# I Started Copying Araki Hirohiko's Smoothie Habit, and Something Shifted

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Podcast: [*“Yesterday, I Went to Mars ♡”*](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663)
Published: 2026-06-01T05:52:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makotowillolympusmons/episodes/I-Started-Copying-Araki-Hirohikos-Smoothie-Habit--and-Something-Shifted-e3k7fuj
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## Resource

This episode looks at a small experiment that started with Araki Hirohiko — the creator of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, famous for appearing decades younger than his age — and the decision to borrow one piece of his routine: a daily smoothie, no added sugar, vegetables and fruit. The version here isn't strict. It started with convenience store smoothies from 7-Eleven, not fresh ingredients. After a month: one kilogram lost, a slightly clearer head, a little less afternoon fog. Nothing dramatic, but something noticeably different. That shift leads to a detour through Warren Buffett — who has eaten burgers and drunk Coke for decades and is still working in his nineties, having apparently decided the pleasure was worth more than the marginal health gain. It's a reasonable argument. But the episode quietly pushes back: Buffett's body is Buffett's body. Bodies respond differently. There's also a thought about time and the body's slow honesty — that Araki's routine has held for decades, that neglect doesn't break things immediately, and that by the time you notice, it's often fairly late. A quiet look at small changes and imperfect starts, and the idea that the question is never really "is this harmful" but always "compared to what."

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