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Dreams don't chase themselves... four words that embedded themselves into my summer this year. As some of you may know (probably not most, since I didn't talk about it much) I had a pretty extreme neck injury a couple of years ago. It's what inspired me to get into the patient care + longevity space, and changed my mindset about life and pursuing what you love even deeper. This Summer, with the Hone Health Brand + Marketing team, I felt alive. Dream Chasers, the run club campaign, brought together collaborations between Hone and run clubs across NYC, while also creating our own Sunday run club at The Central Park Boathouse. It all culminated to last Sunday, where Ambassadors Mario Lopez and Dan Churchill lead an intentional run, with an inspiring kick off speech from Hone's CEO Saad Alam, followed by a sauna and cold plunge experience at Othership. Community was the guiding word throughout the summer. Whether you saw an empowering post about starting your health journey by taking the first step, or gave a coffee-cheers at the Boat House with Hone in person. Longevity is a game all of us are in, and community is what makes it not only possible, but fulfilling. #events #community #communitybuilder #longevity

Thanks for the handoff, Mario. This Sunday, October 12, we’re closing out the Hone Dream Chasers Run Club season with a grand finale run alongside Mario Lopez, Dan Churchill, the Hone team, and more. Before we hit the road one final time, here’s a look back at the runs that got us here from: Washington Square Park with Lunge Run Club to Central Park with Preethi AKA @chief_preeth on IG to McCarren Park with Girls Run NYC to the Williamsburg Bridge with NYC BRIDGERUNNERS New York City. Each run has been about more than miles. It’s about showing up for your health, your community, and yourself. If you’ve been part of the journey or want to join us for the finale, now’s your chance. We’ll see you out there. Let’s finish strong, together.

The FDA may be on the verge of making one of the most meaningful women’s health decisions in decades. Last week, Commissioner Marty Makary told Sanjay Gupta that the agency is in “serious discussions” about revising the black box warning on menopause hormone therapy, a move he said could happen soon. For over 20 years, a black box warning on menopause hormone therapy has discouraged millions of women from getting care that could improve their symptoms and their long term health. That warning came after early findings of the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative, which suggested increased risks of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Those results were later shown to be far more nuanced. Here's what updated research shows: • Women who start HRT within 10 years of menopause have a 32 percent lower risk of coronary heart disease and 39 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality than those who start later. • Low-dose vaginal estrogen shows no increased risk of stroke, breast cancer, or mortality in large studies. • Estrogen supports bone strength, muscle mass, cognition, cardiovascular health, and metabolism. When levels drop in menopause, protection across all those systems drops too. Reconsidering this warning could finally align women’s health policy with what decades of data already show: hormone therapy, when used correctly, can extend healthspan and improve quality of life. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e43GtQp3

Controversial Take: Most longevity businesses won’t have longevity themselves. The longevity market raised $8.5B across 331 deals in 2024, and the market is projected to reach $8T by 2030. The capital story sounds impressive, but funding alone doesn’t decide winners. Dozens of venture-backed companies that raised large sums of money have or are already shutting down, like Forward. The past few years have already shown us where the model is heading. I am personally long on complex care ecosystems. Diagnostics, by themselves, aren’t sticky. VCs keep betting on diagnostics platforms, but that play has limits. Tests are easy to reverse engineer → prices are already racing to zero. Consumers consistently say, “Now what!? I know what is wrong with me, but the healthcare system is broken and still cannot fix me.” Everyone from Whoop, Oura, Function, and Hone are selling it as an entry point into their core offerings. Ecosystems are the moat. The most defensible models are where diagnostics flow into ongoing care management: protocols, coaching, complex interventions, and insurance integration. That’s where retention lives. Diagnostics help you come in the door, but care keeps you. The Takeaway: The next wave of winners won’t be the loudest fundraisers, they’ll be the few who build full care ecosystems. Everyone else gets swallowed. Which businesses do you think will endure the longest in longevity?