How do Healthspan Collective events differ from large wellness conferences?

Kieve Huffman notes that while large events often result in only a few minutes of superficial conversation, Healthspan Collective uses intentional, smaller, and curated gatherings. This format allows professionals to truly get to know one another and understand how they can add mutual value.

Is there a professional community specifically for healthspan experts?

According to Kieve Huffman, there previously wasn't a community built directly around healthspan professionals for peer learning and support. He joined Healthspan Collective because it filled this specific need for a dedicated business ecosystem.

Are Healthspan Collective events worth attending for business growth?

Yes, Huffman describes the experience as 'gratifying and productive,' stating that the curated salon-style opportunities are the best way to find the right people to continue doing business with in the longevity space.

Is the cost of an Upgrade Labs membership worth the investment?

Andrew Facca states the value is worth 100 times the cost because it provides access to millions of dollars in equipment, like $150,000 machines, for an inexpensive monthly fee. He emphasizes that the time saved in achieving health goals makes the membership highly valuable.

What kind of results can I expect from the technology at Upgrade Labs?

According to Andrew Facca, the technology provides data-driven confirmation of health status, including bone mineral density and hydration levels. He personally experienced feeling 'way better' after red light therapy and saw measurable changes in his biological age.

Who oversees the training and testing at Upgrade Labs 5th St?

Andrew Facca mentions that the owners are two medical doctors who personally reviewed his hypoxic training data and metabolic health reports to provide expert confirmation of his progress.

What do real people say about wellness technology?

12 people recorded interviews about wellness technology across 5 organisations. more energy through the day was the most commonly volunteered theme, appearing in 6 interviews. The most common timeframe people described was over a year. Every figure below is a count of what people said in their recorded interview — not a clinical trial or a survey.

First-hand accounts from people who talked about wellness technology in their recorded interview.

Changes customers chose to talk about

Based on 12 open-ended customer interviews. These are themes people mentioned without being asked to rate every possible outcome. If someone did not mention a change, that does not mean it did not happen.

More energymentioned in 6 interviews
“I started out in my early 20s, hardly ever getting good sleep, extremely tired, and slowly over the course of about 10 years, I got better, better, better by implementing all these things, but it always felt like a st…”Ben Morin
More clientsmentioned in 4 interviews
“It is an honor to understand that information, and I think it's our right to be able to use that to help our clients be in a better place.”Susan Bostian
Mood & stressmentioned in 4 interviews
“She was having symptoms of increased anxiety during the day, which couldn't be explained, trouble with sleeping at night, weight gain that started to occur around the midsection even though she was exercising more and…”Kimberly Glow
Felt supportedmentioned in 3 interviews
“At the end of the day, if I'm able to support the founders and businesses that are trying to bring more healthy options to the world and create more opportunities for people to be able to have a longer healthspan, the…”Kieve Huffman
Better systemsmentioned in 2 interviews
“If you are interested in the healthspan, longevity, biohacking, wellness business community, there's no f- better curated salon-style opportunity than this, to be able to get together with like-minded individuals wher…”Kieve Huffman
Better sleepmentioned in 2 interviews
“Ben Morin (00:00) So now that I have the Biocharger at home and I'm able to use it every day, I'm getting consistently good sleep, better than I was before, with minimal effort.”Ben Morin
Symptom reliefmentioned in 2 interviews
“I was able to reverse my autoimmune disease completely on my own with the work that I, you know, I did and all the training that I did.”Kimberly Glow
Mental claritymentioned in 2 interviews
“Everything went back to normal and my memory over the next few weeks improved dramatically.”Jules Pahor

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How long it took

Over a year · 1

Stories in this topic

Showing 12 of 12 interviews.

What people were sceptical about first

“Andrew Facca states the value is worth 100 times the cost because it provides access to millions of dollars in equipment, like $150,000 machines, for an inexpensive monthly fee. He emphasizes that the time saved in achieving health goals makes the membership…”Andrew Facca
“Dr. Susan Bostian found that the NES scan was an 'exact match' to a 93-page genetic study she had recently paid a lot of money for. She noted the technology captured the same health and emotional parallels as the $8,000 study, leading her to immediately adopt…”Susan Bostian
“But, of course, being the Western medicine brain that I still have, you know, there's that skeptical side of me.”Kimberly Glow

Frequently asked

How do Healthspan Collective events differ from large wellness conferences?: Kieve Huffman notes that while large events often result in only a few minutes of superficial conversation, Healthspan Collective uses intentional, smaller, and curated gatherings. This format allows professionals to truly get to know one another and understand how they can add mutual value. — Kieve Huffman
Is there a professional community specifically for healthspan experts?: According to Kieve Huffman, there previously wasn't a community built directly around healthspan professionals for peer learning and support. He joined Healthspan Collective because it filled this specific need for a dedicated business ecosystem. — Kieve Huffman
Are Healthspan Collective events worth attending for business growth?: Yes, Huffman describes the experience as 'gratifying and productive,' stating that the curated salon-style opportunities are the best way to find the right people to continue doing business with in the longevity space. — Kieve Huffman
Is the cost of an Upgrade Labs membership worth the investment?: Andrew Facca states the value is worth 100 times the cost because it provides access to millions of dollars in equipment, like $150,000 machines, for an inexpensive monthly fee. He emphasizes that the time saved in achieving health goals makes the membership highly valuable. — Andrew Facca
What kind of results can I expect from the technology at Upgrade Labs?: According to Andrew Facca, the technology provides data-driven confirmation of health status, including bone mineral density and hydration levels. He personally experienced feeling 'way better' after red light therapy and saw measurable changes in his biological age. — Andrew Facca
Who oversees the training and testing at Upgrade Labs 5th St?: Andrew Facca mentions that the owners are two medical doctors who personally reviewed his hypoxic training data and metabolic health reports to provide expert confirmation of his progress. — Andrew Facca