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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Exercising at specific times of day could lower colorectal cancer risk, a new study found.</li><li>Activity is known to reduce cancer risk, but how timing affects this isn't well-studied.</li></ul><p>Being physically active in both the morning and evening could reduce the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/colorectal-cancer-high-mortality-young-people-signs-symptoms-disease-2024-1">risk of colorectal cancer</a> by 11%, according to a new study.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-cardio-exercise-men-can-prevent-cancer-2023-7">Previous studies</a> have found that people who exercise regularly have a lower colorectal cancer risk than those who don't. This latest research, published September 18 in the journal <a target="_blank" href="https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03632-4">BMC Medicine</a>, suggests that what time of day someone is active could have an impact too.</p><p>Professor Michael Leitzmann, lead author of the study and chair of the department of epidemiology and preventive medicine at the University of Regensburg, Germany, told Business Insider that the findings could be a helpful jumping-off point for research into new colorectal cancer prevention strategies.</p><p>But he stressed that from a public health perspective, people should be encouraged to be active at any time of the day.</p><p>Sam Orange, a senior lecturer in clinical exercise physiology at the University of Newcastle, UK, who has studied the impact of exercise on colorectal cancer prevention and was not involved in the study, told BI that the findings could help create more accurate and clearly-defined physical activity guidelines for cancer prevention.</p><p>Leitzmann and his team analyzed the physical activity habits of 86,252 participants aged between 42 and 79 who shared their health and lifestyle information with the UK Biobank biomedical database. They were asked to track their activity by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/fitness-wearables-trackers-pros-cons-wellness-experts-2024-1">wearing a device </a>on their wrist known as an accelerometer.</p><p>After five years, 529 of the participants were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer.</p><h2 id="6b8ba93b-c26f-4d28-9c7d-f11348709b52">People who were active in the morning and evening had an 11% lower risk of developing bowel cancer</h2><p>The researchers identified four common patterns of activity: continuous daylong activity, activity late in the day, activity in the morning and evening, and activity at midday and at night.</p><p>The primary finding was that two peaks of activity, one around 8 a.m. and the other around 6 p.m., was associated with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/colon-cancer-risks-young-people-reduce-diet-alcohol-2024-2]">a lower colorectal cancer risk</a> "beyond the benefits of overall physical activity," the authors said.</p><p>Daylong activity was associated with a 6% lower risk, and middle of the day and the night activity didn't appear to impact the participants' risk. Data from those who were only active later in the day was inconclusive.</p><p>Further research is needed to confirm whether the time we exercise affects our colorectal cancer risk, but Leitzmann suspects it stems from beneficial biological processes being activated twice a day instead of once.</p><p>In 2022, Orange's research group found in a study published in the <a target="_blank" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.33982">International Journal of Cancer</a> that each exercise bout releases of cancer-fighting molecules into the bloodstream, which is thought to help reduce tumor growth. They used colon cancer cells and blood samples from 16 men over 50 who, due to lifestyle choices, had a higher risk of colon cancer.</p><p>"Therefore, being active twice daily, instead of once, could provide additional benefits by allowing more cancer-fighting molecules to be released into the bloodstream," he said.</p><h2 id="7b24935d-2048-40a9-98d6-76324185443c">More people under 55 are developing colon cancer</h2><p>Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US men and the fourth-leading cause in US women, according to The American Cancer Society. It's expected to cause about 53,010 deaths this year.</p><p>The rate of people being diagnosed with the condition has fallen since the mid-1980s, but in people under 55, rates have been increasing by 1% to 2% a year since the mid-1990s, the Society said.</p><p>Experts still don't know what's behind this uptick, but many potential explanations, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eating-ultra-processed-foods-ovarian-brain-cancer-risk-2022-2">ultra-processed foods</a>, microplastics, and obesity, are being studied.</p><p>Dr. Michael Shusterman, a gastrointestinal medical oncologist at NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center on Long Island, previously told BI that he typically recommends patients quit smoking; cut down on alcohol; do some moderate-intensity exercise; eat more fiber and less red meat; and avoid ultra-processed foods as much as possible to prevent colorectal cancer.</p><p>"Every movement counts for reducing colorectal cancer risk, meaning that doing any amount of physical activity is better than none," Orange said.</p>

More young people are getting colorectal cancer. Being active at these times of day could lower the risk.

