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☆ Opinion: Charlize Theron is right. Stop obsessing about your face
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“People think I had a facelift,” complained Charlize Theron, the star of “Monster,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Fast X” in a recent interview for Allure magazine. “They’re like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ I’m like, ‘B***h, I’m just aging! It’s one thing to want a new nose, another to want to look like yourself 10 or 15 years ago. Whereas we can only assume the inspiration for someone’s redesigned features, the template for our “younger” face is right there, in our old Instagram photos and Facebook albums — or in Theron’s case, in paparazzi shots dating back several decades. What we do with our time, as opposed to how we look while we’re doing it, is the point.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, ” Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, “ You’ve, you’ve, Bryan Johnson, TikTokers, That’s, ”, Charlize Theron, Max, “, someone’s, Theron, Johnson, I’ve, Peter Pan, Theron’s Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Allure, Twitter, Facebook Locations: London

☆ The tech exec who is spending $2 million a year to reduce his biological age used to drink alcohol for breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson said he used to drink 3 ounces of wine for breakfast. The biotech founder takes 111 supplements a day in order to help reverse his biological age. Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson revealed that he used to drink 3 ounces of alcohol every morning. "Then I got rid of it because it was too expensive from a calorie perspective," Johnson told the podcast host Steven Bartlett. The 45-year-old previously said he has a "biological age" of 37, thanks to the anti-aging program Project Blueprint that he created.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Johnson, Steven Bartlett, Bartlett, Oliver Zolman Organizations: Tech

☆ The tech exec who eats exactly 1,977 calories a day as he tries to age backward says he has no 'desire' for cheat days — and it makes him 'sick' to think of pizza and donuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The millionaire on a strict diet who's trying to age backward says he has no 'desire' for cheat days. Tech exec Bryan Johnson told Fortune it makes him "sick" to think of pizza and donuts. Bryan Johnson is following a strict diet in his attempt to reverse his biological age, but still says he has no interest in junk foods. Johnson also said, contrary to popular belief, he's happy following his strict regimen, which Bloomberg previously reported costs him $2 million a year. Johnson's strict diet includes consuming exactly 1,977 calories each day.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Fortune, Johnson, Richard Organizations: Tech, Fortune, Bloomberg

☆ The 45-year-old millionaire tech exec who's trying to age backwards says he won't get any more blood plasma infusions from his teenage son because there were 'no benefits detected'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The tech exec trying to reverse his aging process stopped getting blood plasma infusions from younger people. Johnson also gave some of his own blood plasma to his father; he says those results are "pending." The millionaire tech founder who's trying to age backwards says he's stopped receiving blood infusions from younger people, including his son. Alternative methods of plasma exchange or young plasma fractions hold promise." The 45-year-old centimillionaire said he'd received a 1-liter blood "young plasma" donation once a month for six months; one of these came from his 17-year-old son, Talmage.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Johnson, who's, he's, centimillionaire, he'd, Talmage, Richard, Bryan Organizations: Bloomberg Locations: Bryan

☆ A 45-year-old tech exec who claims to have reduced his biological age by 5 years says he finishes his last meal of the day by 11 a.m.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bryan Johnson spends up to $2 million a year on a rigorous program to reduce his biological age. The tech exec recently confirmed he eats his last meal of the day at 11 a.m.His typical "dinner" consists of meals like an orange and fennel salad or a stuffed sweet potato. In order to dramatically reduce his biological age, 45-year-old tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson abides by a rather unconventional eating schedule: He eats his last meal of the day at 11 a.m.Johnson has an $2 million-a-year anti-aging program known as Project Blueprint. Johnson wrote that this behavior had repercussions on his mood, sleep, and performance. Since then only "Morning Bryan" is authorized to make decisions on when, what, and how much to eat, Johnson wrote.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Bryan Johnson abides, Johnson, Cara Cara, he's, Bryan, overate Organizations: Bloomberg, eBay, OS Fund Locations: Braintree

☆ Longevity pioneer Peter Attia explains why the quest to live longer is constrained by the US healthcare system
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The ultra-wealthy are betting on tech and science breakthroughs to live longer. Longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia explained why preventative care like that still isn't widespread. The ultra wealthy have been shelling out to live longer for some time. In his view, there's a key obstacle standing in the way of your long-term health, ironically: the U.S. healthcare system. Attia's definition of longevity is a function of lifespan, the number of years you live, and healthspan, how well you can live them.

