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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Taffin on July 05, 2026, 02:02:40 PM
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Bodybuilding related because: supplements
Some of you will have seen this vegan fella Bryan Johnson spending millions a year on trying to stop/reverse aging. He's announced that his stomach has an incurable autoimmune disease (AIG) and has been eating itself from the inside for years without him knowing
Ironic that a man making (and spending) a fortune on things like gut-health has rot-gut...
(Very long) explanation for anyone that gives a shit
https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2072069730517860385 (https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2072069730517860385)
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This will not be good for business!
I wish him and Liver King (with similar names ironically) the absolute worst!
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Who cares what happens to him! I’m sure he and his billions will be fine!!!!
He is a bum who hasn’t contributed anything positive to society!!!! Screw his life of luxury that he claims is to benefit society! More like to benefit him and his wallet!!
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I have created a GoFundMe page to help him at this difficult time.
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Who?
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(https://i.ibb.co/Y7dXV2Gc/1751673266895.png) (https://ibb.co/27MSpqBv)
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I have created a GoFundMe page to help him at this difficult time.
We appreciate your thoughts. Send us the money once the goal is reached.
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Never heard of him but here he is called a "biohacker"
https://nypost.com/2026/07/05/health/biohacker-bryan-johnson-reveals-he-has-incurable-disease/
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsHk-TLX-opgzQqs-cXW9tJTcg2if7cZjZ3gMv3Me36sAXk_Gb2TkmTOz-aDeV5iw17sGMK0fW_IBSGKrnEnLA667kUV9pfi3JBVs8ViQ&s=10)
men's health article, well part of it anyway:
https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a70343079/bryan-johnson-4-hour-rule-sleep/
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Listened to a few interviews with this guy. He takes an insane amount of stuff each day. He seemed very proud of the fact that he's 'the most tested' man in the world - but I always wondered how anyone could ever really know how all those things he taking morning and night interact with each other.
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Listened to a few interviews with this guy. He takes an insane amount of stuff each day. He seemed very proud of the fact that he's 'the most tested' man in the world - but I always wondered how anyone could ever really know how all those things he taking morning and night interact with each other.
Also when taking so much stuff you never know which ones works, and which ones don`t work.
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Listened to a few interviews with this guy. He takes an insane amount of stuff each day. He seemed very proud of the fact that he's 'the most tested' man in the world - but I always wondered how anyone could ever really know how all those things he taking morning and night interact with each other.
Also when taking so much stuff you never know which ones works, and which ones don`t work.
Exactly, good points.
Still it's somewhat interesting to me since I'm interested in drugs and other health interventions. I couldn't stop the eating many hours before bed like he does.
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Exactly, good points.
Still it's somewhat interesting to me since I'm interested in drugs and other health interventions. I couldn't stop the eating many hours before bed like he does.
I usually stop eating about 6 hours before bed. Sometimes 18 hours. I definitely sleep better when I go to bed feeling a bit hungry. If I eat close to bed, I have trouble waking up and have vivid nightmares. Sometimes even sleep paralysis.
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Most getbiggers need to eat protein frequently or else they will lose muscle mass and there is no greater sin than losing muscle mass.
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Listened to a few interviews with this guy. He takes an insane amount of stuff each day. He seemed very proud of the fact that he's 'the most tested' man in the world - but I always wondered how anyone could ever really know how all those things he taking morning and night interact with each other.
Yeah he went full retard. 100 pills a day.
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Eat some meat. Get some sun. And stop being gay.
HTH
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He was a great frontman for AC/DC.
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I usually stop eating about 6 hours before bed. Sometimes 18 hours. I definitely sleep better when I go to bed feeling a bit hungry. If I eat close to bed, I have trouble waking up and have vivid nightmares. Sometimes even sleep paralysis.
My anxiety often kills my appetite earlier in the day so I tend to eat the majority of cals close to bedtime. Usually sugars (or carbs in general) seem to help sleep for me. I don't know if it helps sleep quality but carbs are of course known to cause sleepiness and if I fill up with sugars when I go piss during the night it keeps me asleep for longer it seems. I think there's a term called backloading where during a diet you schedule your allotted carbs close to bedtime?
I'm having extreme night terrors currently, to the point they feel unsettling for a good while after I've woken up. I hadn't thought about food affecting it, I'm going to make a mental note of it, thanks.
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Eat some meat. Get some sun. And stop being gay.
HTH
X2 so simple.
