Data dump

The Brief

Welcome back, Wellworthy readers.

Between wearables, lab tests, and at-home diagnostics, it’s never been easier to collect health data.

But knowing your sleep score or biomarkers is one thing. Knowing what to do with all that information is another.

This week, we asked a healthtech founder how he turns data into better decisions. 

Here’s what’s inside:

• How Superpower’s founder makes sense of his health data

• The preventive health scan 25,000 New Yorkers are already in line for 

• FRESH THIS WEEK: An “Oura Ring for skin,” a smartwatch that looks like a luxury timepiece, and graphene-powered trail shoes
  

Here we go!

— Jake & Joana

The Health Stack: Max Marchione

Max Marchione is the founder and CEO of Superpower, a health platform that brings bloodwork, medical records, wearable data, clinicians, and personalized insights together in one place.

His interest in proactive health started much earlier. After years of migraines, insomnia, fatigue, and other unexplained symptoms, Marchione saw between 10 and 20 doctors before finding one who looked at his health holistically. 

What shaped his thinking: The experience taught Marchione that ‘normal’ lab results don’t always tell the whole story. Today, he thinks about health as something to track and understand over time, rather than something to address when a problem appears.

How he thinks about wellness: Start with a baseline. Bloodwork and other health data become more useful when you can see how your own markers change over time. Wearables can add another layer, helping fill gaps between tests with data on activity, sleep, and recovery.

His advice: Don't collect data just to collect it. Marchione recommends making one change at a time, tracking what happens, and using the results to figure out what actually works for you. “You don’t need to overhaul your entire life overnight or chase every new health trend.”

His stack:

• An Oura Ring helps him spot long-term patterns in his sleep and recovery rather than focusing on a single night's score.

• He uses WalkingPad during calls and lower-focus work, helping him average a higher daily step count without adding another workout.

• A microdosed GLP-1 is part of his approach to metabolic health.

• After years spent figuring out what helps him sleep, magnesium glycinate, L-theanine, GABA and other supplements are part of his nighttime routine.

Hear from other founders and experts here.

Just Dropped

New products and drops spotted → 

Supplements & nutrition

Onnit launched NMN + Creatine, a daily stick pack combining 500mg of NMN to support NAD+ levels and cellular energy metabolism with 5g of creatine monohydrate for muscle strength and power. An interesting crossover between longevity and performance, packaged for those who’d rather simplify their stack. Check it out.

Thirstee is a new brand making the case that better hydration belongs in your skincare routine. The new zero-sugar, zero-calorie hydration mix combines electrolytes with skin-focused ingredients, positioning itself as a “drinkable moisturizer” designed to support hydration and healthy-looking skin from within. Meet Thirstee.

C4 teamed up with NFL star Saquon Barkley for AlphaBomb Sport, a new all-in-one training formula that combines creatine and hydration support with paraxanthine, a caffeine metabolite used as a caffeine-free energy ingredient. The launch is part of C4's bigger push beyond pre-workout into a full training system. Learn more.

Needed is bringing its newest creatine into the women’s health conversation. The bigger story is the research gap it calls out: despite thousands of studies on creatine, the brand says just 4% have focused exclusively on women. Needed is also backing more research across pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause. Take a look.

Health tech

Panther Technology dropped Solstice, a smartwatch that looks more like a luxury timepiece than fitness tech. It comes with a stainless-steel case, sapphire crystal, and a 3D display that mimics a mechanical watch. Underneath, it tracks sleep, HRV, recovery, workouts, and more, with up to seven days of battery life. Take a look.

Lumeria launched Lumoscope, a phone attachment with clinic-style skin imaging. Clip it onto your phone, scan your skin in about a minute, and it uses three types of light to track changes in things like redness, pigmentation, and texture over time. Check it out.

DUSQ is a new behind-the-ear wearable that doesn’t just track your sleep, it responds to it. When it detects a stress surge or micro-arousal overnight, it automatically delivers gentle stimulation designed to help keep your body in a recovery state. Its bedside sensor also tracks light, sound, and temperature to give additional context on what might be interrupting your sleep in the first place. Meet DUSQ.

WHOOP launched its biomarker testing service Advanced Labs last year, but now it’s opening it to everyone. No WHOOP required. Starting around $150, the service combines blood testing with clinician-reviewed results and personalized insights, and now includes access to GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection test. Learn more.

Performance & gear

OMORPHO teamed up with HYROX to create an official weighted vest designed for race training. The G-Vest Icon HYROX distributes smaller weights across the torso rather than loading a few bulky plates, adding resistance without weighing down your movement. Grab yours here.

Your Reformer launched InstructorPro, a new programming platform for Pilates instructors and studios. It includes ready-made classes, an exercise library, modifications and progressions, plus drag-and-drop class building, with new programming from instructors like Andrea Speir added monthly. Take a look.

norda dropped its FW26 footwear collection, including the new 055 G+, an all-terrain trail shoe that uses a graphene membrane to help regulate temperature and keep water out. The rest of the collection brings new colorways and marbled midsoles to some of the brand’s core trail shoes. See the collection.

On Our Radar 

What's moving in wellness this week → 

Can aging be reversed? Scientists have started the first human trial to test whether older cells can essentially be made younger again. They’re starting with cells in the eye, and the first patient has already been treated. It’s an early test of an idea researchers eventually hope could help restore function in aging tissues throughout the body.

The annual checkup gets an upgrade. Preventative health tech company Neko Health is opening its first US clinic in New York on September 24, bringing its $499, 60-minute health scan stateside. It maps your skin, heart, circulation, body composition, and blood markers, with results and a clinician consultation before you leave. 25,000 New Yorkers are already on the waitlist. Miami, San Francisco, and DC are next.

Glucose tracking gets smarter. Abbott and Google are teaming up to bring data from Abbott’s Lingo glucose monitor into Google Health. Instead of just seeing how your glucose changes, Google’s AI Health Coach will connect it with other health data to offer personalized guidance around food, activity, sleep, and recovery. The integration starts rolling out later this year.

Cadence moves beyond the packet. The hydration brand is opening its first Performance Center in Los Angeles, creating a home base for its community of runners and athletes to train, recover, and connect. It’s a physical extension of what Cadence has already been building through track clubs and performance-focused events.

Collagen takes center court. Vital Proteins is returning as the Official Collagen Partner of the US Open with a giveaway tied to the tournament’s final-set tiebreaks. If a Main Draw Singles match from the quarterfinals reaches one, the brand will give away more than $250K worth of collagen products, plus two grand prizes: a 2027 US Open VIP experience and $15K toward wellness. Fans can even enter for a chance to win through September 13.