DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) Hundreds of pills, expensive machines and constant blood testing.<\/p>\n
They are among the keys to immortality according the ultra-wealthy who are becoming devout followers of whats known as biohacking.<\/p>\n
A rich Dallas and Austin developer is offering CBS 11 News a rare glimpse into the lifestyle.<\/p>\n
Ari Rastegar (CBS 11)<\/p>\n
Ari Rastegar goes to bed in special clothing on a temperature-regulated bed.<\/p>\n
It has this metallic mechanism inside of it that helps flush lactic acid and eliminate inflammation, says Rastegar.<\/p>\n
He also wears a mask.<\/p>\n
Orange glasses that illuminate the the light so I dont disrupt the circadian rhythms, he says.<\/p>\n
Thats just Rastegars nightly routine.<\/p>\n
During the day, he takes nearly 150 vitamins customized to his current needs by his doctor.<\/p>\n
Rastegar also gets his blood tested monthly.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old has a $15,000 vapor machine thats supposed to reduce stress and another $15,000 machine designed to calm his brain two hours before bedtime.<\/p>\n
He says its paying off and making him healthier than ever.<\/p>\n
I am my asset, he says.<\/p>\n
Ari Rastegar and his vapor machine. (CBS 11)<\/p>\n
Biohacking is all part of an effort to extend life beyond anything humans can imagine.<\/p>\n
The data will tell you the folks that are living this type of lifestyle are living well in excess of 120 years old, says Rastegar.<\/p>\n
The goal of biohacking is to keep strands of DNA from aging.<\/p>\n
Rastegar has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n
But the real estate developer can afford it with the money he makes as CEO of Rastegar Property.<\/p>\n
He owns buildings in Austin and is planning a $100,000,000, 26-story residential tower in the uptown section of Dallas next year.<\/p>\n
I dont know if Im trying to live forever. Im trying to live as long as I can contribute, he says.<\/p>\n
Rastegars exhausting daily routine also includes a hyperbaric chamber, meditation and he employs a life coach.<\/p>\n
Rastegar is one of a growing number of longevity devotees who also undergo hormone therapy.<\/p>\n
Others, not Rastegar, have even resorted to blood transfusions and stem cell treatments stay young.<\/p>\n
My biological age is now that of about a 4-year-old, he says.<\/p>\n
But medical doctors say not so fast when it comes to treatments that promise to slow down aging.<\/p>\n
We dont have any long-term evidence-based studies to correlate whatever biohacking techniques people are using to prolong or extend life, yet, says Dr. James Pinckney of Diamond Physicians.<\/p>\n
While physicians are cautious, Rastegar says hes seen the proof by lowering his cholesterol and raising his testosterone.<\/p>\n
Rastegar along with a number of other millionaires and billionaires are spending vast amounts of their fortunes in the search for immortality.<\/p>\n
But he says that doesnt mean he fears death.<\/p>\n
I think were all little bit apprehensive, he says. I like to focus more on living, even with all this biohacking and all this stuff you dont know if youre going to make it to the next day.!<\/p>\n
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