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My anxiety often kills my appetite earlier in the day so I tend to eat the majority of cals close to bedtime. Usually sugars (or carbs in general) seem to help sleep for me. I don't know if it helps sleep quality but carbs are of course known to cause sleepiness and if I fill up with sugars when I go piss during the night it keeps me asleep for longer it seems. I think there's a term called backloading where during a diet you schedule your allotted carbs close to bedtime?
I'm having extreme night terrors currently, to the point they feel unsettling for a good while after I've woken up. I hadn't thought about food affecting it, I'm going to make a mental note of it, thanks.
Yeah, I've heard of backloading. I know some people like to just eat protein feedings during the day, and then save their carbs for night. I've found for me about 50 grams of protein and 60-100g carbs for breakfast keeps me satisfied throughout the day and my hunger under control.
I did intermittent fasting for a while. What I always found hard was the morning time without eating because I would be starving in the morning. I stopped fasting every day and switched to a large breakfast (protein+carbs+minimal fats) and then a small snack if I'm hungry in the afternoon (protein+carbs or just fruit+ oats). I had no more issues with hunger.
Fasting taught me to not worry about getting hungry and it helped me handle going long periods without eating if I ever had to.
When I dropped fats throughout the week, that's when all my cravings for foods went away finally. I think the fats were causing blood sugar spikes. On weekends I have some fats like avocados, egg yolks, butter, and red meat (sometimes). The few times I've had a large meal right before bed, like pizza, I had horrible nightmares and sleep paralysis. It's also very hard for me to wake up the morning after. When I don't eat before bed, I'm able to pop out of bed immediately, sometimes without an alarm.
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(Very long) explanation for anyone that gives a shit
https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2072069730517860385 (https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2072069730517860385)
As a kid, I ate sugar cereal, drank sugary soda, and gobbled down fast food. I had a few healthy years in my early 20s but then became a young father of three and began building a business.
Juggling that stress and grind, I let my health slip and gained 40 lbs. Within a few years I’d fallen into a deep, chronic depression.
Somewhere in that timeline, my body began developing an autoimmune process affecting my thyroid and then my stomach lining.
I'm sure his issue was caused by these things and nothing to do with all the weird homeopathy he's been doing in more recent years.
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I'm sure his issue was caused by these things and nothing to do with all the weird homeopathy he's been doing in more recent years.
Excuses, excuses, excuses. Blah blah blah. None of this is his fault! He was forced at gun point to eat junk food all the time!
Oh, how interesting...is he describing the typical struggle of Americans so we will relate to him and want to pay him money to buy his snake oil to heal us?
Painting a sorrowful "woah is me" picture of him only ever being able to eat junk food as a kid because apparently that was the only food that existed. Then of course being he was a busy father and business owner, so he was forced to eat crap. It must have been easier to walk to a pizza then to a salad because he was so busy! Then the depression forced him to gain weight. And somewhere along the way, despite testing himself all the time, his body broke down and developed this autoimmune disorder that blindsided him!
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My anxiety often kills my appetite earlier in the day so I tend to eat the majority of cals close to bedtime. Usually sugars (or carbs in general) seem to help sleep for me. I don't know if it helps sleep quality but carbs are of course known to cause sleepiness and if I fill up with sugars when I go piss during the night it keeps me asleep for longer it seems. I think there's a term called backloading where during a diet you schedule your allotted carbs close to bedtime?
I'm having extreme night terrors currently, to the point they feel unsettling for a good while after I've woken up. I hadn't thought about food affecting it, I'm going to make a mental note of it, thanks.
Many people get nightmares when they go to sleep just after their evening meal. Your body is still working to process all that food.
I eat around 17.30 pm, and go to sleep at 22 pm.
Eating too late = mild acid reflux, which keeps me from falling asleep. Eating about four hours before bedtime = no acid reflux
There also are certain foods that I avoid as evening (final meal of the day) meal. Takes my body too long to absorb them, or they have an ingredient that makes it difficult to fall asleep (not an obvious one like caffeine)
Writing down what you eat and when can help you analysing how you react to different types and quantities of food
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Many people get nightmares when they go to sleep just after their evening meal. Your body is still working to process all that food.
I eat around 17.30 pm, and go to sleep at 22 pm.
