In the Bahamas, a subsidiary of a Swedish research company that produces stem cells in Sweden is currently offering the opportunity to help test the treatment – for those who pay the right price tag.
46-year-old Bryan Johnson, known worldwide for devoting his entire life to not dying, has been there and now boasts that he is full of “young Swedish bone marrow”.
– I think these stem cells are one of the most promising treatments to do. I am already healthy and my values are already good. Many do therapy with the stem cells to treat some kind of disease or problem. I did it for improvement, he says, adding:
– I feel more like a Swede now. I joked on social media that I now speak Swedish without thinking about it.
Spending millions on health
Despite his humorous approach, it is a fact that the 46-year-old American spends several million kroner on his health every year.
He tells TV4 Nyheterna that he has been looking for advanced stem cell therapies in recent years, and then found the opportunity to go to the Bahamas with the Swedish company.
– I was in the Bahamas to do the treatment. The process went so that I had to go through examinations with a doctor, I had to give blood, went through the therapy, then it has been followed up, he says, adding:
– I will do another treatment.
The stem cells that Bryan Johnson now has in his body come from young Swedish donors between the ages of 18 and 28.
A donor can donate cells to 100 patients.
This is how the process works
You are on a constant quest to become immortal, how do you feel about living in the moment?
– I think the case is that many, in a few years, will think that my lifestyle is actually quite normal. So I think it’s about me living in the future and that society will soon focus on “not dying” as a way of life, he says.
As it is a large sum of money to pay to participate in the clinical studies and undergo stem cell therapy at the moment, we ask him if he has other ideas on how one might stay young – if one is not rich.
– If someone cannot afford stem cell therapy, some of the better options are sleep, diet and exercise, says Bryan Johnson.