Functional Microbiome Analysis
By evaluating multiple aspects of microbial balance, strength, and resilience, BiomeFx provides a customized plan to re-balance the gut microbiome
The Stool Test That Helps Get You Results
BiomeFx helps you better understand the strengths and weaknesses of your microbiome and how to make improvements
BiomeFx is a Functional Microbiome Analysis that measures the balance of pathogens (potentially harmful microbes) and beneficial microbes that make up your microbiome, and how your microbiome compares the U.S. healthy population
BiomeFx also reports the potential functions of microbes to better understand how your microbiome could be impacting your symptoms and health concerns
With the information provided in your results, you and your provider will have a better understanding of your microbiome, how it might be impacting your symptoms, and how to improve the balance of your microbes to optimize peak health and wellness.
The BiomeFx can help you discover:
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Identifying any pathogenic parasites, bacterial, viral or fungi that are the underlying cause behind your health issues
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Your levels of beneficial bacteria, dysbiosis indicators and whether you have enough of the “good guys” to maintain good health
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Explores both the undesirable organisms and keystone species in the gut that are crucial to maintaining overall health and the metabolic functions that rely on support from the gut microbiome. Analyzes undesirable microorganisms and measures their relative abundance as a percentage of the entire microbiome.
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Exactly what your test results mean through both a detailed PDF report and a 60-minute one-on-one consultation.
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With each finding, you are provided with nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement recommendations that you can immediately implement to improve the balance of microbes in your microbiome.
WHY DO I RECOMMEND A FUNCTIONAL MICROBIOME ANALYSIS & HOW DOES IT WORK
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The health of your microbiome can be affected by certain medications, stress, sleep disturbances, poor diet, environmental toxins, alcohol use, cigarettes, and more. If you have any of the risk factors of developing leaky gut, or if your provider thinks you have symptoms or health conditions that might be rooted in the gut, BiomeFx can provide insight into the inner workings of your microbiome along with practical recommendations to help you restore balance.
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BiomeFx uses whole genome sequencing, the most accurate technology to date, to measure microbes and 20+ functions from a single stool sample. With the information provided in your results, you and your provider will have a better understanding of your microbiome, how it might be impacting your symptoms, and how to improve the balance of your microbes to optimize health and wellness.
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You will receive a test kit with everything you need to collect your stool sample in the privacy of your own home including a coring brush, test tube, pre-paid shipping envelope, and complete instructions. The whole process from time of order to a provider will receive results in approximately 5-6 weeks.