Eating too late = mild acid reflux, which keeps me from falling asleep. Eating about four hours before bedtime = no acid reflux
There also are certain foods that I avoid as evening (final meal of the day) meal. Takes my body too long to absorb them, or they have an ingredient that makes it difficult to fall asleep (not an obvious one like caffeine)
Writing down what you eat and when can help you analysing how you react to different types and quantities of food
I know heavy meals stress the body but OTOH I sometimes think I want some slow absorbing protein before bed so my muscles have some nutrition coming in for recovery and possibly growth. There's some famous study about 40 grams of casein protein keeping the body anabolic through the night. I recently saw some Milos Sarcev meal plan that had a lot of protein before bed and then another 90 grams in the middle of the night. But I'll keep in mind that food might be causing my nightmares.
I went on google:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7451833/
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These life extensionists always seem to die earlier than the average person. Walford and his 120 year diet got him to 79. Frank Wallace and his biological immortality got him to 73.
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Bryan Johnson is a twat. This latest health issue is simply karma.
https://people.com/human-interest/entrepreneur-spending-millions-reverse-aging-left-fiancee-after-breast-cancer-diagnosis-lawsuit/ (https://people.com/human-interest/entrepreneur-spending-millions-reverse-aging-left-fiancee-after-breast-cancer-diagnosis-lawsuit/)
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My anxiety often kills my appetite earlier in the day so I tend to eat the majority of cals close to bedtime. Usually sugars (or carbs in general) seem to help sleep for me. I don't know if it helps sleep quality but carbs are of course known to cause sleepiness and if I fill up with sugars when I go piss during the night it keeps me asleep for longer it seems. I think there's a term called backloading where during a diet you schedule your allotted carbs close to bedtime?
I'm having extreme night terrors currently, to the point they feel unsettling for a good while after I've woken up. I hadn't thought about food affecting it, I'm going to make a mental note of it, thanks.
Eat cheese before, excellent dreams
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Phil Heath is a twat. This latest health issue is simply karma.
https://people.com/human-interest/entrepreneur-spending-millions-reverse-aging-left-fiancee-after-breast-cancer-diagnosis-lawsuit/ (https://people.com/human-interest/entrepreneur-spending-millions-reverse-aging-left-fiancee-after-breast-cancer-diagnosis-lawsuit/)
Shots fired!
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Eat cheese before, excellent dreams
What kind? :D
AI Overview
Eating cheese before bed can indeed make your dreams more vivid. Cheese is packed with tryptophan and amino acids that the brain uses to manufacture serotonin. However, highly aged or blue cheeses can be harder to digest, and eating a heavy snack late at night can disrupt your sleep cycle, making you more likely to remember strange, vivid dreams or even bad dreams.The type of cheese you choose can actually shape the style of your dreams!
Cheddar: Known to prompt dreams about your past and childhood.
Blue Cheese: Often associated with wild, intense, and bizarre dreams.
Brie: Can induce soothing, relaxed dreams.
Mozzarella: Tends to be lighter on the stomach, making it a safer option for a peaceful night.
For the best experience, try to enjoy a small portion (around 20 grams) of mild cheese about an hour before sleep, and pair it with a few crackers for better
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He was a great frontman for AC/DC.
IroNat funny!
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What kind? :D
AI is wrong. When I’ve consumed pizza with mozzarella before bed, nightmares have been horrible. And I’ve had a sleep paralysis demon on my bed holding me down and leaning over my face.
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AI is wrong. When I’ve consumed pizza with mozzarella before bed, nightmares have been horrible. And I’ve had a sleep paralysis demon on my bed holding me down and leaning over my face.
A succubus or an incubus?
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Remember the old advices about waiting an hour after eating before exercising?
That's BS.
When I was a kid my friends stopped by to play basketball as I was eating dinner.
I finished eating quick and went out and played a hard b-ball game right away.
I did not feel any bad effects.
So, it's BS.
F*ck Bryan Johnson.
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What kind? :D
The smellier the better.
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The smellier the better.
I like blue mold cheeses. I first thought you were kidding about the cheese and dreams but then remembered the tyramine content.
Cheese doesn't inherently induce lucid dreams, but it contains tyramine and tryptophan, which can trigger vivid or bizarre dreams by boosting brain activity and interrupting your sleep cycle. When sleep is disrupted, you are more likely to wake up during REM sleep, allowing you to vividly recall your dreams.
Tyramine: This naturally occurring amino acid, found in high concentrations in aged and fermented cheeses (like Stilton, Cheddar, and Parmesan), is thought to stimulate the release of noradrenaline—a stimulating neurotransmitter. This can cause a spike in brain activity, potentially making dreams feel stranger or more intense.
