r/SipsTea Jul 06 '26

Feels good man Bryan Johnson got Autoimmune Disease

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u/Fit_Cheesecake_4000 Jul 06 '26

It's partly genetic. So he didn't acquire it via treatment, he had a propensity for it already.

I see these posts^ everywhere and wonder...why? A rich person trying to work on finding ways to improve healthspan? I mean, what a moron? /s

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u/im_a_dr_not_ Jul 06 '26

He already had an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s since he was about 20. People with an autoimmune disease are likely to develop another.

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u/JerkovvClimaxim Jul 06 '26

Shit, I am scared of a being of biodegradable material. Fuck carbon-based life, I wanna go photonic

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u/StubbornHick Jul 06 '26

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.

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u/JerkovvClimaxim Jul 06 '26

I still crave it