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Health & Wealth distills actionable insights and research to help you live healthier, longer, and wealthier. The newsletter covers topics from genomics, precision medicine, reproductive health, aging & longevity, nutritional health, biotech companies, and exclusive research on investment opportunities and broader trends.

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Two topics impact everyone, whether you are interested in them or not: health and money.

But the problem is that it’s hard to sift through noisy information out there. What’s more, life science investing is too often obscured with jargon which makes it intimidating for the average person — but it really doesn’t have to be.

My goal is to simplify these relevant topics and share what I see as true about the world (that others may be missing).

My hope is to help my readers:

Become a more informed life science investor
Think clearer and deeper by sharing my thinking process
Optimize health for self and loved ones
Stick around longer to reap the benefits of your efforts

I want it to feel like you're getting coffee with your super-smart friend who geeks out about biotech, but in an endearing way 🤓 ☕️

Let’s dive in, together.

- Christina

About the author

Christina Ren is a board-certified genetic counselor passionate about pushing the frontier of individualized medicine to improve human health. She has a BS in Biology from Stanford University and a Masters of Science in Genetic Counseling.

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If you’re finding this newsletter interesting, I’d love to learn more about you and how I can be helpful; you can contact me by replying to any email you get from Health & Wealth (goes straight to my inbox), tweet me @healthwealthgen or connect with me on Linkedin.

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Health & Wealth is not medical or financial advice. Thoughts represent the author's own opinions and content is for educational purposes only.

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Christina Ren, MS, CGC

@healthandwealth

Genetic counselor, health enthusiast, lifelong learner. BS in Biology from Stanford + MS in Genetic Counseling. Passionate about pushing the frontier of individualized medicine to improve human health.