This Is Making Your Kids Sick | Bryan Johnson Podcast

Bryan Johnson

Aug 14, 2025

Episode description

Study Links:
Synthetic Dyes in Food & Beverages
HEPA Filters in LA Schools
US Kids Face Deadlier Odds
Peanut Allergies & Air Pollution

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Hosts:
Bryan Johnson: Blueprint Founder
Kate Tolo: Blueprint Co-Founder
Dr. Mike Mallin: Lead Physician for Bryan Johnson

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
2:20 - Synthetic Dyes + Added Sugars
14:20 - Teaching Kids About Nutrition
20:21 - Toxins, Food Allergies, & Air Quality
22:42 - Kids Health Protocol
24:24 - Screen Time, Social Media & Mental Health
26:22 - U.S. Kids Are Dying at Higher Rates
29:44 - Societal Changes for Better Health
34:41 - Empowering Kids to Make Healthy Choices

Episode description

Study Links:
Synthetic Dyes in Food & Beverages
HEPA Filters in LA Schools
US Kids Face Deadlier Odds
Peanut Allergies & Air Pollution

🥦 Start your Blueprint protocol: https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.com/collections/all-products
📩 Get my latest protocols: https://dontdie.bryanjohnson.com/

Hosts:
Bryan Johnson: Blueprint Founder
Kate Tolo: Blueprint Co-Founder
Dr. Mike Mallin: Lead Physician for Bryan Johnson

Let’s be friends:
Twitter: https://x.com/bryan_johnson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanjohnson_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_bryan_johnson_

Project Blueprint and Don’t Die celebrate that we, humanity, are evolving into something new. Join me on this journey.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
2:20 - Synthetic Dyes + Added Sugars
14:20 - Teaching Kids About Nutrition
20:21 - Toxins, Food Allergies, & Air Quality
22:42 - Kids Health Protocol
24:24 - Screen Time, Social Media & Mental Health
26:22 - U.S. Kids Are Dying at Higher Rates
29:44 - Societal Changes for Better Health
34:41 - Empowering Kids to Make Healthy Choices

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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