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The scientific fight over whether aging is a disease: WSJ looks at how a group of scientists, doctors, and entrepreneurs are advocating to classify aging as a disease, arguing that doing so could help speed up drug approvals for treatments targeting aging, rather than just age-related diseases, which could save millions on chronic disease spending ... See more

PERI PROTEIN // In an interview with Emily Sundberg, the co-founders of Perelel revealed they are launching a protein supplement for peri/menopausal-aged women. So smart. I’m bullish.

HEAVY STUFF // Hims & Hers is all gloom. Maybe it’s the impending ban on GLP-1 dupes? This ad is dark. The soundtrack says it all. It’s quite the opposite of their ‘approachable’ brand. Healthcare branding is getting more daring but ‘grim, docuseries-trailer’ is not the right direction.

METHYLENE BLUE // I don’t know much about this YET but my wellness guru, Jenny Evans, can’t stop talking about Methylene Blue. Typically, whenever she says something it’s huge within the year. Consider yourself told.

Office of the Surface shared these lymphatic drainage leggings. Want.

FARMING OUT SUSHI -> Taylor Lorenz // Before there was an AG-1 airport vending machine, there was Farmer’s Fridge. The fridges are now also in hospitals—brilliant and needed. And now they're ready to test their cold-storage chops by expanding into sushi. I’m both scared and excited.

WRITING IT TOGETHER // This letter is 20% about IP today. A new blockchain platform, Incention, is making IP communal. Fan fiction is a huge industry, but hard to monetize. Now, creators can contribute to a franchise and get paid. The writer-director of Blade, David S Goyer is using it to launch a new sci-fi concept “Emergence,” about a universe “w... See more

BLOOD BIOHACKING // We all have our feelings about the government right now but often what starts there trickles out. Ochuko Akpovbovboshared that the US military is exploring blood bio-hacking. “It's kind of like an automatic drug-delivery system”. Mark my words, someone will turn this into a beauty thing.

What gets us really excited about this stage is AI’s unique potential to fuel a new level of personal agency and self-optimization for consumers — across health, finances, personal safety, and careers. Our new framework, Proactive Measures, outlines this opportunity. Consumers are increasingly stepping into the role of “CEO of their own life” — and... See more