Biohacker Bryan Johnson says the US should declare a national emergency for problem he says is 'everywhere'
Johnson points out two major issues causing health problems worldwide
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Biohacker Bryan Johnson has outlined the major 'national emergency' in America that's affecting the health of many citizens, comparing it negatively to another health crisis across the world.
If there's anyone that's obsessed with their own health it's Bryan Johnson, who has employed experimental biohacking measures through his $2,000,000 per year 'Project Blueprint' in order to extend his life span.
These involve complete physical transformations, strict diet and lifestyle choices, and health monitoring that extends all the way down to 'erection data', as he insists that 'de-aging your penis' is one of the key steps in avoiding premature death.
So, it's only natural that someone this concerned and aware of their own health and body science would by hyperconscious of certain factors affecting others that have perhaps been overlooked by national government bodies.
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This became clear in a two-part extensive post on social media platform X, as Johnson outlines the realizations he had during a trip to and upon his return from India.
Johnson was invited on a podcast during his trip, and he explained: "The problem was that the room we were in circulated outside air which made the air purifier I'd brought with me ineffective.
Inside, the AQI was 130 and PM2.5 was 75 µg/m³, which is equal to smoking 3.4 cigarettes for 24 hours of exposure."
This is understandably a problem for Johnson, as he's trying to keep his body as 'clean' as possible and unavoidable air pollution can cause major problems in that department.
He goes on to outline that the air pollution had "made my skin break out in rash and my eyes and throat burn," yet it had been so normalized in India that "no one even notices anymore."
This, in Johnson's eyes, is worthy of a 'national emergency' in India, arguing that it's "really bad for the entire country" that it stays this way - but what he shortly realized was that this so-called emergency still paled in comparison to another 'health crisis' in America.
"When I returned to the U.S.," Johnson illustrated, "my eyes were fresh to see what is so normalized to me. I saw obesity everywhere. 42.5% of Americans are obese and because I was around it all the time, I had been mostly oblivious to it.
In many contexts, obesity is worse than air pollution in the long term. Why wouldn't American leaders declare a national emergency on obesity? What interests, money and power keep things the way they are but are really bad for the entire country."
This is certainly an interesting way to frame his concerns about obesity in America, but it's clear that it's something he's worried about - even if it doesn't directly affect him like poor air pollution did.
Johnson might be getting the national emergency treatment that he's asking for soon though, as Elon Musk - a man with significant political influence in the US right now - has previously outlined similar concerns.
"Nothing would do more to improve the health, lifespan, and quality of life for Americans than making GLP inhibitors super low cost to the public," argued Musk in a post on X in response to United Healthcare assassin Luigi Mangione's manifesto.
This, in combination with prospective health secretary Robert F. Kennedy's mission to 'make America healthy again' indicate that obesity is a key target for the Trump administration, though the solution might prove to be controversial if GLP inhibitors are to be used.
Outside of Johnson's concluding point, however, many have highlighted the contradictory nature of his trip to India in the first place:
"I don't get it though, you are trying to fine tune and optimize the smallest details of what your body consumes so you can live longer, you do all the research before doing anything that can hurt your health... Yet, you travelled to India, knowing the AQI. Why?"
Johnson himself didn't have a response for this, and some have pointed out the need to create awareness for the issue at hand, but others remain confused at Johnson's often strange and self-inflicting methods.