longevity
- protein
- collagen peptides
- a mixture of blueberries and walnuts
- mac nut bars
- lentils (just add water)
- pea soup (just add water)
- macadamia puree
- great mushrooms
- matcha
Although his company claims their products have passed rigorous “purity” testing, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends getting nutrients from whole foods and cautions consumers against relying on powders, supplements and mixes.
“Many supplements contain active ingredients that can have powerful effects on the body. Always be aware of the possibility of a bad reaction, especially when taking a new product,” according to NIH. “You most likely will have side effects from dietary supplements if you take them in high doses, or instead of prescribed drugs, or if you take many different supplements.”
You can read more about Blueprint standards here.
“I’m really trying to make the world solid by creating the healthiest food possible and pricing it as low as possible,” Johnson writes on X. “You can hate me, make fun of me, call me a fraud, just be sure to know what you’re putting in your body.”
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that a combination of exercise, healthy eating, stress management and socializing is still the cornerstone of healthy aging.