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="23150740" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Daniel-Daggers" source="keywords">Daniel Daggers</keyword>, star of the Netflix show "<keyword id="23150739" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="buying-london" source="Orion">Buying London</keyword>," sells some of the UK's most expensive homes.</li><li>He spoke to BI about what selling multimillion-dollar properties to the supersuccessful is like.</li></ul><em>This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Daniel Daggers, a luxury real-estate agent and star of the Netflix show </em><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-buying-london-luxury-real-estate-market-super-prime-property-2024-5" target="_blank"><em>"Buying London."</em></a><em> It has been edited for length and clarity.</em><br /><br />I came from humble beginnings.<br /><br />When I was a kid, I would never have believed it if someone had told me, "You're going to be representing the most successful people on the planet and bouncing around the world, seeing incredible homes."<br /><br />When I was 17, a short internship with a local real-estate agent led to a full time job. I spent 10 years carrying the keys, driving around, and learning the industry.<br /><br />Then, I moved into a big firm where I started dealing with the <keyword id="23150738" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="super-prime-market" source="keywords">super-prime market</keyword> — properties valued in excess of $12.8 million. Now, I run my own agency.<br /><br /><h2>There's nuance in what makes a property super-prime</h2>People misinterpret shiny as luxury. It's not about that.<br /><br />Maybe it's an incredible location, the specification of finishes is out of this world, or the live style, meaning how you live in a property, is groundbreaking.<br /><br />There's all this nuance and when you get a number of those assets right, that's what makes a super-prime property.<br /><br />To be an agent at this level, you need to use different language with your client — be more articulate, provide more detailed information, and have a different attitude to work.<br /><br />A knowledge of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rich-real-estate-estate-gift-tax-avoidance-wealth-planning-inheritance-2024-4">taxation</a>, structure, interior design, art, and the legal system becomes more important because you're in more of an advisory role.<br /><br /><h2>This job gives me a wider understanding of what's shaping our world</h2>These people are often very time-poor. There is no finishing work at 6 p.m. You have to be available by phone for help or advice at any moment in the day.<br /><br />But working at the top end of the market is very enjoyable. I am blessed with access to some of the best minds on the planet.<br /><br />We talk about anything, not just real estate. It could be children, society, art, the legal system, friends, technology, how the industry's changing — the much more macro, big-picture things.<br /><br />It gives you a wider understanding of what's shaping our world and how business takes place.<br /><br />  <div type="image" title="Daniel Daggers stands against a white background in a white shirt and suit trousers smiling with his hands in his pockets." height="1280" width="855" msid="112782190" hostid="261"></div><h2>Buyers are getting younger</h2>I noticed about a decade ago that buyers were becoming much younger.<br /><br />Internet 2.0 enabled anyone to build businesses online, which meant the entry barrier to being <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-15-youngest-billionaires-in-america-forbes-2021-10#1-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-entrepreneur-15">a successful entrepreneur</a> dropped drastically when it came to age and increased when it came to talent.<br /><br />I tend to attract a lot of entrepreneurs. They come into the market after five or 10 years of hard work. You can almost watch the pattern play out with how they want to live compared to people who've grown up with wealth.<br /><br />They are contemporary and mobile, have a different perspective on life, and an appetite for a different kind of real estate.<br /><br />The traditionalists will stay in the "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/london-eaton-square-where-russian-billionaires-live-red-square-2022-3">golden postcodes</a>." Contemporary money is indifferent; they don't necessarily want that period house in Belgravia or Mayfair. They're happy to have more properties but smaller ones worldwide.<br /><br />There's also a massive thunderstorm of change in our industry regarding how people are made aware of real estate.<br /><br />We've sold properties over social media for over a decade, and now all the top agents around the world know one another and can refer business across this network.<br /><br />I sold a $51 million property through my close friend's network on Instagram. I was one of the first people ever to sell a property over <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-twitter-could-be-western-wechat-china-superapp-2022-6">WeChat</a>, a Chinese app I used to communicate with the buyers, a 25-year-old billionaire who didn't speak very good English.<br /><br /><h2>I call myself 'Mr. Super Prime.' Building a brand in this industry is essential.</h2>It's essential to build your <keyword id="20587722" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="personal-brand" source="keywords">personal brand</keyword> if you want to be successful in this industry.<br /><br />When I worked in the firm, I started traveling to the US and saw how entrepreneurial they are. Every day is their best opportunity.<br /><br />I realized that being that person, sharing information and access was valuable. So, I started curating content, documenting my days, and building my brand online. I called myself "Mr. Super Prime," and the nickname stuck.<br /><br />My colleagues thought it was an ego play. I got a lot of pushback even though I was telling them all to do the same. But I was generating £400 million worth of leads a month.<br /><br />Now, I've scaled things up a level with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-buying-london-luxury-real-estate-market-super-prime-property-2024-5" target="_blank">my Netflix show,</a> "Buying London."<br /><br />This city is a hidden gem, and my agency, DDRE Global, has access to some of the most desirable homes here.<br /><br />People are interested in very expensive and special properties. We are all voyeurs occasionally, and there's an element of aspiration to the show.<br /><br />  <div type="image" title="Daniel Daggers and the cast of Selling London at the premiere of the show, standing by a board with the DDRE Global branding." height="3500" width="5250" msid="112782192" hostid="261"><payload><![CDATA[Daniel Daggers and the cast of "Buying London" at its premiere]]></payload></div>Most real-estate agents are outgoing people, and if you put cameras inside anyone's house for a year and squeeze it into three hours, there will always be some drama — the show also has a fair amount of it among my employees.<br /><br />But competition is a healthy ingredient for people who want to be successful. Without it, you can become lazy and weak. You just need to remember that anyone you do business with today may be needed in the future.<br /><br /><em>Correction: August 30, 2024 — An earlier version of this story incorrectly named the Netflix show. It is titled "Buying London," not "Selling London."</em><br />

I sell multi-million dollar homes to London's super-successful. The internet has meant buyers have become much younger.

The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2024-25, is set to offer a tremendous opportunity for young Indians to gain hands-on experience in leading companies across diverse sectors.<br /><br />As of October 12, the portal for this ambitious initiative is open for registrations, with over 90,000 internship positions posted by top companies like <keyword id="19896380" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Reliance Industries" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Reliance Industries">Reliance Industries</keyword>, <keyword id="19895995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HDFC-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HDFC Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HDFC Bank">HDFC Bank</keyword>, <keyword id="19950119" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Consultancy-Services" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Consultancy Services" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Consultancy Services">Tata Consultancy Services</keyword> (TCS), ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about how to apply, the companies participating, and answers to frequently asked questions.<br /><h2>Step-by-Step Guide to Applying for the <keyword id="23273918" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="PM-Internship-Scheme" source="keywords">PM Internship Scheme</keyword></h2><ol><li>Visit the Official Portal: The PM Internship Scheme’s application process takes place on the official website,<a href="http://pminternship.mca.gov.in"> pminternship.mca.gov.in</a>.</li><li>Register and Set Up Your Profile: After opening the portal, you’ll need to register and fill out basic information, including educational qualifications, age, and internship preferences.</li><li>Explore Internship Listings: With over 90,000 internships available from 193 companies, you can browse listings in sectors like Oil &amp; Gas, Travel &amp; Hospitality, Automotive, Banking, and more. Each listing will provide details on job roles, skills required, and specific fields like Operations Management, Production, Maintenance, and Sales.</li><li>Apply for Your Chosen Roles: You can apply for up to five internships based on your interests, qualifications, and preferred location. The portal allows for an easy application submission and lets you track your applications.</li><li>Confirmation and Next Steps: Once you apply, download the confirmation page for reference. Internships are set to begin on December 2, 2024, so selected candidates will receive further instructions as the start date approaches.</li></ol><h2>Major Companies Participating in the PM Internship Scheme</h2>Here are some of the top companies that have already posted internships on the portal, with more joining every day:<br /><br /><ul><li>Reliance Industries Ltd.</li><li>HDFC Bank</li><li>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)</li><li>Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)</li><li>State Bank of India (SBI)</li><li>Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.</li><li>Jubilant FoodWorks</li><li>Larsen &amp; Toubro Ltd.</li><li>Eicher Motors Ltd.</li><li>Muthoot Finance</li></ul>These companies are providing internships across over 20 fields, covering a wide range of skills and sectors. The biggest opportunities are currently in the Oil &amp; Gas sector, followed by industries like Travel, Automotive, and Financial Services.<br />    <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113986236" title="Why so many entry-level jobs aren&amp;#39;t entry-level" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Key Features of the Internship Scheme</h2>Under the scheme, interns will receive a stipend of Rs 5,000 per month, plus a one-time grant of Rs 6,000 to support miscellaneous expenses. These internships are available across 737 districts in all 37 states and Union Territories, making this a truly inclusive national program.<br /><br />Interns can indulge in many diverse internship roles. From operations to maintenance, sales, marketing, and production, these internships offer a variety of hands-on experiences that match real-world corporate needs.<br /><h2>FAQs about the PM Internship Scheme</h2><h5>Who is eligible?</h5>The scheme is open to Indian citizens aged 21 to 24 who are not employed full-time or enrolled in full-time study programs. Candidates in online or distance learning programs are eligible.<br /><h5>What sectors offer the most internships?</h5>The largest number of internships are in the Oil &amp; Gas, Travel &amp; Hospitality, Automotive, and Banking &amp; Financial Services sectors, with positions also available in fields like Manufacturing, IT, and Retail.<br /><h5>When do the internships start?</h5>Internships for this year will begin on December 2, 2024. The scheme aims to facilitate 1.25 lakh internships this financial year and eventually reach one crore internships over the next five years.<br /><h5>What are the application deadlines?</h5>The portal is open from October 12 for candidates to start applying, with companies continuing to post positions as the scheme rolls out. It’s recommended to apply early, as some positions may fill up quickly.<br />    <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="114029056" title="Read 5 résumés that helped techies land $300,000-plus jobs at Google, Meta, Amazon, and Salesforce" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><br />

