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September 15, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Wizard Wellness completes rollout across Target, Walmart, and CVS while closing a $1M+ round, betting on mass retail over direct-to-consumer first
• [solidcore] launches Ascend, a heated floor-based strength format, expanding beyond reformer classes as it scales toward 250 locations by 2028
• NYT reports "wellness darties" combining yoga, cold plunges, and nonalcoholic drinks are going viral on college campuses as an alcohol-free way to socialize

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Today, I'm joined by Danny Yeung, CEO of IM8.

Pivoting from diagnostics, parent company Prenetics has scaled its science-backed supplement brand co-founded with David Beckham to a $400M+ market cap with just two core SKUs.

In this episode, we discuss building IM8 from the ashes of a billion-dollar collapse.

We also cover:

• From billion-dollar IPO to $50M valuation in 18 months
• Simple products, simple messaging
• General Catalyst's revenue-based financing

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:31) Danny's background

(01:50) Prenetics diagnostics journey

(02:09) COVID testing boom and collapse

(06:03) Meeting David Beckham

(02:09) From $1B to $50M

(08:58) Prenetics to IM8 pivot

(12:28) Organizational strategy

(16:22) Product development approach

(27:58) Retention and data focus

(25:55) Marketing and messaging

(29:39) Scaling challenges

(30:30) General Catalyst financing model

(34:55) Product roadmap

(38:11) Where to follow

(39:35) Conclusion

September 11, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Apple Watch adds a readiness score, Health Age feature, and $119 blood-testing panel, using its 100 million users to challenge Oura and Whoop on distribution
• Salomon signs a five-year global partnership with IRONMAN, becoming title partner of the World Championship in Kona starting in 2027
• Eli Lilly uses its GLP-1 windfall to expand into women's health, recruiting scientists across osteoporosis, preeclampsia, and endometriosis

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September 10, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Equinox nears deal to refinance $1.8 billion in debt as owner Silver Lake bets on continued growth in the luxury gym chain's core high-end model
• Athletic Brewing adds NFL quarterbacks Drake Maye and Dak Prescott as athlete-owners, deepening its hold on the non-alcoholic beer market
• Stanford, MIT, and University of Chicago study finds SNAP soda restrictions cut sugary drink purchases 12%, giving policymakers new evidence restrictions work

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September 9, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• HYROX gets new majority owner as L Catterton-led consortium acquires the stake in a deal reportedly worth around $700 million
• Kendall Jenner joins TRIP as global ambassador and equity shareholder as the calming beverage brand tracks toward $200 million in revenue
• System raises $20 million to build a vertically integrated peptide platform, betting on infrastructure as the category approaches $163 billion globally

Today's episode is brought to you by AIIR — a modern communications and experiential agency for health, wellness, fitness, and performance brands. From earned media to events and creator-led campaigns, AIIR helps companies sharpen their story, earn attention, and build trust that compounds. Visit https://aiir.agency to learn more.

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Today, I'm joined by Oskar Holmblad and Emil Sjölander, co-founders of Nomio.

A natural performance enhancer, Nomio is a refrigerated broccoli sprout shot that reduces lactic acid to extend endurance during intense training.

In this episode, we discuss the new ritual for elite athletes.

We also cover:

• The Swedish science behind the product
• Elite athlete seeding as core go-to-market strategy
• The challenge of explaining a new ingredient to consumers

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Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Founder backgrounds (02:00) What is Nomio (03:00) Isothiocyanates and Swedish research (04:00) Nitrate pioneers and discovery story (08:00) Product feedback from athletes (10:00) Early adoption and repurchase rates (15:00) Scaling and production (20:00) Athlete seeding strategy (25:00) Credibility and positioning (31:00) Science versus storytelling balance (33:00) Market differences across regions (34:00) 2028 Olympics ambition (36:00) Growth flywheel (37:00) Conclusion

September 4, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Equinox negotiates to refinance $1.8B in debt and add fresh capital as owner Silver Lake doubles down on the high-end fitness model
• Barilla acquires better-for-you brand GOODLES, which holds 8% of the boxed mac and cheese market, keeping it independent while adding distribution scale
• Oura files publicly for its IPO showing revenue up 74% to $1.4B and 5M+ members, pitching itself as a health intelligence platform at a $16B valuation

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September 3, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Medici Brands raises $250M Series B to build a house of health-focused food brands, scaling David Protein past $300M in 2026 revenue
• Oura integrates its Menopause assessment with 10 care partners including Alloy and Maven, moving from data collection into real-world care workflows
• OpenAI connects ChatGPT for Healthcare to Epic, letting authorized clinicians pull patient records directly into supported workflows in a UCSF Health pilot

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September 2, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Scan.com raises $220M to expand its medical imaging network, connecting patients and providers through a single API in a $100B+ US market still run by phone and fax
• Atlas opens pre-orders for a $499 behind-the-ear EEG wearable tracking presence, stress, and energy burn using over 500,000 real-life brain recordings
• Dyson launches the $499 CameraJet toothbrush, using a built-in camera and AI to identify gaps in real time and fire precision mouthrinse

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September 1, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Nike sponsors sorority rush events at six schools including South Carolina and Texas, formally engaging campus communities for the first time
• PwC UK estimates the country could support 600 to 850 more high-value, low-cost gyms, with weight-loss drugs also driving reported gym use up 22%
• Healf lands minority investment from SEMCAP after surpassing £100M in annualized revenue, backing expansion of its personalized wellbeing platform

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