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

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Produced by: Emily Roberts and Ali Alquiza of Over Lunch

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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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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What if aging was optional? In this kickoff episode, physician, futurist, and entrepreneur Dr. Peter Diamandis joins host Alexia Brue to unpack the technologies fueling what he calls the “healthspan revolution.” From full-body diagnostics and AI-powered imaging to muscle-centric medicine and regenerative therapies, Diamandis outlines a near-future where living to 100 in vibrant health is not only possible—but increasingly plausible. He shares his own daily protocol, breaks down longevity escape velocity, and introduces listeners to the $101M Healthspan X Prize.

This episode also features insight from Beth McGroarty, VP of Research & Forecasting at the Global Wellness Institute, who explores how longevity has rapidly overtaken wellness in the cultural zeitgeist and explains why the convergence of biotech and wellness is both revolutionary and in urgent need of regulation.

Expanded Talking Points:

• What “longevity escape velocity” means—and why some believe it will arrive by 2030
• Peter’s personal protocol: sleep, supplements, training, and mindset
• Why muscle is a longevity organ and how to train for it
• How full-body MRIs, CTs, and genome sequencing are redefining preventive care
• The $101M Healthspan X Prize and the future of regenerative medicine
• Beth McGroarty: The rapid rise of longevity as a cultural movement, the pitfalls of “longevity washing,” and how the public’s appetite for deep scientific content is reshaping consumer education

Resources Mentioned:

• Peter’s newsletter + blog
• The Longevity Guidebook
• Fountain Life
• XPrize: Healthspan
• Global Wellness Institute

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

This podcast is produced by Emily Roberts and Ali Alquiza of Over Lunch.

This podcast is hosted by Alexia Brue, co-founder of Well+Good, and founder of a healthspan training studio; learn more at The Practice.

Music provided by Myndstream.

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The Wellness Roundtable: Longevity is a podcast about the science and strategy of living longer—and better. Hosted by Well+Good co-founder Alexia Brue and produced by the Global Wellness Institute, this 10-episode series convenes top minds in longevity: scientists, CEOs, investors, and disruptors shaping the emerging healthspan economy. From biomarkers and AI to exercise, nutrition, and regenerative medicine, each episode unpacks what’s real, what’s next, and what matters. Smart, surprising, and grounded in GWI’s global research, this is the longevity conversation the wellness world has been waiting for.

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

This podcast is produced by Emily Roberts and Ali Alquiza of Over Lunch.

This podcast is hosted by Alexia Brue, co-founder of Well+Good, and founder of a healthspan training studio; learn more at The Practice.

Music is provided by Myndstream.

Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen to podcasts!