Brandon Allen

HEALTH / JULY/AUGUST 2026 My Generation Is the First to Believe that Aging—and Perhaps Dying—Is Optional BY ALEX CYR PHOTOS BY BRANDON ALLEN Published 6:30, JUNE 1, 2026 A technician at Bespoke Wellness plucks dozens of Alex Cyr’s hairs and places them in a petri dish. From there, they’ll be turned into stem cells. The email lands in my inbox and I immediately get nervous. It’s the same anxiety I remember from checking university exam scores or waiting for the verdict of a job interview.

The global real estate market is a paradox: an asset class of immense value operating on archaic processes that breed inefficiency and fraud. For the past two decades, a wave of Property Technology (PropTech) companies has tried to solve this, with Zillow emerging as the archetype. Zillow has undeniably transformed the consumer experience.

How likely do you think it will be for you to have a stroke? The chances of you having one is pretty small, less than 1% of the population will have one in a given year here in America according to the CDC. 80% of strokes that do occur are preventable with the right lifestyle. Does that change anything for you? For me, the answer is no. There’s a focus on preventative health measures right now. Things like eating non-processed foods, exercise, sleeping well etc.