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Bryan Johnson

Entrepreneur, founder of Blueprint

Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur who founded the payments company Braintree, sold in 2013, and later the neurotechnology company Kernel. He now runs Blueprint, which sells food, supplements and tests, and publishes his own anti-aging protocol online. He is known for measuring his body in detail and for trying experimental therapies on himself as part of his Don't Die project.

Updated November 1, 2026 · 35 experiments · cited in 7 guides

Their protocol

Blueprint (Bryan Johnson)What it asks others to do, rated by evidence, with the rules card and the studies. Personal experiments are listed below, not in the protocol.

What Bryan Johnson has tried

35 experiments we can source: 23 kept, 6 testing, 6 stopped. Trying something is not recommending it; each entry says which.

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Where our guides cite Bryan Johnson

Their public positions, summarized in our words. Follow each link for the full context.

  • Blueprint (Bryan Johnson)Follow it

    Created and follows the regimen, publishes his routine and biomarker results, and says anyone can get much of the benefit from free habits, while noting that his biological age claims are preliminary.

    Bryan Johnson: Bryan's Protocol

  • Creatine supplementationFollow it

    His published Blueprint routine includes 5 g of creatine plus 2.5 g in his Longevity Mix, 7.5 g a day in total, taken before morning exercise.

    Blueprint protocol page

  • Morning sunlightFollow it

    His published protocol tells readers to get outside within 15 to 30 minutes of waking, and he uses a 10,000 lux lamp for 3 to 4 minutes because he wakes before sunrise.

    Bryan Johnson: Blueprint protocol

  • Red light therapyFollow it

    Uses red and near-infrared light twice a day in 6 minute sessions and a 655 nm cap for hair, for collagen, healing and mitochondrial health, while telling followers the basics matter more if they lack access.

    Bryan Johnson's Blueprint protocol

  • SaunaFollow it

    Uses a dry sauna at 175 °F (about 79 °C)about 79 °C (175 °F) for 20 minutes daily with an ice pack on the groin to protect fertility, and reports personal drops in blood pressure and urinary toxins that have not been tested in trials.

    Bryan Johnson's Blueprint protocol

  • Sleep consistencyFollow it

    His protocol says being consistent is as important as getting enough sleep; he goes to bed at 8:30 p.m., wakes around 4:30 a.m., and tells readers to pick any bedtime and stick to it.

    Bryan Johnson: Blueprint protocol

  • Time-restricted eatingFollow it

    Follows a very early window, eating from about 5:35 a.m. to a final meal around noon, and his protocol tells followers to eat their last meal at least four hours before bed.

    Blueprint protocol page

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