PM Internship Scheme finally launched — here’s how you can apply to work with Reliance, TCS, SBI and more!

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kiran Ali and her family were forced to relocate after a tree fell on their home in Washington, DC.</li><li>They decided to move to Dubai, as Ali had enjoyed working there previously.</li></ul><p><em>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with </em><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xpatzmum"><em>Kiran Ali</em></a><em>, an American who relocated to Dubai with her family. She works as a director of partnerships in a Fintech company. The following has been edited for length and clarity.</em></p><p>When a 150-year-old pine tree toppled and fell through my roof last April, my family of four had to relocate temporarily while it got fixed.</p><p>My husband and I had to find<strong> </strong>a place where<strong> </strong>we could both work and have childcare for our two kids, who were 6 months old and 4 at the time. We also saw it as an opportunity to explore somewhere new. We considered New York and San Francisco, but then thought this could be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pick up and go somewhere farther, and decided on<strong> </strong><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mistakes-visiting-dubai-for-first-time-with-family-kids-2024-7">Dubai.</a></p><p>I had<strong> </strong>worked in Dubai in 2013 and enjoyed my time there. My husband is an entrepreneur and had opportunities to work there. So, we thought: "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-move-family-kids-to-dubai-similarities-to-america-2024-8">Why don't we just go to Dubai</a>?"</p><p>Our trip was supposed to be three weeks — but that turned into eight, and then 10. My husband started work in his startup in Dubai while I shuttled between the US and Dubai, applied for jobs, and prepared our house in Washington, DC, to be rented.</p><p>In March this year, I found a job in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mistakes-first-time-visitors-dubai-from-locals-live-there-2024">Dubai,</a> and we were able to relocate there permanently.</p><h2 id="661fa057-88fd-4c9a-aa0c-171e89249ee9">I like who I am as a mother in Dubai</h2><p>As a mother in the US, I didn't have much support. I worked, did the laundry, and ran around for my children's activities. I didn't have that much quality time left over for my kids because I ran the household and worked full-time.</p><p>In <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-tax-safety-security-top-cities-workation-2023-10">Dubai</a>, however, the culture is built around quality time with your family. When I come home from work, our part-time nanny, who we pay 4,000 AED, or $1,089 a month, has already done the laundry, cooked the food, and bathed the children.</p><p>At 6 p.m.<strong> </strong>I'm done with work. There's no expectation that I'll be checking my emails. So when I come to my children, they're not getting yelled at because they are not getting a distracted parent. They're getting the best version of me.</p><h2 id="fcad7525-9016-41b8-ae75-e434c1aba784">I am more relaxed here</h2><p>In the US, we were often overscheduled. I knew<strong> </strong>three or four weeks in advance what we would be doing every single weekend — spontaneity died at the door.</p><p>But in Dubai, we don't stress over booking restaurant reservations or worry about a place being too crowded. We figure it out as we go.</p><p>Because of this, I spend more quality time with my spouse, new friends, and children. My weekends are truly relaxing. When I return to work on Mondays, I am the best version of myself in the corporate setting.</p><p>At work, face-to-face relationships are valued. As a result, the lines between professional and personal can be slightly blurred. A lot of networking is done via WhatsApp. And so, you can set up a meeting, and at the same time, send memes or talk about traveling. There's no facade that everyone has to be very serious all the time.</p><h2 id="6145940e-e07f-4730-8b63-d418df226799">It's also easier to make friends</h2><div type="image" title="A group of people sitting around a table and playing board games." height="3072" width="4080" msid="112667148" hostid="261" sizebytes="507844"></div><p>Making friends was much harder back in the US, as people mostly had their groups of friends from school and were not inclined to include new friends. Because everything was so scheduled in the US, finding someone to watch our kids and take time for ourselves was also more difficult.</p><p>But making friends has never been a concern in Dubai. Living in an expat city, where <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Population-and-Vital-Statistics.aspx?Theme=42">92% of its 3,655,000-person population is non-Emirati</a>, everyone's very open to meeting. Once you're plugged into one network, you'll also meet all the other people there. And there are so many interesting and new people to meet here with different perspectives than we're used to.</p><h2 id="c24c999c-1ac9-4532-8347-f81946a8a6c9">We travel more as a family</h2><p>Before we moved to Dubai, we were already<strong> </strong>avid travelers. But with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-economic-jewel-of-the-middle-east-gulf-neighbors-saudi-2024-2">Dubai being a global hub</a>, we travel more now. Many affordable destinations, such as Kazakistan or Beirut, are within a five-hour flight. These vacation destinations were just out of reach when we lived in the US because of the cost and length of flights.</p><p>A decade since I last lived here, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-know-before-traveling-to-dubai-uae-2023-12">Dubai has expanded its footprint</a>. Now, you can find people from all over the world and eat all different cuisines — it truly is a cosmopolitan city.</p><p>Everything here is also designed to make life easier. Anything from anywhere can be sent to your home in 15 minutes if you need something delivered.</p><p>For now, we plan to go back to the US to visit every summer, but we'll continue living here as long as Dubai will have us.</p><p>It's just weird to think about how one freak accident changed the rest of our lives.</p><p><em>Do you have a story about moving abroad that you want to share? Get in touch with the reporter, Erin: </em><a target="_blank" href="mailto:eliam@businessinsider.com"><em><u>eliam@businessinsider.com</u></em></a><em>.</em></p>

I moved from Washington, DC to Dubai with 2 young kids. I'm a better version of myself here.     

