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Fortune
Alexa Mikhail

A 45-year-old tech CEO is spending millions a year to be 18 again—even though doctor admits results are minimal

Portrait of Bryan Johnson who is spending millions to reverse aging. (Credit: Courtesy of Dustin Giallanza/Project Blueprint)

If you had the money to reverse the natural process of aging would you do it? 

Bryan Johnson, a wealthy entrepreneur based in Venice California, who is 45 goes on 18—is enamored with the idea of being biologically young again. So much so that he is on the path to spending over $2 million this year alone on a host of medical interventions and tests aimed at helping him be younger. They range from electromagnetic pulses to improve the muscles in his pelvic floor to a device calculating the number of erections he has per night, according to a recent profile of the software businessman in Bloomberg. Johnson also routinely has MRIs, and has his body fat, heart rate variability, and blood and stool samples examined. 

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