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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gaby Hinsliff

Who wants to live to 100 on a diet of lentil and broccoli slurry? Mostly rich men

Jack Dorsey at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention in Miami, 23 August 2022.
‘The former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, an early biohacking devotee, swears by just one meal a day and a morning salt juice.’ Photograph: Marco Bello/AFP/Getty Images

Shortly after waking, Bryan Johnson drinks a murky concoction involving olive oil, cocoa flavanols and something derived from algae. Breakfast will be a blended green slurry of lentils, broccoli and mushrooms, with lunch and dinner not much different.

The 45-year-old American entrepreneur is religious about his sleep, follows a strict workout regime, monitors the performance of his vital organs using hospital-grade medical equipment, and suggests to his social – media followers that deviating from what he calls the “blueprint” to have a raucous night out getting wasted with friends is a form of self harm.

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