Persons: Peter Attia, There's, podcaster Rich, Attia, Rich —, Bryan Johnson's, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, OpenAI's Sam Altman, we'll, it's, Rich Roll, Stefanie Keenan, Roll Organizations: Morning, Aetna, Tech, IWC Schaffhausen, behemoth Locations: U.S, Los Angeles, Canada

☆ Billionaire Peter Thiel says he's signed up to be frozen and preserved when he dies so people can revive him in the future — if the tech even works
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Peter Thiel says he's going to be cryogenically preserved, though he isn't sure if the tech works. Peter Thiel has confirmed that he's slated to be cryogenically preserved when he dies so he can be revived in the future. Weiss asked Thiel. When Weiss asked Thiel if he arranged for his loved ones to be frozen as well, he said he's "not convinced" the technology works as intended yet. Walt Disney is often erroneously cited as an example of a celebrity who was cryogenically preserved.

☆ Tech execs like Bryan Johnson and Sam Altman are optimizing their diets to live longer. Here's what experts say to eat to expand your lifespan, from pomegranates to red onions.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Here's a list of fruits, vegetables, spices, and drinks that experts say can lead to a longer life. Others, like biotech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, methodically prepare smoothies with compounds like creatine, spermidine, collagen peptides, and consume copious amounts of vegetables. Still, those like Johnson aren't abiding by fastidious nutrition plans simply to stay healthy — they're aiming to live longer. Breaking it down to the cellular levelVinjamoori said that it can also be helpful to think about eating for longevity from the cellular level. Insider set out to figure exactly which foods would optimize those processes, and ultimately, help you live longer.

☆ Biotech CEO famous for spending millions to reverse age accused of walking out on ex after her breast cancer diagnosis and manipulating her in the spirit of 'radical transparency"
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A biotech CEO famous for trying to reverse his age was accused of walking out on a cancer-stricken partner. Ex-fiancée Taryn Southern alleged that Bryan Johnson emotionally and financially manipulated her. "Trickery, deceit, preying on Ms. Southern's physical and emotional weaknesses and financial dependence, and creating confusion and fear with his threats of legal action were major features of Johnson's scheme against Ms. Southern," Southern's attorneys wrote. "He aggressively pursued and propositioned Ms. Southern's own friends and acquaintances – while other women were paid prostitutes or girls from 'Sugar Daddy" apps,' Southern's attorneys said in the suit. "He became obsessed with his sexual conquests and relaying the details of his triumphs to Ms. Southern under the guise of 'radical transparency and honesty.'"

☆ A biotech millionaire claimed his wild routine cut his biological age by 5 years. Scientists aren't sure most of it really works.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Bryan Johnson, a 45-year-old biotech CEO, has spent millions in his quest to reverse aging. He claims his biological age has been cut by 5 years with a strict regimen controlled by doctors. The Green Giant smoothie, which Bryan Johnson drinks every morning at around 5am. Intrusive measurements, including regular colonoscopiesA nurse performs a blood test for Bryan Johnson. But does that mean they've cracked the code on how to measure the "biological age" of a person accurately?

☆ Trump's return to Instagram and Facebook could doom Truth Social
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Truth Social only just became available on Androids in October. Trump's return to social media spells doom for Truth Social. After the Capitol insurrection, former president Donald Trump was banned from a slew of social media platforms. Trump is contractually required to post on Truth Social before making the same post on another site for six hours. My colleague Beatrice Nolan breaks down the future of Truth Social and what it means for Trump's supporters.

☆ A 45-year-old biotech CEO may have reduced his biological age by at least 5 years through a rigorous medical program that can cost up to $2 million a year, Bloomberg reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bryan Johnson, a biotech founder, aims to have the body of an 18-year-old, Bloomberg reported. He and a team of experts started a program called Project Blueprint to unlock the key to aging. Test results show that Johnson has the heart of a 37-year-old, according to the report. While it's still in its experimental stage and is constantly being tweaked, the health program consists of an intense daily regimen of carefully curated supplements, meals, exercise, and a slew of bodily tests. He exercises daily, with three high-intensity workouts a week, and goes through blood tests, MRIs, and colonoscopies each month, Bloomberg reported.

☆ PE firms' eagerness to recruit junior bankers is blowing up in their faces. Here's why they need to change.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As Insider's Emmalyse Brownstein reports, some PE firms are scrambling to fill positions that, in years past, would have been locked up for months. Some context on PE recruiting: Firms recruit, interview, and make offers to junior bankers well ahead of their actual start dates. Some junior bankers didn't feel comfortable interviewing for a new role when they had barely settled into their current ones. The fact PE firms need to go back to the well to fill open seats should be a wake-up call. Click here to read more about how PE firms' early recruitment of junior bankers backfired.

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