A millionaire CEO has revealed the extreme lengths he goes to every day to extend his lifespan, admitting he has a ‘longevity obsession’.
Andrew Raso, the founder and global CEO of Online Marketing Gurus (OMG), tells Daily Mail he treats his body ‘like a lab rat’ and dreams of living to 100.
But the Australian businessman, 36, says it’s not enough to just extend his life. He wants to completely ‘optimise’ his body to be at peak health even in old age.
‘I wanted to optimise my health to be the best I could be every single day,’ he says, telling Daily Mail he takes more than 40 supplements in a day.
‘Everything is tracked. I see a doctor once a month. I do my bloods from head to toe. If anything is out of whack or not optimal, then I will get a new supplement for that.
‘Whether it’s a peptide or off the counter supplement, I optimise for that. Being under such enormous pressure every day, I need to be at absolute optimal health.’
Millionaire CEO Andrew Raso, 36, has revealed the extreme lengths he goes to every day to extend his lifespan, admitting he has a ‘longevity obsession’
‘Your brain is your most powerful muscle. I want to make sure I’m not making silly decisions. I want to make sure my mind is clear. I want to live to 100,’ he adds.
‘You want to live not only a great life now, but you want to get to ages of 80, 90, 100 even and still feel great.’
Andrew says he spends about 20 to 30 minutes every day just taking all the supplements he has, with at least 10 minutes of that spent opening up all the bottles.
The businessman reveals he takes all the ‘regular’ pills, such as vitamin C and D, zinc, magnesium, omega 3, milk thistle, liver oil, and carnitine.
‘Then you’ve got supplements you probably wouldn’t have heard of, like red yeast rice, which helps lower cholesterol,’ he says.
Andrew also takes spermidine ‘for more cell renewal’ and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) for DNA repair and anti-ageing, as well as peptides.
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is believed to support cognitive functions, berberine for low blood sugar, and myo-inositol for nerve function and metabolic health.
Andrew also takes astaxanthin for skin and eye health, stinging nettle root for prostate health, and tongkat ali for fertility and sexual performance.
‘Everything is tracked. I see a doctor once a month. I do my bloods from head to toe. If anything is out of whack or not optimal, then I will get a new supplement for that,’ he says
‘A lot of them I take in the morning… I think my body is pretty used to taking a lot of them on an empty stomach,’ he says.
Andrew goes on to add all the supplements, as well as other health enhancers and procedures he undergoes, cost him tens of thousands of dollars every year.
‘It’s a minimum of $70,000 a year. I just joined a new gym by Tim Gurner which opened in February, Saint Haven, and that’s $2,400 a month,’ he says.
‘As soon as you take into consideration the supplements, peptides, IV drips, that I only eat certain types of foods… It can get very expensive.
‘But, to me, the cost of not doing it can be a lot higher than the cost of doing it. If I make one bad decision at work, it could cost us millions of dollars.’
Andrew runs one of Australia’s most successful online digital agencies, serving 1,000+ clients globally and generating more than $3million a month.
He founded OMG in 2012 in Sydney with his business partner Mez Homayunfard.
‘The staff see you every day in good shape, going for runs, coming in early, leaving late, working hard, intentionally or not intentionally, it passes over to them,’ he says.
Andrew says he spends a minimum of $70,000 a year on supplements, gym memberships, IV drips, and other health-related procedures
‘They think, “I have someone to look up to.” When you think about it, 20 years ago, we called them ‘Fat Cats’. These guys on Wall Street who were just big bosses.
‘Their health would be deteriorating so fast because they wouldn’t be eating, they’re stressing so hard, they’re not sleeping right. It’s not about that anymore.
‘People want to sleep. People want to look good. People want to be dialled in to make the best decisions.’
Andrew goes on to say that while he does want to live until he is 100 years old, it’s more about making sure he has good quality of life when he’s a centenarian.
‘You want to still enjoy life. You don’t want to be in a wheelchair and your body hurts and your back hurts and you can’t go to the gym,’ he says.
‘By then there is probably going to be even more medicine to help. There is probably going to be even more ways you can track your health on a day-to-day basis.
‘Yes, I want to live to 100, but I want to be at 100 and living a good life.’