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 

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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.

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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.
 
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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
 
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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.
 
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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Michael Harrop said:
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
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Wow. He just shared on Twitter that he has an autoimmune disease called Autoimmune Gastritis (AIG), and got diagnosed with hypothyroidism at 21 years old. https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2072069730517860385

The fact that he's been considering his own poop to be valuable instead of dangerous makes him an extremely untrustworthy source.

FYI, he and his team are well aware of HumanMicrobes.org.

I overhauled my medical team earlier this year. It was the rebuild to lay the groundwork for Immortals Care, our $1M a year protocol.
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Mikhaila Peterson is in the comments recommending the carnivore diet instead of FMT.
 
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Wow. He just shared on Twitter that he has an autoimmune disease called Autoimmune Gastritis (AIG)...

The fact that he's been considering his own poop to be valuable instead of dangerous makes him an extremely untrustworthy source.
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Yes wow. The fact that someone with a GI disorder would be selling FMT made from his or her own stool seems very odd and I'd stay well away.
 
Michael Harrop said:
Wow. He just shared on Twitter that he has an autoimmune disease called Autoimmune Gastritis (AIG), and got diagnosed with hypothyroidism at 21 years old. https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2072069730517860385

The fact that he's been considering his own poop to be valuable instead of dangerous makes him an extremely untrustworthy source.

FYI, he and his team are well aware of HumanMicrobes.org.
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Goes to show how ignorant he is on the health implications of FMT, but this could also present an opportunity.

If he'd learn that he is in need of it and that it could potentially cure him, he might direct his time and attention towards FMT. Since he is wealthy and willing to spend on health matters, maybe he could get some capital towards it and also a lot of publicity since he shares everything regarding his health. This could potentially make FMT a bit more mainstream with the attention he could bring to it.

Have you've been in contact with him?
 
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If he'd learn that he is in need of it and that it could potentially cure him, he might direct his time and attention towards FMT. Since he is wealthy and willing to spend on health matters, maybe he could get some capital towards it and also a lot of publicity since he shares everything regarding his health. This could potentially make FMT a bit more mainstream with the attention he could bring to it.

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Myself and someone else here have been in contact with him and his team.

When I first learned about him, it was through articles that were proclaiming how he was willing to spend millions of dollars to improve his health. That's when I first contacted his team about FMT. After seeing what he's been doing and saying recently, it seems that was mostly a marketing trick to get attention and some level of trust since "I'm doing this myself". It now appears that his primary goal is making more money in the longevity space.

As I said, they're already well aware of HumanMicrobes.org and have shown no interest in getting involved. They want to do everything on their own, even if that results in failures/worse outcomes. Just like all the FMT clinical trials, and all other sources of FMT

Lots of people mention FMT to him, and he's shown no interest in publicizing it. That article is the only time I've seen him mention it. It makes sense given that he seems to be primarily interested in making money. A widely available cure would ruin that for him.
 
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