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🥦 Want a Longer Healthspan? These 7 Habits Actually Work

Experts share evidence-backed ways to age well and stay strong

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HealthHack
November 13, 2025

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What does it take to stay strong, sharp, and independent as the years add up?

This week’s HealthHack Newsletter zeroes in on the tools that matter most for aging well - from affordable allergy testing to simple healthspan boosters like better sleep, smarter eating, and stronger immune defenses.

If you’ve ever wondered how to protect your vision, fight fatigue, or make the most of your later years, these breakthroughs are worth your time.

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EDITOR’S CHOICE ✨ 

Finally, Allergy Clarity

Tired of vague symptoms and expensive guesswork?

Self.co wants to end the allergy diagnosis black hole. Its microarray tech scans 98 allergens and 220 food sensitivities from a simple blood sample, offering detailed guidance - not just data.

At-home testing, AI-enhanced reports, and affordable prices mean you might finally get real answers about your fatigue, rashes, or gut issues.

Healthy Living

What Is Healthspan - And How Do You Extend Yours?

Living longer is good - but living better is the goal. Healthspan focuses on the years you remain active, independent, and mentally sharp. Experts break down seven actionable habits to extend your healthspan, including eating whole foods, moving more (even just 10 minutes counts), sticking to a bedtime, and staying connected socially.

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Stay Well This Holiday Season

Parties, travel, sniffles - holiday season is also cold and flu season. Dr. Mai Phuong Truong shares how to enjoy the celebrations without getting sidelined: wash hands thoroughly, sneeze into your elbow, and avoid close contact if someone’s sick. Eating well and staying up to date on vaccines (including flu, RSV, and pneumonia) can boost your defenses. Because nothing ruins a gathering like a viral souvenir.

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Care Without Borders

Feed Your Eyes Right

Dry eyes, blurry vision, screen fatigue? Omega-3s could help. While fish remains king, Overnight Glasses highlights lesser-known sources like chia seeds, seaweed, and even omega-3-enriched eggs. These foods support eye hydration, reduce inflammation, and nourish the retina - essential in today’s screen-filled world.

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Find New Treatments Still Being Developed

When you're out of treatment options, "wait and see" isn't a plan. myTomorrows helps patients access experimental therapies before they hit the market. Through an AI-powered platform that links doctors, trial sites, and pharma, it helps bridge the gap between drug development and patient care. It's already supported over 16,000 patients worldwide - and growing.

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VISIONARY VOICES 💬 

Robotic Stroke Surgery, From a Continent Away

The first-ever remote stroke thrombectomy was recently completed using Sentante’s advanced endovascular robotics.

Conducted from Dundee and Jacksonville, this breakthrough procedure shows how future care could reach stroke patients in remote or underserved areas without relocating them - or the specialist. With stroke outcomes depending heavily on minutes, this tech could transform access to timely intervention while reducing disability and death.

More than a milestone in robotics, it’s a glimpse into a future where expert care travels digitally - on demand.

Brain Health for a New Age

Protection for Athletes Against Brain Damage

Soccer players take hundreds of headers a season - and the brain damage risk is real. Proteckthor's headband could change that. Worn like a sweatband, it absorbs shock without hurting performance. Sevilla FC's Nemanja Gudelj just became the first LaLiga player to wear it in a match (and scored a goal, by the way). This could be a game-changer for athletes everywhere.

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Tiny Particles, Big Brain Protection

Theranostic nanomaterials might just redefine how we treat traumatic brain injuries. These ultra-small agents both diagnose and deliver treatment directly to damaged brain tissue. Smart enough to track inflammation, precise enough to drop drugs at the source, they offer real-time monitoring and a personalized touch to brain trauma care. Still early days - but incredibly promising.

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Well that’s it! 🚀 

This week’s HealthHack Newsletter spotlighted smarter tools for staying well as we age - from flu-proofing your holidays to boosting your healthspan with simple daily choices.

Whether you’re navigating blurry vision, unexplained fatigue, or just aiming for a longer, more vibrant chapter of life, innovation is on your side.

We’ll be back soon with more ways to help you stay healthy, informed, and well.

Your HealthHack Team