
This Is Making Your Kids Sick | Bryan Johnson Podcast
Bryan Johnson
Aug 14, 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Limit children's sugar intake to 25 grams daily
Children should be limited to 25 grams of sugar per day, which is an extremely low threshold that a single serving of a typical kids' drink or snack can exceed.
Reduce toxins to enhance national IQ and prosperity
The removal of lead from gasoline in the 1980s was correlated with an average IQ increase of 2 to 5 points, suggesting reducing toxins is a powerful way to boost national prosperity.
Establish family sleep culture with firm rules
Establish a 'family of sleep' by creating firm rules, such as no screens 60 minutes before bed and no one waking anyone else up, to build a culture around good sleep hygiene.
Uncover hidden synthetic dyes in unexpected foods
Synthetic dyes aren't just in colorful candies; they can also be found in unexpected foods like plain hot dog buns, blueberry bagels, and dill pickles.
Recognize sausages' high addiction potential
Some foods are engineered for addiction, with sausages presenting an 11 times higher risk of creating addiction compared to other foods.
Empower kids with health gadgets to enhance body awareness
Give children tools like air quality monitors or continuous glucose monitors to help them build their own intuition about how their environment and food choices affect their bodies.
Implement HEPA filters to boost student performance
A study in LA schools found that adding HEPA filters to classrooms improved students' mathematics and English scores by a 0.2 standard deviation.
Challenge the assumption of chemical safety in regulation
The US Toxin Substances Control Act assumes chemicals are safe until proven harmful, the exact opposite of the FDA's approach to drugs, which must be proven safe before release.
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