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Longevity clinics are sprouting for the wealthy. Supplements are filling gaps for everyone else. But the real unlock is something simpler: a trained doctor who actually understands both and more.
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Creatine and Seniors
At a recent longevity meetup, I met people in their 50s & 60s taking creatine wrong or not at all. Some interesting questions came up. Here is what they…
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Turf Keepers
Year 3 just closed at Xandro. Here's what Singapore's cyclical market, the global DTC collapse, and a phrase from a friend taught me about building…
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What does longevity mean?
Three years of building in this space, talking to researchers, scientists, doctors, and consumers. Here's what I've actually landed on.
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Inside Singapore's longevity boom
Three years building inside Singapore's longevity ecosystem. Here's my honest operator's map — who's building, what's working, what's missing, and why…
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Sleep health as we get older
And why 7 hours feels like a luxury by the time you hit 50 (and Singapore reality)
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Building a consumer brand with AI
Three years building a brand without knowing how. How AI changed marketing, compliance, creative, and operations, and where it goes next.
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Our First Clinical Study: Unfiltered Story
Blood logistics, dropouts, a Saturday delivery run. What we learned trying to run clinical research from scratch as a small team.
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A Note on Peptides
Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Hims & Hers. Everyone is betting on peptides. We've been quietly trying to figure them out for a year. Here's an update on…
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Why I'm betting on fermented protein?
We need more protein than ever to stay strong into our 90s. But whey, soy, and pea weren't built for longevity. Fermented fungal protein is. Here's why…
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Out of Singapore
Out of Singapore
Out of Singapore captures stories of building a high-performance health brand, with deep notes on longevity, marketing, and the entrepreneurship journey of Shan, CEO at Xandro.
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