This 81-year-old 'biohacker' spends $70,000 a year trying to reverse aging
Kenneth Scott travels internationally for experimental treatments, doesn't use soap, and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on his quest for immortality
Every few months, the internet explodes with news about Bryan Johnson – the tech entrepreneur who once had his son’s plasma infused with his blood in an attempt to extend his own life.
Johnson’s endeavors to prolong his life and reverse aging through any means possible have been widely met with both intrigue and ridicule. He is not, however, the only person pursuing a prolonged youth.
“When your heart stops beating, you’re guilty of mass cellular genocide,” Kenneth Scott, an 81-year-old biotech investor and real estate developer, told Quartz. “Our culture has the mentality that we were born to die. From childhood, we were taught that we’re going to die. But I suggest that that culture is out of date.”
Like Johnson, Scott is invested in reversing his age. Scott argues that it’s not enough to slow the aging process: He wants to be immortal and is part of an anti-aging movement that has spawned a litany of conferences and experimental treatments. Its adherents often travel internationally, accessing medical treatments that are not approved by the FDA or administered by doctors in the United States.
The octogenarian asserts that he can dance like he did at 18, has youthful skin, and when tested, his biological age reads as 18 years old. Scott estimates that he and his wife spend $70,000 annually on personal treatments to try to reverse aging, on top of the estimated $500,000 to $750,000 he has invested in biotechnology companies that study anti-aging technology.
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