The false promises of Bryan Johnson and Functional Medicine | The Bryan Johnson "Hit Piece". Surprising revelations in the New York Times put Johnson's integrity into question | Scott Carney Video

[Michael Harrop]

He talks about bad outcomes from overconfident doctors, and how both the extreme ends of poor & rich have the worst outcomes. He also says that the most reputable hospitals get their high reputation from doing research, but that doesn't mean you'll get a better outcome from them.

Sometimes knowing too much about your body is a recipe for disaster. In this video I explore how the promise of functional medicine--that we can test our way to optimal health--can lead to unnecessary medical procedures and, in some cases, even death. I also examine three ways that rich people shorten their lifespans by seeking out what they believe is the best care possible.

Featured in this video:
Adam Rodman MD
Kian Modanlou MD
Rohin Francis MD ‪

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWAWvcOPbb0


The second one is on Substack:

The Bryan Johnson "Hit Piece". Surprising revelations in the New York Times puts Johnson's integrity into question.
https://sgcarney.substack.com/p/the-bryan-johnson-hit-piece

He notes that the NYT used to be a much better source but he now avoids it. He says they wanted him to lie to protect the pharmaceutical industry.

 

[nelson]

In another thread, the idea was floated of Bryan Johnson being a stool donor. This seems backwards to me. He seems more likely to be a recipient. Given his obsession with anti-aging and his financial resources, have you thought about reaching out to him to help you find super donors? If a super donor was found and verified, FMT from them could yield his desired anti-aging effects. I was going to reach out myself, but am not sure what to write as the "call-to-action" for where his team should help you out and so on (though if you do want me to reach out, let me know). The contact posted online is supposedly [email protected]

Also not sure if it's a good idea, given the allegations above

 

[Michael Harrop]

He seems more likely to be a recipient

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Yes, I agree.

I think I emailed a doctor he was working with, but I didn't find a contact for him specifically. I also replied to a related tweet he posted.

Feel free to write to him. For a "call to action" I generally share this summary of the situation: https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/threads/the-fda-and-fmt-regulation-part-2-jul-2024-humanmicrobes-org-i-met-wit.520/#post-1370

And since he's into anti-aging, I'd link to the relevant wiki page on that: https://humanmicrobiome.info/aging/

I don't think it's a bad idea for him to get involved. I have some things I'm working on, and if they go well, I'll contact him afterwards.

 

[Michael Harrop]

Someone shared this article with me: https://zoe.com/learn/the-man-who-wants-to-live-forever-bryan-johnson. It shows that Bryan Johnson's main interest in FMT is in selling his own poop, or a supplement made from it.

Tim Spector: And you didn't drive fecal transplants because there've been animal studies showing that, from young to old they can reverse the aging there. Is that the next for the family? Will you mention that to your son?

Bryan Johnson: We have been trying to do that. And so in fact, there's a U.K. company we've been talking to. We've been trying to take my microbiome and make it into a supplement. So kind of a joke, but also kind of serious.

But yeah, in the U.S. it’s…

Tim Spector: The mouse data is quite similar to the plasma one, you know.

Bryan Johnson: Agreed. So it's definitely been on our list.

In the U.S. it's a regulated one. So we couldn't do a supplement. It'd have to be Rx [prescriptio] and doing Rx it's a drug. We have to leave the country and exactly. But yeah, we think it's interesting and I definitely would be down to try it.

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