How one man's health crisis became the catalyst for a revolutionary approach to proactive living
I grew up in Texas, land of BBQ, brisket, and big portions. But from a young age, I knew I wanted to live differently. Healthier. More intentionally. It wasn't easy. I tried to do what society said was "right": eat clean, avoid red meat, cut out what's "bad."
But by early 2025, something felt off. I was working out daily, eating well, tracking everything… yet my energy didn't match the effort. Something was missing.
I ran labs.
The results came back: my ferritin was critically low. I was on the path to anemia and didn't even know it. No doctor flagged it. No app warned me. No system told me what was wrong, until I forced it to by digging myself.
That's when it hit me: we're living in a reactive health system. You wait until something breaks. Then you get a label. Then a prescription. But by then? Damage is done.
I knew I needed to make a change. I added red meat back into my diet. Started iron supplementation. Rebuilt my energy from the inside out. But more importantly, I realized something deeper:
"Most people will never catch this in time."
They'll keep grinding. Keep pushing. Keep getting told they're "fine," until they're not.
That's what sparked AlixanOS. Not another health tracker. Not another dashboard. A true health operating system, built to integrate labs, sleep, mood, nutrition, focus, energy, and more.
Not after the fact. In real time. With context. With foresight.
Because data isn't helpful in silos. You need a system that sees the whole picture and tells you what actually matters.
Where you're thriving. Where you're flatlining. Where you're headed if nothing changes.
I've seen the future. And it's not reactive. It's aligned.
7 data points. 1 score. Daily AI feedback. All built into the OS your life actually needs.
AlixanOS is the OS for your life.
Welcome to proactive living.
AlixanOS is in beta. Try it on TestFlight. Feedback welcome.
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"Our Healthcare System Is Reactive, Because We Built It That Way"