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Dr. Michael Roizen is 78, but says his "biological age" is 57.6.</li><li>He's the chief wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic, and takes his own advice on staying healthy.</li></ul><p>An expert in healthy aging who claims to have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-experts-keep-biological-age-young-anti-aging-2023-5">reversed his biological age</a> by 20 years shared his diet principles with Business Insider.</p><p>Dr. Michael Roizen, an anesthesiologist and the chief wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic, is 78 years old. But he told BI his "biological age" is around 57.6, meaning that based on his risk of dying and or developing age-related chronic illness, his body appears to be decades younger. (It's important to note there is no consensus on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-the-maximum-age-of-humans-115-or-older-2023-3">definition of biological age</a> or how to measure it.)</p><p>Roizen used the same principles that he says have kept him young to develop a wellness institute at the Cleveland Clinic, giving employees financial incentives to implement <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-lifestyle-changes-live-longer-healthy-habits-genes-study-2024-5">healthy lifestyle changes</a>. The program has saved Cleveland Clinic up to $200 million a year on the healthcare costs of 101,000 employee patients since 2008, according to Roizen,<strong> </strong>and informed their research initiatives on healthy aging.</p><p>Here are the diet principles Roizen follows.</p><h2 id="7b3d63a7-8edb-48db-b55a-e900eacf7ca4">Eat a Mediterranean diet</h2><p>The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mediterrean-diet-healthiest-best-overall-2024-1">Mediterranean diet</a> primarily consists of whole foods such as fruits and vegetables, legumes, low-fat protein and dairy, and limits red meat, processed foods, and alcohol. It has been named the healthiest diet for seven years in a row by the US News &amp; World Report, and research has linked it to better heart health, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ways-mediterranean-diet-can-help-lose-weight-without-trying-2024-1">weight loss</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mediterranean-mind-diet-linked-to-lower-alzheimers-risk-brain-study-2023-3">preventing cognitive decline</a>.</p><p>Trout and salmon are his major sources of animal protein, which contain vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids.</p><h2 id="13f3d671-0062-4c81-9c96-94d6d81dd4f8">Eat a big meal at lunch</h2><p>Roizen has his biggest meal at lunch and eats "very little" at dinner — usually just a salad. He can't sleep well after a heavy meal and then feels "much worse the next day."</p><p>A 2024 study by researchers at the University of Alagoas, Brazil, found that eating most of your calories at lunch could help to prevent and treat obesity, regardless of the quality of a participant's diet. Eating this way may align better with the body's natural rhythms, the team suggested.</p><h2 id="8549f8cc-075e-4819-b869-4ff21ae01a7f">Restricts calories five days a month</h2><p>Roizen also follows <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-diet-creator-valter-longo-eats-fasting-live-longer-2023-11">the Longevity Diet</a> developed by Valter Longo, a professor of gerontology and director of the University of Southern California Longevity Institute. He's been doing this for seven years. The diet involves restricting calories five days a month to mimic the effects of fasting.</p><p>Calories are dropped to 1,100 on the first day of the "fast," then to about 700 on days two to five. A 2024 study by Longo's team at USC found that participants on the fasting-mimicking diet had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reverse-biological-age-years-fasting-study-2024-2">lower biological ages</a> by an average of two and a half years after three months on the diet.</p><p>David Clancy, who studies the biology of aging at Lancaster University, UK, who wasn't involved in the study told BI at the time: "It's not unreasonable to think that, during ages 40 to 60 at least, this regime twice per year may add three to four years of healthy life, maybe more, in those with higher BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar, etc."</p><p>But he added the diet was "harsh" and working people may struggle to follow it. "Scheduling days four and five for weekend days would be sensible," he said.</p><h2 id="8a683cbc-2aa4-4bc4-b7cb-382fd0fc2d39"><strong>Eat in an eight-hour window</strong></h2><p>Roizen intermittent fasts by eating between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day.</p><p>He said that while the data on the impact of intermittent fasting<strong> </strong>on longevity is much less solid than the data on calorie-restricted fasting, but he said he likes how he feels.</p><p>"By the end of that 16-hour period, I'm feeling great and very energetic. I sleep much better and I seem to have much more energy as well," he said.</p><p>BI previously reported that research on the potential benefits of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intermittent-fasting-benefits-and-risks-for-longevity-weight-loss-cancer-2024-4">intermittent fasting</a> aren't conclusive. One controversial study released earlier this year suggested that it may actually <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intermittent-fasting-linked-higher-risk-of-early-death-controversial-study-2024-3">shorten person's lifespan</a>, and others have suggested that it doesn't have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/doctor-no-longer-supports-fasting-diet-study-found-few-benefits-2020-10">benefit our health</a>.</p>

