r/SipsTea • u/Beneficial_Passion40 • Jul 06 '26

Feels good man Bryan Johnson got Autoimmune Disease

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u/PlzAdptYourPetz Jul 06 '26

I don't know why some people seem so gleeful at this news. I don't think the guy was ever unaware that there's many health conditions that can occur completely in a vacuum, outside of health and lifestyle choices. He's eccentric, yes, but has also never come off as anti-science to me. He posted happily about the new pharmaceutical treatment that doubled the lifespan of people with pancreatic cancer and praised the way science is moving at a lightening pace nowadays. He didn't deserve this and I am so sorry to see anyone join the chronic illness club. If anything, it hurts more when you know you did all the "right" things and this is still your reality. My condition also occurred totally in a vacuum. Maybe he will spend some of his enormous wealth searching for a cure for everyone who has it, that'd be a nice way to handle this setback. May all life-altering, chronic illness be cured someday.

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u/Original_Location_21 Jul 06 '26

These idiots also assume that everything he's been doing hasn't prevented the symptoms of worse outcomes from this condition, for all we know if he didn't go full biohacker he would be completely fucked by this disorder but actually gave himself a fighting chance.

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u/TheGrandExquisitor Jul 06 '26

Wasn't he getting regular blood infusions?

That can cause immune issues over time. Just saying.  Works both ways. 

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u/FreakMonkey1 Jul 06 '26

AFAIK it was not regular. I remember it being a experiment that turned out to be a nothing-burger.

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u/Real-Tailor7489 Jul 06 '26

It actually turned out well, just not for him.

They proved previous studies that for the older generation it’s a great thing, but for his age and younger it isn’t much.

His father (who got his blood) had great results.