Biohacker who spends $2 million a year only celebrates birthday every 19 months and spends £12 a day on new diet

A biohacker who reportedly spends around $2 million (£1.5m) a year on his body has revealed his new diet, which costs just $16 (£12) a day.

Biohacking is a health trend that has risen in popularity over the past couple of years, as humans look for new ways to circumvent the effects of ageing.

One of the most famous biohackers around is US-based tech guru Bryan Johnson, 46, who made his millions in the tech industry.

Following the sale of his company Braintree to PayPal for $800 million (£631m) in 2012, Johnson has since turned his attention to biohacking and is committed to slowing down his body clock.

Although Johnson's obsession with his body and lifespan may seem strange to most people, its clearly paying off for the entrepreneur, who claims his body ages at a speed of 0.64 and now only celebrates his birthdays every 19 months.

Which is seriously impressive if true.

"That means for every 12 months that pass, I only age 7.6 months," Johnson said in his latest YouTube video titled: 'I Designed the Perfect Anti-Aging Diet ($16/day)'.

"My team and I have gone through a methodical process over the years where we've built my diet much like we built software," he explained.

"When you build software, you build version one, and it moves to version two and version three — every version gets a little better because you remove the bad stuff and add more good stuff.

"I've done the same thing with my diet."

The US-based biohacker then went on to explain that after several rounds of monitoring his body and reviewing 'all the scientific evidence' he and his team have found the ideal diet for his body.

So what is the new diet that Johnson and his team have created?

If you're looking to follow Johnson's 'project Blueprint' regimen, its going to set you back around $361 (£284). However, he also shared a version you can follow at home for free.

A key part of his 'Blueprint' programme is a 'longevity mix' that contains vitamin C, magnesium, calcium Alpha-ketoglutarate, glycine and ashwagandha and was formulated after Johnson took 'over 100 pills' every day.

Extra virgin olive oil is another key part in his diet, with Johnson using the ingredient in his 'super veggie' breakfast and 'nutty pudding'.

Johnson also revealed his team are working on creating a 'super veggie powder' which would be the equivalent of 300 grams of vegetables.

However, not everyone agrees with Johnson's methods, with Dr Mohammed Enayat telling UNILAD back in February that his diet won't work for everyone.