A 78-year-old doctor says he's reversed his age by 20 years. Here are the 4 diet principles he follows to stay young. 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Marta Magarelli moved to Florida from Brazil when she was 24. </li><li>She started as a housekeeper before working her way up to running households with teams of staff.</li></ul><p><em>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marta Magarelli, 60, a housekeeper in Palm Beach, where housekeepers are in high demand. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified her employment.</em></p><p>I left Brazil when I was 24 in 1987 and moved to America. I was meant to attend school in Florida for just a few months to learn English, but I fell in love with the man who became my husband, and we settled in Florida together.</p><p>I began working as a housekeeper across several houses — cleaning, washing, and cooking.</p><p>I'm a perfectionist, which makes me good at what I do. It's helped me earn the trust of the homeowners, or, as we refer to them in the industry, "principals," and foster close relationships with them.</p><p>I gradually worked up to cleaning bigger and grander houses in South Florida, getting jobs through recommendations and newspaper ads. Now, I work as the executive housekeeper for a family in Palm Beach, earning far more than I ever imagined.</p><h2 id="1d619da0-50c1-42ce-848b-df596aabac81"><strong>Becoming an executive housekeeper</strong></h2><p>Housekeepers are on their feet a lot. Once I had young children, I was too tired to keep jumping between different houses.</p><p>In 2009, I moved to working in a more senior role for just one new household. The principals were seeking an executive housekeeper, so I stepped up. Even though I hadn't had experience as an executive housekeeper before, I never let that stop me from taking on a new challenge. You can always learn on the job.</p><p>Many principals want one person who can do a bunch of different roles rather than six different staff. That's why executive housekeeping attracts higher salaries — you wear many hats.</p><p>Beyond the responsibilities of a normal housekeeper, the executive has to be able to drive, cook, help with kids and animals, and support a personal assistant or a house manager. On top of cleaning, organizing, turning laundry, and ironing.</p><p>I worked at that first household for nine years. You get close to the principals, so it's hard to leave. But you need new challenges as you approach 10 years with a household. I like to push myself and not get too comfortable.</p><p>I dreamt of becoming a chef, so I attended culinary school. I returned to working in private homes as a chef in my next household, but after a few years, the daily stress of cooking set in. It was too much for me, and I missed having variety in my working day.</p><p>I returned to executive housekeeping with my new culinary skills and stayed in that household for six years.</p><h2 id="41fd3bfa-8e26-469e-8f60-e4b6d6dfde00"><strong>The day-to-day routine of an executive housekeeper</strong></h2><p>I started at this household just a year ago. The family has young kids and pets, and they always love to travel, which presents new challenges.</p><p>The day starts around 9 a.m. We'll usually run through the week's schedule if the principal is home. But ideally, the job of an executive housekeeper is to make sure the principal doesn't have to think about the house: everything is clean and organized when they arrive home.</p><p>The most important part of this job is making the principals' lives easy. They pay for the luxury of an executive housekeeper to have a relaxed life.</p><p>I'll clear the breakfast kitchen, make the beds, and pick up the laundry. Two additional housekeepers come in twice a week to help with the cleaning so I can go grocery shopping and collect dry cleaning.</p><p>I stop by their other properties to check that the pantry and fridge are stocked and everything is running smoothly.</p><p>I spend lots of time with the principals' dogs — whether walking them or just general pampering.</p><p>My day ends around 6 or 7 p.m.; the good thing about this job is that when it's done, it's done. I can clock off, go to my local church, and spend the evening at home with my husband.</p><h2 id="383421f9-b8e8-4aac-885a-d6f767b2c4ed"><strong>Less staff means less drama and more traveling</strong></h2><p>I work with a small team in this current household — just me and two housekeepers.</p><p>The number of employees in these Palm Beach homes can easily rack up. I've worked in households with 13 people, resulting in more drama.</p><p>Principals may want a housekeeper, driver, chef, sous chef, and additional housekeepers for each house floor. The last house I worked at even had a housekeeper specifically to arrange the principal's closet.</p><p>As an executive housekeeper, you manage all the staff and their opinions. In a small team, you have more roles, but I prefer getting on with things on my own rather than dealing with the drama.</p><p>One difference between this job and my previous roles is the travel. I go wherever they go. The trips aren't long trips, usually a week or so, but they're frequent — my favorite is traveling to upstate New York.</p><p>You have to be ready to travel at short notice. I have my passport to hand and my bags packed. I've not had to travel immediately, but you're paid a high salary to be prepared.</p><h2 id="d2181c8f-7792-4362-8df1-88bf62e7fb2e"><strong>The market for housekeepers in Palm Beach has changed a lot in recent years</strong></h2><p>Palm Beach is a very expensive ZIP code. It's a beautiful place with fancy stores and restaurants.</p><p>I've been in Palm Beach for over 10 years, and the market for housekeepers has completely flipped since COVID-19.</p><p>We used to have fewer jobs and more workers. It's now the opposite because many people moved to Florida after the pandemic. You can feel the influx in South Florida: more traffic, new construction sites, and more people crowding the streets.</p><p>Principals are now younger post-pandemic. People in their 40s — younger families with younger kids — who want one all-encompassing household staff.</p><p>That shift has brought more housekeepers to the area, but it's caused a wave of unprofessionalism. Housekeepers attracted to the high salaries but lacking the proper experience don't last long.</p><p>People are desperate for good executive housekeepers, and principals are willing to pay higher salaries for peace of mind.</p><h2 id="2f5de591-f9eb-4aec-974d-216988e9fd24"><strong>The relationships make housekeeping so rewarding</strong></h2><p>I've always been very close to the people I work with, and my relationships are why I've been so happy doing this job for so long.</p><p>You form strong connections with people, and seeing your work help others is so satisfying. Even after I leave a household, I stay in touch with principals. They send me birthday cards, and we check in on one another.</p><p>I didn't come into this industry thinking I'd earn this kind of salary with these benefits. For me, it was always about finding a job where I could interact with people every day.</p>

I'm a housekeeper in Palm Beach earning more than I ever imagined due to the influx of young, wealthy families to South Florida

