Wah kakis, come drink kopi and listen to this story!

Got one 47-year-old NUS Professor, Dean Ho, who used to live the absolute dream Singaporean lifestyle: drinking five cups of iced lemon tea in one sitting, walloping deep-fried food, sleeping at 2am like a teenager, and hitting the scales at over 90kg.

Then on his birthday in 2021, instead of buying himself an iPhone or a nice watch, he bought a blood test kit—and alamak, his own blood numbers scared him so bad he decided to turn his body into a full-on science project!

Wait, What Is “Biological Age” Anyway?

Before we talk about how he de-aged, must understand what “biological age” means first! Most of us only know chronological age—that’s the boring number printed on your Pink IC based on your birth certificate.

Biological age, on the other hand, measures how old your cells, organs, and internal systems actually behave based on biomarkers like glucose levels, resting heart rate, inflammation, and gut health.

• Chronological Age: How many times you have orbited the sun.
• Biological Age: How much mileage and wear-and-tear your engine actually has under the hood!

Now, don’t confuse this with how you look in the mirror! You can spend thousands of dollars on fancy skincare, botox, and hair dye to look 25 outside, but if your diet is 100% bubble tea and deep-fried chicken, your internal organs might secretly be 60 years old!

Conversely, someone might have a few laugh lines or grey hairs on the outside, but inside, their heart, liver, and metabolic switching burn energy like a top-tier athlete. Biological age is all about internal machine performance, not just face value!

The Extreme “Monk-Mode” Regimen

So how did the Prof drop his internal age? Very simple lah, you just have to suffer like crazy! This Prof went on an extreme monk-mode regimen:

• Intermittent Fasting: He fasts for 20 hours every single day, and occasionally flexes with 48-hour continuous fasts (literally zero food for two days, uncle!).
• Zero-Sugar Drinks: Cuts out all sugar and milk to drink only plain water or bitter Kopi O Kosong.
• Clean Eating: Eats only green leaves, seeds, olive oil, and clean proteins.
• Hardcore Fitness: Wakes up every morning for 90 minutes of gym and cardio work.
• Primary School Sleep Schedule: Goes to sleep at 9pm sharp to get 8 full hours of sleep!

He basically traded all of life’s simple pleasures for a smart watch and a bunch of health sensors.

The Results Are Damn Power!

The AI copilot tracking his data revealed that his biological age dropped from 47 all the way down to 32 years old—meaning he officially erased 15 years of internal aging off his body!

He melted off 18kg of fat, tuned his resting heart rate down to a super-chill 46 beats per minute, and trained his body to burn fat faster than an NSF running a 2.4km test.

The Prof says seeing his health data shift in real time felt just like playing an addictive video game. So the secret to staying young forever is out, guys: throw away your bubble tea, don’t eat dinner ever again, and sleep before the sun fully goes down. Easy right?

(…Okay lah, maybe we order one last supper first, tomorrow then start!)