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

Today's top stories:

• Life Time launches Innovation Hub turning select clubs into testing environments for emerging wearables, recovery, nutrition, and AI products with path to network rollout
• Pickleball Inc. raises $225M at $750M valuation combining pro leagues and media, as pickleball hits 24M US players with tennis at 27.3M and padel 35M globally
• Crazy Mountain non-alcoholic beer founded by George Clooney raises $15M seed led by CAVU as alcohol consumption declines and NA alternatives gain traction

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Today, I'm joined by Grey Nguyen, co-founder and CEO of Bevel.

Enabling consumer agency, Bevel's AI-powered health platform connects data across wearables, blood tests, and lifestyle habits to provide personalized guidance.

In this episode, we discuss building an AI-native Personal Health OS.

We also cover:

• Bevel's next-gen features
• A public lawsuit with WHOOP
• The shift to multi-device health tracking

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Bevel's Website: https://www.bevel.health/

Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bevel-ai-health-coach/id6456176249

Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/bevelhealth/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bevelhealth

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:33) Founder backstory

(04:50) Building the solution

(05:30) Reddit launch overnight

(06:20) Team growth

(07:15) Health OS positioning

(08:36) Data integration

(10:00) Multiple device users

(11:15) Privacy approach

(12:25) Core user base

(14:00) Design philosophy

(15:40) Bevel Intelligence

(18:00) Data analyst pocket

(19:20) Bevel 3.0 features

(20:00) Health records vault

(20:45) Biological age

(22:15) User feedback

(24:15) WHOOP lawsuit

(27:10) Founder support

(28:20) Healthcare evolution

(30:15) COVID shift

(31:15) Apple platform

(33:05) Trust equation

(34:10) Community dynamics

(35:00) Social features

(36:06) Where to find

(37:05) Conclusion

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

Today's top stories:

• Parsley Health goes in-network nationwide covering up to 150M Americans, moving functional and longevity care into reimbursement at scale
• FDA proposes excluding semaglutide and tirzepatide from bulk compounding lists, limiting 503B pharmacies' ability to produce lower-cost GLP-1 alternatives
• Garmin reports $1.75B Q1 revenue up 14% with fitness segment hitting $547M up 42%, now accounting for 31% of total revenue as largest division

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April 30, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• CrossFit appoints Bruce Edwards as CEO, former COO bringing experience from barre3 and Planet Fitness to stabilize brand amid HYROX competition
• Zwift acquires Rouvy combining gamified training with real-world routes, consolidating cycling stack after raising $600M+ and expanding into hardware
• Infinite Epigenetics acquires Tally Health co-founded by David Sinclair, creating vertically integrated platform across epigenetic testing and consumer longevity

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April 29, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Neurable shifts to licensing model allowing hardware brands to embed AI-powered brain-sensing technology into headphones, glasses, and headwear
• Eventbrite reports phone-free event attendance jumped 567% last year with US participation up 900%+ as half of consumers say phones limit social connection
• Neutonic raises $6M at $60M valuation expanding UK and US retail after selling 7.5M cans, targeting $25M revenue through founder Chris Williamson's audience

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April 28, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Suja Life targets $213M IPO at nearly $1B valuation following $326M annual revenue and return to profitability with organic beverage portfolio
• Talkspace survey finds most Americans feel lonely daily with 68% struggling to build in-person community despite wanting more connection
• Spotify launches fitness hub with 1,400+ Peloton instructor-led classes, building on 150M user-created fitness playlists and 70% Premium user engagement

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Today, I'm joined by Anthony Geisler, founder & CEO of Sequel Brands.

A multi-brand fitness and wellness platform, Sequel Brands' portfolio of concepts span Pilates, stretching, EMS, and longevity.

In this episode, we discuss building futureproof franchises.

We also cover:

• Sequel's five-brand platform
• Scaling longevity-focused experiences
• Consumer behavior shifts across modalities

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Website: www.sequelbrands.com

Explore all five brand concepts on the site.

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:34) Five-brand platform overview

(02:25) Pilates Addiction

(02:55) iFlex stretching and recovery

(03:13) beem infrared sauna

(03:20) BODY20 EMS technology

(04:23) Ultimate Longevity Center launch

(05:47) 100% ownership structure

(07:15) Portfolio selection strategy

(08:30) Sauna research

(09:05) Democratizing longevity access

(10:25) Gary Brecka partnership

(11:35) Modality evolution over time

(12:20) Post-COVID consumer shifts

(13:15) Cycling's global decline

(14:15) Equipment and offering evolution

(15:23) Franchise playbook constants

(16:19) ChatGPT and AI impacts

(17:38) Value equation fundamentals

(19:15) Cross-portfolio membership challenges

(21:27) Finite inventory dynamics

(22:34) Growth without pressure

(24:40) Royalty business mindset

(25:25) Discovery Day process

(27:20) Franchisee selection rigor

(27:45) Xponential story context

(29:45) Public market challenges

(31:10) COVID and Delta variant timing

(32:07) Why keep building

(33:28) Franchise life realities

(35:14) Future acquisition appetite

(36:11) Where to learn more

(36:29) Conclusion

April 24, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Ultrahuman partners with Les Mills to integrate ring biometric data into personalized workout recommendations, translating recovery and sleep signals into daily training
• OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Clinicians free to verified US providers as 70%+ of physicians report AI use in practice, competing with OpenEvidence
• Lululemon names former Nike executive Heidi O'Neill as CEO amid slowing North American sales, rising competition, and ongoing Chip Wilson proxy battle

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April 23, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Timeshifter raises funding bringing total to $5.3M led by Skip Capital, expanding circadian health platform beyond jet lag into shift work and healthcare
• Amazon launches nationwide GLP-1 program through One Medical combining prescriptions, lab work, and pharmacy delivery as integrated primary care
• Oura acquires Galen AI adding always-on assistant aggregating medical records, labs, and wearables following acquisitions of Veri, Sparta Science, and Doublepoint

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April 22, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• goop Kitchen expands to New York opening Manhattan and Brooklyn locations, scaling ghost kitchen model beyond California with 14 locations serving 40K weekly customers
• Nomio raises $4M led by Collaborative Fund for broccoli-based pre-workout shots backed by clinical data showing reduced lactate and improved endurance
• Life Time launches HYBRID XT group training program preparing members for hybrid competitions, connecting daily training to LT Games events

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