The counting of votes cast by 64.2 crore hopeful Indian voters during the six-week-long 18th <keyword id="19923279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-elections" source="keywords">Lok Sabha elections</keyword> officially began at 8 AM today and it is suffice to say that the air is crackling with equal parts excitement and trepidation. <br /><br />Over 700 aspiring parties participated in the world’s largest democratic exercise. But the main duelling parties remain consistent with previous trends: the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (<keyword id="19894848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP" source="keywords">BJP</keyword>) led by Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> and the opposition bloc led by the <keyword id="19964138" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-National-Congress" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Indian National Congress" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</keyword> (INC). Modi is shooting for a third, historic win after spending the last ten years in office, but the road ahead does not seem as smooth as anticipated.<br /><br />A political party in India requires at least 272 seats to cross the majority mark in the 543-member lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha. The PM has audaciously declared that he is expecting a huge win exceeding 400 seats, the slogan <em>ab ki baar 400 paar</em> is stuck in every Indian’s head — irrespective of their political inclination. The Congress-led India bloc, on the other hand, is aiming for a relatively modest 295.<br /><br />On Saturday, most exit poll surveys predicted 350-370 seats for the BJP and between 107-140 seats for the opposition. However, the early trends are showing a very different picture with the INDIA bloc exceeding expectations in many states. Polls have been off the mark a few times before, but as NDA looks poised to win a third term, albeit with a few last-minute struggles, here’s a look back at the previous elections responsible for Mr Narendra Modi’s unmatchable dominance over <keyword id="20184421" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-politics" source="keywords">Indian politics</keyword>.<br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Inside BJP’s decade-long winning streak" comment="subhead" text="Inside BJP’s decade-long winning streak"><span data-til="noop">Inside BJP’s decade-long winning streak<br /></span></cmsannotation>The BJP has come a long way since 1984 when the party won just two seats. Its pro-Hindutva stance pushed it to prominence over the decades, especially in the 1990s. The BJP was in power for a considerable amount of time under Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s leadership at the turn of the century. But the kind of support that Narendra Modi has received since 2014 has been unmatched in the history of modern Indian politics.<br /><br />In 2014, the BJP saw a surprising landslide victory with 282 of the 543 seats. But what factors contributed to its sweeping win with a 31.3% majority?<br /><br />Throughout its campaigning ahead of the general elections that year, the BJP kept stressing its interest in fixing the economy and combating corruption allegedly caused by the Congress party’s rather inept governing. Modi, who called himself a <em>chowkidar </em>or watchman, vowed to set the government and bureaucracy to rights. He promised more jobs for young Indians and even launched a social media campaign to appeal to the younger generation.<br /><br />Many experts suggested that Modi created the brand “NaMo'' for himself through relentless media campaigning, something that <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> and other major political leaders could not do at the time. Additionally, he is also said to have had the support of the 45,000 country-wide RSS branches — the Hindu cultural nationalist parent of the BJP. <br /><br />However, after the leader had managed to comfortably settle into his new role as the Prime Minister of India, he announced the demonetisation of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series on 8 November 2016. As per a 2018 report from the Reserve Bank of India said that “the effort had failed to remove black money from the economy”. Modi was widely criticised for the way this move impacted the middle-class people of India. <br /><br />Despite this setback as well as criticism against his economic reforms like GST, he continued to implement bold policy changes to strengthen the core economy. His tilt towards a digital economy and seemingly tough actions against corrupt practices received widespread acclaim. He also successfully invoked a strong sense of nationalism and security in the people through the Balakot airstrike, a bombing raid conducted by Indian warplanes in February 2019. And it worked!<br /><br />BJP came to power again in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, this victory being bigger than the last. The BJP won a whopping 37.36% of the vote — the highest by a political party since the 1989 general elections with 303 seats. <br /><br />However, similar to 2019, towards the end of his second term in 2024, joblessness appears to be on the rise and incomes of farmers continue to plummet. Amid major issues like food inflation and the threat of AI to the job market, the ruling party relied on not-so-subtle religious polarisation and a ton of welfare programmes.<br /><br />From being <em>chowkidar </em>in 2014<em>, </em>Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been depicted to be a saint today by many of his followers. While past leaders in India have tried to hold on to their secular image, Mr Modi has been seen flouting this convention on multiple occasions, expressing that he takes pride in his religion.<br /><br />With crores of followers still supporting him, the PM seems to be already on a path to victory. Only time will tell if the struggles during the last phases of this year’s election will come back to haunt him. <br /><br />In the meantime, stay tuned to Business Insider India for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-counting-begins-at-8-am-as-bjp-led-nda-hopes-for-a-historic-third-term/articleshow/110685785.cms">more updates on the Lok Sabha elections 2024</a>.

As PM Modi awaits his third big win, here’s how BJP created history during the 2014 & 2019 Lok Sabha elections

