How far would you go to defy aging or cheat death? Brian Johnson, a 47-year-old tech millionaire, is on a mission to find out. Featured alongside his 19-year-old son, Talmadge, in the Netflix documentary Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Ever, Johnson lays out the extreme daily regimen he believes is the key to immortality.
For Johnson, living forever isn’t just a distant dream—it’s a practical pursuit. “Living forever and living tomorrow are the same concepts. I really want to live for tomorrow. And when tomorrow comes, I’m imagining that I might want to live tomorrow,” he explained.
The father-son duo share a strict lifestyle that starts at 5 a.m. and ends with lights out at 8:30 p.m. Their daily routine includes a vegetarian diet of vegetables, nuts, seeds, and berries. , is carefully calibrated to provide 2,250 calories, 130 g. Protein, 206 carbs, and 101 grams of fat. The workout is an hour-long mix of strength, cardio, flexibility, and balance. By bedtime, Johnson boasts a comfortable heart rate of 47-49 beats per minute.
“Talmadge sees me as his future self, and I see Talmadge as my former self,” Johnson said in the documentary. “I thought you were going to say you see Talmadge as your future,” the interviewer quipped. “In many ways, it’s true,” Johnson laughed.
Beyond diet and exercise, Johnson credits “perfect sleep” as a game-changer. He follows strict habits: no caffeine, alcohol, or large meals before bed, and a consistent evening wind-down ritual. “High-quality sleep changed my life,” he said, emphasizing its role in slowing the aging process.
Johnson and Talmage’s commitment extends to experimental exercises, including a much-publicized multigenerational plasma exchange in 2023 involving Johnson’s 71-year-old father. The process has sparked debate about what lengths people will go to to preserve youth.
Through her rugged lifestyle and her Blueprint supplement line, Johnson aims to not just enhance life but redefine it.
