Biohacker Bryan Johnson details grim impact vapes and nicotine pouches have on your body
Bryan Johnson has compared the different impacts vaping and using nicotine pouches can have on the body and, unsurprisingly, isn't impressed with either.
Nicotine might have short-term benefits, but the biohacker has warned everyone that the risks are just not worth it.
Everyone knows smoking isn't just bad for you, but perhaps the worst thing you can regularly do for your body save drinking a gallon of vodka a day. The laundry list of ailments it's directly linked to is near endless.
As a result, there has been a meteoric rise in alternatives to cigarettes, with vaping and the use of nicotine pouches exploding in popularity across the United Kingdom and the world at large.
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But they're not without their issues, either, and if there's one man who knows about what's bad for you, it's Johnson, the ultimate health nut who is striving to live forever even if he has to inject his own son's blood to do it.
The 48-year-old multi-millionaire outlined the grim effects both of them can have on your health.
The problems with vaping
Vaping might not leave your lungs as black as smoking, but breathing in any sort of vapour isn't great for them.
There have been several high-profile cases of young people developing 'popcorn lung' from excessive vaping and Johnson has explained why they can be so harmful.
"Vapes create an aerosol that you inhale by heating up e-liquids or 'vape juice'," he said in a YouTube short published in January.
"When that juice is heated up it can create toxic carbonyls which are linked to airway and cardiovascular toxicity as well as long-term lung damage.
"Some vapes have flavouring chemicals, like Diacetyl, which has been linked to lung disease. Studies have also found heavy metals such as nickel and led in vape juices."
That doesn't sound ideal.
Bryan Johnson doesn't like nicotine pouches either
On the face of it, nicotine pouches seem an ideal alternative to either smoking or vaping, as it doesn't require any sort of inhalation, and there's no tobacco involved.
Instead, the little tea bag-like structures are placed under the lip on the gums, which then directly absorb the nicotine.
However, they can lead to issues in the mouth and are highly addictive as they can come in incredibly high doses.
"They don't contain tobacco leaves," Johnson said. "But if it's used in the same place it can cause gum recession, oral lesions and irritation."
Johnson then explained the dangers of nicotine, even if there are some benefits.
He continued: "Nicotine is not some harmless productivity hack. It is a highly addictive chemical. It acts quickly on the brain's reward system.
"It creates a short-term boost in focus and also has a calming effect, but the trade-off is addiction and you lose your autonomy."
His final verdict? It's a simple one.
"If I had to choose between a vape and a nicotine pouch," he said. "I would choose both and throw them in the trash. Don't do it, friends."
Johnson is never far from the headlines with his radical schemes to make himself younger.
He even used to sleep in a separate bed to his girlfriend, Kate Tolo, for the extra benefits but she managed to convince him to try it for three nights, with the streak ending up lasting far beyond that.
Despite his efforts to live forever, Johnson was recently diagnosed with incurable stomach disease autoimmune gastritis.
Bryan Johnson’s wildest experiments in his quest to ‘live forever’
De-ageing his penis
While the thought of it may make you wince, Johnson has been putting his manhood through the wringer in the hopes of bringing back his '22-year-old penis'. From semen analysis and blood flow testing to Botox injections and shock wave therapy, he seems to have done it all.
The biohacker claimed to have been able to lower his 'erection age' by over half thanks to this long-winded ritual.
As well as keeping track of his own 'erection data', Johnson has also been controversially comparing the stats to his 19-year-old son's.
Injecting himself with his son’s blood
The biohacker went viral in 2023 after sharing that he'd come together with his then-17-year-old son and his 70-year-old father to take part in what he described as 'the world’s first multigenerational plasma exchange'.
The process saw Johnson have a litre of his blood removed and separated the plasma. He then had the same amount of his son's plasma infused into his veins.
However, after seeing 'no benefits', Johnson announced he was 'no longer injecting my son's blood'.
Instead, he said he 'upgraded' to 'total plasma exchange'.
Psychedelics
Last year, the biohacker documented his trip after taking 5g of magic mushrooms. Afterwards, he admitted he was 'happy to be alive', and the experience had 'changed' him, but 'probably not as you’d expect'.
Johnson also shared the effects of taking 27mg of the 'world’s most powerful' hallucinogenic, 5-MeO-DMT, which left him 'stunned beyond comprehension'.
An extensive morning routine
Johnson recently shared an update on what he does each morning, noting that it takes four hours and 46 minutes.
"My morning routine is always evolving as we update protocols. This is what I'm experimenting with right now," he writes on his website.
1. Wake up around 5 am
2. Oral hygiene
3. Light in eyes
4. Breath work
5. Pre-workout nutrition
6. Exercise
7. Sauna
8. Red/NIR light therapy
9. Focused shockwave therapy on joints
10. Shower
11. Hair growth serum
12. Skincare
13. Breakfast
Topics: Bryan Johnson, Vaping, Health
Daniel Murphy