Bryan Johnson: The man who spent $10m to cheat death and age in reverse | Prof. Tim Spector

🥑 Make smarter food choices. Become a member at http://zoe.com What if optimizing your sleep could significantly extend your lifespan? In this episode, we dive into the science of longevity with Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur spending millions to reverse aging, and Professor Tim Spector, one of the world’s top 100 most-cited scientists and an expert in nutrition and the gut microbiome. Bryan has dedicated his life - and his body - to testing cutting-edge health interventions to slow down aging. His meticulous approach to sleep, diet, and exercise has sparked global debate. But how much of it is backed by science? Tim Spector joins the conversation to separate fact from fiction, revealing what actually works when it comes to sleep, longevity, and optimizing health. 🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily30: https://zoe.com/daily30?utm_medium=zoe_podcast&utm_source=podcast_platform&utm_campaign=d30 Follow ZOE on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Timecodes 00:00 No.1 anti aging hack 02:05 Quickfire questions 04:01 Bryan’s longevity protocol 06:20 Biological age markers 08:16 How to measure aging 13:40 Can AI help stop aging? 18:50 What science can we trust? 21:40 Bryan’s self-experiments 25:40 The most surprising sleep discovery 31:20 The McDonald’s diet 34:10 How to try this yourself 37:15 Transfusing his son’s blood 39:50 Microbiome supplement 41:26 Bryan’s daily diet 46:30 Truth about vitamin supplements 📚Books by our ZOE Scientists The Food For Life Cookbook | https://amzn.to/4amfIMX Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati | https://amzn.to/4blJsLg Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector | https://amzn.to/4amZinu Free resources from ZOE: Live Healthier: Top 10 Tips From ZOE Science & Nutrition | https://zoe.com/freeguide Gut Guide - For a Healthier Microbiome in Weeks | https://zoe.com/gutguide Mentioned in today's episode Reviewing the cardiovascular and other health effects of olive oil: Limitations and future directions of current supplement formulations, 2023, published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10346407/ Mortality Associated with Short Sleep Duration: The Evidence, The Possible Mechanisms, and The Future, 2011, published in Sleep Medicine Reviews https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S093947532300337X Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study, 2024, published in Sleep https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/47/1/zsad253/7280269 Objectively Assessed Cardiorespiratory Fitness and All-Cause Mortality Risk, 2022, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(22)00133-1/abstract Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here: https://gf6hx47iu5g.typeform.com/topicsuggestion Episode transcripts are available here: https://zoe.com/learn/category/podcasts