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This would give me not only a snapshot of my gut health, but my cellular health as well.
(Every job has its perks.
Mine happens to be getting to have my blood and poop analyzed for free.)
Jain also tells me that Viomes business is booming.
I really believe that the future of healthcare will be delivered not at the hospital, but at home.
Grant Antoine, ND, is a translational science clinical expert at Viome, a a health testing company that uses artificial intelligence to analyze an individual’s gut biology to gain insights into their health.
I decided to start with the blood collecting first.
The kit comes with a lancing equipment, which pricks the finger and causes drops of blood to form.
This wasnt easy for me.
But eventually, I got just enough to fulfill the sample requirement.
Then came the stool sample.
Then, you do your business as normal and the poop is caught on the paper.
Then, you shake it all up.
Honestly, the poop part wasnt that hard.
I did wonder if my mail carrier knew what Id be sending through the mail.
The results are in
I had to wait a long time for my test results.
After two months, I reached out to my contact asking if they could speed things up.
But a couple weeks later, my results were finally in.
In terms of my cellular health scores, I really had no idea what to expect there.
My test results came with good news and bad news.
My biological age, according to the test, is 25a full decade younger than I actually am.
This means that at a cellular level, my cells are aging slower than most people my age.
My immune system health is also in good shape, with a score of 66 out of 100.
My stress response is 70 out of 100, also in what Viome indicates is optimal.
This means my body is responding well to environmental toxins, free radicals, and lifestyle-related stress.
Ididtakeashwagandhaandreishievery day to help my body fight off stressmaybe thats a reason why.
Thats where the good news ended.
Then came my overall gut health score, only 37 out of 100yikes.
This score reflects whether or not you are digesting your proteins properly, the results read.
One is past antibiotic use.
Two is because of alcohol use.
I was impressed he could tell this just by looking at my test.
This makes sense since my immune health and biological age scores are actually good.
But its a ticking time bomb, Jain goes on to say.
If the problems in your gut arent fixed, it will cause more problems down the road.
If it crosses through your gut lining, it can predisposition you to chronic diseases.
They (not surprisingly) recommend following the dietary advice from Viomes nutrition panel.
I also have to cut back on the alcoholno way around that one.
One surprise I did find looking at the list was that it recommended I minimize my soy intake.
It tends to be the first ingredient listed on plant-based beef, chicken, and even vegan fish.
Since following the nutritional advice still allows me plenty to eat, Im committed to seeing it through.
I also decided to buy the supplements and probiotics Viome recommended to me.
If you want, you might buy them somewhere else.
Or, we actually make the capsules just for you on demand.
Ditto, he says, when it comes to the probiotics.
The price of the supplements and probiotics is $150 a month with $76 off the first order.
I have a gut feeling it will work.
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