Short Summary:
Professor and longevity expert Andrea Maier, MD, PhD, joins Alexia Brue to explore how aging is no longer a fixed destiny, but increasingly a modifiable risk factor. As co-founder of Singapore-based Chi Longevity Clinics, Dr. Maier shares how her team is translating epigenetic science, precision medicine, and behavioral coaching into scalable interventions for healthspan. From biological aging clocks to the future of annual checkups, this episode offers a pragmatic look at how medicine is slowly shifting from sick care to proactive longevity care.

Inside this episode:

• Chronological age vs. biological age—and how to measure the difference
• What precision geroscience looks like in practice: biomarkers, diagnostics, personalized protocols
• How Chi Longevity Clinics are operationalizing evidence-based aging interventions
• Cognitive health and dual-task testing as a window into biological resilience
• How insurance, medical training, and incentives must evolve to support prevention
• Future vision: What your annual “healthspan check-in” could look like by 2030

Resources Mentioned:

• Chi Longevity
• Global Wellness Institute
  
  

Hosted by: Alexia Brue, co-founder of Well+Good; founder of a new healthspan training studio, The Practice; member of the Global Wellness Institute Board of Advisors

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Produced by: Emily Roberts and Ali Alquiza of Over Lunch

Music provided by: Myndstream

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Six Senses Wellness pioneer Anna Bjurstam joins Alexia Brue for a wide-ranging conversation on the evolving relationship between wellness and longevity—and why these two frameworks must converge for both to remain meaningful. Drawing on decades of experience across hospitality, spa, and integrative health, Anna shares a global lens on everything from Blue Zones and wearables to the spiritual dimensions of aging well. She also addresses the growing risk of “longevity washing,” and how practitioners can maintain integrity in a rapidly commercializing sector.

This episode also features GWI's Beth McGroarty, who highlights the explosive growth of longevity clinics and destination resorts worldwide, and offers a critical look at the biohacking industry’s rush to rebrand itself as “longevity.”

Expanded Talking Points:

• Wellness vs. longevity: What’s the difference—and why does it matter?
• How the spa and hospitality industries are adopting diagnostics, neurotech, and longevity labs
• Why purpose, joy, and spiritual health must sit alongside biomarkers and senolytics
• Anna’s wearable strategy: seasonally intentional tech use + embodied self-awareness
• Beth McGroarty: Global boom in longevity clinics, how legacy wellness brands are expanding into medicalized models, and the red flags of longevity-branded recovery therapies
• The need for regulatory clarity around treatments like IV drips, cryo, and hyperbaric chambers

Resources:

• Global Wellness Institute (GWI)
• Anna Bjurstam Bio & Projects
• Mentioned book: Lifespan by David Sinclair

Hosted by: Alexia Brue, co-founder of Well+Good; founder of a new healthspan training studio, The Practice; member of the Global Wellness Institute Board of Advisors

To learn more about the GWI please visit us at global wellness institute.org, connect with us on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Produced by: Emily Roberts and Ali Alquiza of Over Lunch

Music provided by: Myndstream

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The longevity industry is no longer a niche—it’s a global economic force. In this episode, Alexia Brue speaks with Phil Newman, founder of Longevity.Technology, about how aging science is evolving from the lab into commercial markets. From diagnostics and AI to digital therapeutics and cellular reprogramming, Phil offers a macro view of where capital is flowing, which technologies are gaining traction, and why “healthspan” is the true opportunity of our time.

Inside this episode, learn:

• How longevity evolved from fringe science to a trillion-dollar opportunity
  
  
• Why healthspan—not just lifespan—will define the next decade
  
  
• Why longevity clinics are the new bridge between wellness and clinical care
  
  
• The 25 sub-domains tracked by Longevity.Technology (e.g. epigenetics, AI diagnostics)
  
  
• What investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers need to understand about this fast-moving sector

Resources Mentioned:

Longevity.Technology
To learn more about the Global Wellness Institute please visit us at global wellness institute.org, connect with us on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Produced by: Emily Roberts and Ali Alquiza of Over Lunch

Hosted by: Alexia Brue, co-founder of Well+Good; founder of a new healthspan training studio, The Practice; member of the Global Wellness Institute Board of Advisors

Music provided by: Myndstream

Thank you to our sponsor, Fountain Life, for supporting the GWI Podcast. Head to FountainLife.com to learn more.

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