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ellie Owens and her family moved from the US to Denmark in 2022 for her husband's job.</li><li>She loves that her three kids under 5 get subsidized child care and are encouraged to have autonomy.</li></ul><p><em>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ellie Owens, 34, about her experience living in Copenhagen, Denmark, after leaving the US in 2022. The following has been edited for length and clarity.</em></p><p>We bought a house in Ridgefield, Connecticut, in the summer of 2021.</p><p>We had two kids and we thought, "This is it. We did it, we are settling down." And then early 2022, we found out I was pregnant again.</p><p>Then within a week, my husband found out that his company was shutting down their office in New York, and wanted us to move to Detroit, Michigan. We had just bought a house, we were making friends in the community, we realized we had another baby coming. So we really wanted to stay where we were.</p><p>In the summer, this job in Copenhagen reached out to Shawn and asked if he'd be interested. We said, "Yeah, absolutely."</p><p>Before we had kids, we had lived abroad in Bremen, Germany, for a year, and we tried really hard to stay there permanently but felt like we kept hitting roadblocks along the way. Ultimately we decided not to. So we had very realistic expectations of living abroad and how hard it is to get everything working and get over here.</p><p>The stars just aligned and everything worked out perfectly. It was like the universe wanted us to go.</p><h2>I wanted to raise my children in Europe</h2><p>When I had my first baby, Orson, and I was reading parenting books, I read this book called "There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather." It was written by a Swedish mom who moved to the US and she talked about the differences in raising children and mindset around it, and the Nordics. I really liked it.</p><div type="image" title="A family of five posing for a picture." height="2250" width="1290" msid="104704877" hostid="261" sizebytes="273874"></div><p>I liked the way she described life and bringing up children here. And it stuck with me. I definitely adopted my parenting style because of that book. I brought my kids outside all the time even before we got here. So when we found out we could actually live here and bring our kids up this way, I was like, yeah, that sounds awesome.</p><p>The work-life balance here is so much better. We've all been sick the last couple of weeks, and my husband has been off four days out of the last week and a half, and he's not penalized for that. He can just take that off, no problem. So we spend more time together. </p><h2>I love how the schools treat children in Denmark</h2><p>How they do schools here — it's all play-based and there's a big push for self-sufficiency.</p><p>They often learn to do things themselves. They dress themselves, and they all drink out of open cups — my two year old, Ansel, drinks out of an open cup and gets his own spoon out of the drawer. They're trained in their daycare that if they can't reach something, to go and find the stool and pull it over to help them get up. So my kids will get up into anything they want in the house because they know how to get their own stools and they pull the chairs all around. It's funny.</p><p>And safety is much higher here. I feel safe enough to leave my kids outside when I go run into a convenience store or a bakery. Or if my baby, Dagny, wants to take a nap in the stroller, I'll leave her outside with a monitor and I'll sit inside and have a cup of coffee no problem.</p><p>It's unreal. Think of all the times that you are running errands or something, and you have to do a return at a store. I remember all the time being in the car with all my kids and being like, "Oh, I've got to go inside and return this. I can't leave you here. You have to come with me." It was this big hassle. It's so nice to not have to do that here.</p><p>And oh my gosh, the daycare is astronomically cheaper here.</p><p>Seventy-five percent is subsidized by the government. We were paying for my oldest to go three mornings a week to daycare in the US, and we were paying $2,600 a month. And here, I pay around $850 — maybe — for two children to get full-time care. They could be there from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. if I wanted them to be. And they feed them. It's insane.</p><div type="image" title="A woman sitting with two children in front of a canal in Denmark." height="2049" width="1536" msid="104704880" hostid="261" sizebytes="545336"></div><p>That's the thing: it's childcare, but it's also high-quality childcare. I felt like in the US childcare is so expensive, but then the best ones are even more expensive, and they keep them there for shorter periods of time. How is someone supposed to work if they're paying more money for this fancy childcare and then they don't keep them there all day? It's almost like a status symbol that you could go to these fancy schools.</p><h2>Everything is more expensive and less convenient in Copenhagen</h2><p>The convenience of life and the cost of living here is harder than in the US.</p><p>All of life's necessities are drastically cheaper and more abundant and convenient in the US like housing, food, clothing, cars, — a lot of those things you can buy in one place. You can go to one store and buy everything you need and leave. It's a lot harder to do that here.</p><p>Things are sold in different places and they're much more expensive. It's hard to go shopping, and online shopping is not as easy either. We don't have Amazon. If you want to do Amazon, you can do Amazon Germany, but it's more expensive to ship from there to here. So people just don't use Amazon.</p><p>And when you get a package shipped to you, it goes to a pickup store more often than not, so you still have to leave your house to go pick it up at the convenience store down the street or something. </p><p>Our mortgage in the US was less than the rent we're paying here. </p><div type="image" title="A woman riding a bike with her children in the front." height="2500" width="1153" msid="104704882" hostid="261" sizebytes="196490"></div><p>If you are okay with living outside the city and commuting in, you can find a lot cheaper housing. We live in a three-bedroom apartment in the city, and we pay 22,000 Danish Krone (or about $3,122). </p><p>Copenhagen is a city, so I do miss the convenience to get to nature. Hiking and backpacking wouldn't compare in flat Denmark to the US. Although I love living next to the ocean — I can actually see the ocean from my apartment.</p><p>I would say no regrets. We're very happy here in this phase of life. Obviously everybody misses their family, I see them a lot less here, but I'm happier here.</p>

We moved to Copenhagen to raise our young kids. Childcare is astronomically cheaper and better, but we miss the convenience of shopping on Amazon.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>I recently took my 5- and 3-year-olds on a trip to Spain to visit family and see new cities.</li><li>I loved how kid-friendly the country was, with strangers jumping in to help us whenever we needed. </li></ul><p>My family of five just came back from a two-week trip around northern Spain and Madrid. We were there visiting family and sightseeing, and it was the first time my 5-year-old son and 3-year-old twins visited the country. </p><p>The kids had a blast while trying new foods, visiting new places — ruins and forts were a hit — and being immersed in a new, different culture. As we were about to board our flight back home, my son was already asking when we could go back to Spain for more adventures.</p><p>While this wasn't my first time visiting Spain — <a href="https://www.insider.com/visit-grandmother-birthplace-spain-grief-2023-8">I've been going to see my family there since I was little</a> — it was my first time visiting with children. Here are some of the things I loved about our time there and one that I didn't. </p><h2>People are helpful</h2><p>We have young twins, so we push a ginormous double stroller wherever we go. Spain was no different, except that there were millions of steps in some of the little towns we visited.</p><p>Here in the US, people look away when they see my husband huffing and puffing carrying the stroller, but in Spain, people were literally (not kidding) jumping up to help him. My husband sometimes insisted that he could carry it down a few steps alone, and people were not having it and helped him anyway. </p><div type="image" title="Man posing with kids for a photo" height="2274" width="3024" msid="103185910" hostid="261" sizebytes="724032"></div><p>In places such as airports and urgent-care centers, families have priority. So we skipped all lines and were ushered through like VIPs, including boarding first on the plane. It was a stark contrast when we landed back in Boston with three overtired kids and had to stand in a never-ending line despite having Global Entry. </p><p>Wherever we went with the kids, people would say hello to them, offer them candy, or squeeze their cheeks. All of our Airbnb hosts left bags of treats for the kids, which was a surprise since I hadn't seen this anywhere else in the world. </p><h2>Most restaurants don't have a kids menu</h2><p>While my kids are not super picky when it comes to eating, they're still kids and love the same food as other kids their age: hamburgers, pasta, and chicken fingers. On our first night there, I panicked when I realized the restaurant we chose had no kids menu. The server quickly offered an option for the kids, which they devoured. </p><div type="image" title="Man with child at restaurant" height="2274" width="3024" msid="103185913" hostid="261" sizebytes="351820"></div><p>This happened over and over wherever we went. The kids were given a simpler version of a dish the restaurant had. My kids often chose either steak or fish with french fries or veggies.</p><p>I liked the no-kids-menu dining experience because it <a href="https://www.insider.com/kids-tried-most-expensive-seafood-galician-percebes-loved-it-2023-8">encouraged my kids to try new things</a>. During one of our last meals, we offered to go to a pizza place for lunch — they absolutely love pizza — and they all declined and asked for ham and olives instead. </p><h2>I didn't see any iPads out in the wild</h2><p>In the US, it's common to see <a href="https://www.insider.com/how-screen-time-expert-limits-kids-screen-time-use-2023-2">kids watching a TV show on their iPads or other tablets</a> during a meal. I get it; kids can be hard to handle in certain situations, and all parents are doing their best. We don't offer tablets outside airplanes or long car rides because we want to make a point of meals being a time when we connect as a family, but that can be hard for our kids to understand when they see other kids their age watching "PAW Patrol" at the table next to them. </p><p>In Spain, we saw zero tablets anywhere and plenty of kids having dinner at fancy restaurants. Kids are treated like little people and expected to behave as such. Any parent knows that isn't easy, but it was refreshing to see families having meals together without the distraction of a screen.</p><h2>In the summer, kids stay up late</h2><p>Last year, <a href="https://www.insider.com/mom-traveled-to-italy-with-toddlers-kid-friendly-2022-9">we visited Italy</a> with my family, and we chose to keep the kids on a schedule as close to Eastern Time as possible so we wouldn't be jet-lagged on the way back. That meant our kids would be awake until about 10 p.m., much later than their usual bedtime. </p><p>Well, in Spain, that was way too early. During the summer, the sun doesn't set until after 9 p.m., and dinner usually starts after that. Several nights, my kids were up past midnight. While it was exhausting, it allowed us to visit restaurants we wanted to go to (all of which didn't open until later).</p><h2>I felt safer there</h2><p>We visited Bilbao during their fiestas, which meant everyone was out on the streets partying all day long. While having so many people out made it chaotic to find a restaurant or parking spot, I'd never felt safer. I didn't think — even for a second — about a mass shooting happening, something I regularly worry about when I take my kids to the movie theater or grocery store in the US. </p><h2>I didn't like how much people still smoked everywhere</h2><p>The one thing I disliked about this trip was how much people still smoked cigarettes everywhere. It was impossible to walk around in any city we visited without smelling cigarettes.</p><p>As a former smoker whose parents also used to smoke, I was surprised at how much this bothered me. It wasn't so much about myself — I didn't want my children exposed to secondhand smoke every day of our trip. I rarely see anyone smoke cigarettes anymore in the Northeastern US, where we live, so it was also a culture shock. </p>

