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All Healthy
Health Unpacked, Every Day.
All Healthy is a five-minute wellness brief delivered each morning to 1.3 million readers. It's a thoughtfully curated mix of the latest health trends, expert insights, science-backed tips, recipes, and product recommendations — everything you need to live a healthier more informed life.
A new wellness brand at the intersection of longevity science, culture, and the power of mindset to redefine what's possible in this one extraordinary life.
When you're younger there's no shortage of templates — then somehow they all disappear once you hit your prime. AGEIST exists to change that. We're the connectors of a vital, vivid cohort 50+ living life with goals and ambitions to make the years ahead feel like the most compelling chapter ahead. We want to paint a clearer picture to what life looks like in your prime — across health, personal goals, relationships, style, and culture — in a way that is empowering and true.
Hosted by David Stewart, founder of AGEIST, the AGEIST podcast brings together scientists, creatives, and thinkers for honest, substantive conversations about what it actually means to live well after 50. Each episode moves across the full terrain of living well — from the science of sleep and nutrition to fitness, purpose, emotional health, and the mindset shifts that matter most as we age. The through-line is the idea that your 50s, 60s, and 70s are a new starting block. The AGEIST podcast is one of the trusted sources for living your life in prime.
Your nervous system is running the show — and most of us haven’t checked in with it in years. Optimism Breathwork is a free, standing weekly practice: 15 minutes every Monday on Zoom, led by Darren Obong, designed to reset, refocus, and return you to yourself before the week gets away from you. Sign up and you’ll also receive a free 7-day email course — five minutes a day of science-grounded breathwork basics, built around techniques studied at institutions like Stanford Medicine, the NIH, and the Mayo Clinic. No experience needed, no equipment, no performance. Just a reliable weekly ritual that treats your nervous system as the foundation it actually is. Optimism Breathwork launches soon. Well-being begins with Optimism — and sometimes, it begins with a single breath.
The Optimsim Cal Tri Series is a national multisport race series that brings triathlon — swim, bike, run — to accessible, welcoming venues across the country, with events ranging from Sprint and Olympic distances to SwimRun, RunBikeRun, and 5Ks.
Think of it less as a race and more as a recurring invitation: to show up, move your body, and find yourself surrounded by people who take well-being seriously enough to do something about it. With free youth racing at most events and a format designed to meet athletes wherever they are — first-timers and seasoned competitors alike — Cal Tri embodies exactly what Optimism Live is built around: the idea that well-being isn’t something you just read about. It’s something you train for, line up for, and finish alongside other people. That’s where it becomes real.
The Super Age Games is the only competition that measures cognitive fitness, social connection, and physical performance—the three domains that determine longevity. Whether you’re an elite athlete looking for a new challenge, a fitness enthusiast who wants training that matters at 80, or someone who just learned whathealthspan is and wants to improve it: you belong here. Reserve your spot at the starting line below.
