‘Live forever’ biohacker reveals he has autoimmune disease

Multimillionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson—who has said he plans to eliminate death—has revealed he is suffering from an incurable autoimmune disease.

Johnson, who is 48, has told his social media followers that he has Autoimmune Gastritis (AIG).  “My stomach is eating itself,” he has posted.

AIG affects between 2 and 5 percent of people, but it could be many more as it ‘hides’ and has no clear symptoms, Johnson has said.

The problem was eventually diagnosed in May.  “I’m unsure how long I’ve had it. AIG causes irreversible damage: nutritional deficiency, anaemia, and over a long horizon, elevated cancer risk,” Johnson said.

His Project Blueprint explores ways to live longer and even escape death.  Its founding philosophy is ‘don’t die’, he said.  It sells supplements and food that are designed to reverse ageing so that our body and organs are that of an 18-year-old.

Johnson follows a strict vegetarian diet and takes more than 30 supplements a day—although once he was taking around 111.

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