I traveled to Spain with my 3 young kids. Here are 5 things I loved and one that I hated.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Bryan Johnson calls himself the world's first "professional rejuvenation athlete."</li><li>He runs his life according to a "Blueprint" of over 200 protocols aimed at boosting his longevity.</li></ul><p>These days, Bryan Johnson is better known as <em>that guy </em>spending millions of dollars every year doing far-out longevity treatments, including recently <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/millionaire-bryan-johnson-swapped-blood-with-teenage-son-young-blood-2023-5"><u>injecting his own son's blood</u></a> into his body to rejuvenate himself.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/bryan-johnson-before-and-after-anti-aging-longevity-supplements-2023-8">Johnson<em> </em><u>made his fortune</u></a> as a tech VC, building the mobile payment startup Braintree, merging it with Venmo, and selling the whole venture to PayPal for $800 million in 2013. But the years that Johnson spent building that brand in his early 30s were also some of his most miserable, he said.</p><p>Born and raised in the Mormon church, Johnson was struggling with his faith, dealing with "chronic depression," and also busy fathering "three little babies," as he told a crowd gathered at RAADfest 2023 – the Revolution Against Aging and Death conference – on September 7.</p><p>"Every night at 7 p.m., the stresses of the day would just be on my shoulder, and it felt really heavy," he said. "The only thing that would bring me relief was thinking about those brownies in the refrigerator, or leftover cookies. It was like this idea that if I could somehow get my hands on this food, I would have this momentary relief of this pain of my existence."</p><p>He felt helpless. He wanted something to change.</p><p>"When 7 p.m. Bryan would arrive, I would know full well like, 'Oh God, he's here again. We're going to down a whole pan of brownies,'" Johnson said. "One night, I just kind of jokingly said: 'Evening Bryan, you make my life miserable. You're fired.'"</p><h2><strong>Firing '7 p.m. Bryan' was life-changing, and led to a cascade of healthier behaviors, Johnson said</strong></h2><div type="image" title="bryan johnson shirtless in his gym " height="1099" width="2100" msid="103765997" hostid="261" sizebytes="167732"></div><p>That was the moment that Johnson started what has become a years-long journey into biohacking and longevity. In addition to the young blood infusions, his habits include eating "nutty" <a target="_blank" href="https://protocol.bryanjohnson.co/Step-1-Step-2-Step-3"><u>puddings and super veggie bowls</u></a> as well as a strict <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/tech-executive-shared-two-million-daily-routine-age-reverse-2023-7"><u>8:30 p.m. bedtime</u></a>.</p><p>"I had to peel back 20 layers of the onion," Johnson told the crowd, describing his bad habits as an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/quick-life-hacks-increase-longevity-2023-8"><u>avalanche of interconnected activities</u></a>. "It was my 7 p.m. performance, and then it was the time I ate my last meal, and then it was the food I ate specifically at that time, and then it was my psychological state, and then it was my wind-down time before bed, and then it was this whole series of things."</p><div type="image" title="nutty pudding in a bowl " height="1121" width="1681" msid="103765999" hostid="261" sizebytes="256948"></div><p>Since 2021, he's been publishing the finer details of his new routines on the internet for all to see — he calls it his "blueprint" for longevity. At first, nobody really paid much attention to his effort, but in recent months, he's become the world's foremost biohacking celebrity.</p><p>He's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/bryan-johnson-anti-aging-reverse-workout-routine-2023-7"><u>turned his anti-aging quest into another tech exercise</u></a> in number crunching and big data, evaluating his performance as a "professional rejuvenation athlete" with all kinds of tests and procedures. He says he's rejuvenated at least 78 organs, with over 200 "science-backed" protocols.</p><p>One of his biggest accomplishments, he said, is better sleep.</p><p>"There's this portrayal that this is inaccessible: rich guy spending a whole bunch of money," he said. "You don't even have to do what I do, just stop the bad stuff. Stop overeating, stop skipping sleep, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/healthy-aging-advice-dr-sanjay-gupta-2023-8"><u>stop skipping exercise</u></a>."</p><div type="image" title="bryan johnson getting a skin treatment " height="846" width="1510" msid="103766000" hostid="261" sizebytes="36476"></div><p>As a result of following this rule of three (among many, many other protocols), Johnson says he's in the best shape of his life — mentally, physically, and spiritually.</p><p>"I would not have believed it would work as well as it has," he said. "You have the ability to not spend anything and just stop these bad habits and do simple things like go to bed on time."</p>

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