Providing clients with nutrition advice following the assessment of their gut microbiome (stool sample assessment) is vital. Many clients are unaware of the significance of the bacteria within their gut in relation to: mental health, weight management, heart health, skin health, digestive issues and general well-being. By making simple dietary changes you can significantly impact on the health of your microbiome, and thus your overall health.
Understanding the health implications of the human microbiome is an ongoing research topic.
We are constantly learning new, significant roles that the (good and bad) bacteria in our gut play in relation to our health. The one thing that we do know is that the use of gut health parameters adds an extra level of personalisation to dietary advice.
Why Test Your Microbiome?
(Information provided by myBioma)
Digestive issues: An imbalance of your intestinal bacteria can cause symptoms such as diarrhoea, constipation, flatulence or bloating.
General health: 80% of your immune system is located in the intestines. An imbalance of intestinal bacteria can result in poor immunity.
Mental health: 90% of our happiness hormone serotonin is produced in the intestines. What happens in your intestines affects your mood, concentration and can even be a cause of depression.
Weight management: Some bacteria promote your health, while others interfere with it. The same applies to your weight. There are bacteria that promote weight gain and bacteria that protect against it. What do your bacteria tend to do?
Nutrient evaluation: Find out what type of food evaluation (enterotype) you are and how your bacteria metabolise your food.
Skin health: The state of your microbiome can be seen in the appearance of your skin. An imbalance in intestinal bacteria has been linked in recent studies to psoriasis, rosacea, atopic dermatitis and acne.
Compliment fitness training: Do you workout regularly? If your microbiome is in balance, you too will be fitter and more powerful, enabling training progression and improved results.
The Eat Well Clinic collaborates with myBioma, a highly reputable company providing a comprehensive gut biology (microbiome) test, using Next-Generation 16S DNA sequencing in collaboration with the laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
The document below provides an excellent overview of the myBioma test, its targeted health assessment and how this information can be used to provide a fully comprehensive, accurate overview of your health situation.
You can purchase your test kit directly from our website (which includes a session with a dietitian to explain your results plus an additional, personalised report including recipes). Or you can simply purchase the test kit (without a dietitian session) directly from the MyBioma website. If you have already purchased the test then you can also benefit from personal nutrition guidance following your test results. Purchasing nutrition guidance along with your test allows our dietitian to translate the recommendations you receive into a practical plan, based on your personal situation/goals.
Plans are available in English and German.
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