Probably no one is interested but some bodybuilding supp companies have released supps specifically intended to induce lucid dreaming, tying this subject to the bodybuilding industry LOL. Dream analysis and such is probably mostly baloney but I'm fascinated how intense my dreams have been during some periods, how they feel hyperreal (correct use of the word?). In my dreams I've many times specifically thought is this a dream and then in the dream I've tried to look at my surroundings trying to decide whether I'm dreaming or not :D
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Dead yet?
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Dead yet?
Hopefully
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I only take longevity advice from Leo.
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Eat some meat. Get some sun. And stop being gay.
HTH
Amen.
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Like musk or bezos wouldn’t have better longevity shit. This guys a douche and/or grifter
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Brian made some post on X about all the hate he is receiving, people are glad he has a disease. I sort of agree, the guy may be a douche but I never hated him for his efforts. I was more questioning it due to the massive amounts of drugs and how you could predict what would happen.
Like musk or bezos wouldn’t have better longevity shit. This guys a douche and/or grifter
Musk said he had labs done by some "Dr to the stars" and the doc said you need this b12 for 1K a month LOL. Most clients don't look at their labs but Musk saw his b12 was already above range. Doc was a grifter :D
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Like musk or bezos wouldn’t have better longevity shit. This guys a douche and/or grifter
Having access to longevity shit and making use of it don't always go hand in hand. Look how it turned out for Steve Jobs.
Bezos might be going for quality years over quantity though.
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Having access to longevity shit and making use of it don't always go hand in hand. Look how it turned out for Steve Jobs.
Bezos might be going for quality years over quantity though.
As I recall Jobs's "reality distortion field" ultimately killed him. He believed he could cure his cancer with "alternative" treatments until it was almost too late. Everyone around him was telling him this was delusional but Jobs became successful by sheer willpower and going against the grain. Had he listened to the experts that one time he would still be here today
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As I recall Jobs's "reality distortion field" ultimately killed him. He believed he could cure his cancer with "alternative" treatments until it was almost too late. Everyone around him was telling him this was delusional but Jobs became successful by sheer willpower and going against the grain. Had he listened to the experts that one time he would still be here today
I doubt that.
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As I recall Jobs's "reality distortion field" ultimately killed him. He believed he could cure his cancer with "alternative" treatments until it was almost too late. Everyone around him was telling him this was delusional but Jobs became successful by sheer willpower and going against the grain. Had he listened to the experts that one time he would still be here today
I remember reading that he adopted an all-fruit diet.
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I am so sorry for him. ::)
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17 years old and already falling apart... poor Bryan :D
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I remember reading that he adopted an all-fruit diet.
Didn't he know insulin and sugar feeds cancer?!
Having access to longevity shit and making use of it don't always go hand in hand.
Most "longevity shit" is also highly theoretical and experimental. Lots of grifters in the field. Finding the legit cutting edge expertise or half-legit expertise might be hard even if you have unlimited money. Also when you are faced with death your better rational judgement might fly out the window.
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Is his stomach still “eating itself” ???
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but I always wondered how anyone could ever really know how all those things he taking morning and night interact with each other.
Also when taking so much stuff you never know which ones works, and which ones don`t work.
As you guys and I said, it's impossible to know what is working and how things he is taking might interact with each other - possibly in a negative way. Nassim Taleb, the famous Black Swan author, posted this one example of just two compounds interacting in a living organism. Then imagine 100+ compounds like what Bryan is taking. While I'm not against taking aggressive and novel approaches if finances allow, not at all, the underlying logic may be flawed.
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I’m guessing he will have some miracle cure that ends up making him look brilliant and super-human.
He’s still reeling people in..
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While almost no one is probably interested in this I'll mention something anyway. As every longtime Getbigger knows I'm very interested in compounds, supplements and drugs (there really is no line between a supplement and drug, or even these and for example a food, there are many Rx'ed drugs which are also compounds in foods, for example fish oils and fiber and so on). I'm taking antioxidants which have been shown in some animal and small scale human studies to help my physical ailments but antioxidants or "excessive" antioxidants may hurt and may lower the body's natural antioxidant defenses. Antioxidants before lifting also reduce or abolish the positive effects of exercise, for example even high dose vitamin C does this. Taleb talks about "natural stressors and evolutionary robustness" above. So antioxidants may be a double edged sword so I've been very aware of this as I've said on here before. And speaking of stressors, it's interesting that many health supplements like for example curcumin may act as hormetic compounds, that is they are actual poisons that make the body enhance it's own defensive mechanisms and by doing so strengthening the body.