Microbiome Assessment
Get to know your Microbiome…… it’s intricate + unique to you.
As an experienced Microbiome practitioner and a national preferred provider to Microba labs, many patients seek me out describing years of unhealthy digestion suggestive of a microbiome that is out of balance.
Does any of the following sound like you ?
1. Ongoing bloating, discomfort with irregular bowel habits making dining out difficult ?
2. Frequent fatigue or low energy and not sure why?
3. Skin breakouts, dullness or sensitivity, allergies?
4. Stress, sleep or certain foods seem to trigger my gut symptoms but I’m not sure how they’re connected?
6. Mood changes, brain fog or low motivation made me wonder about the link between my gut and my mood?
7. Recurring food sensitivities or a sense that my digestion isn’t as resilient as it used to be?
8. Hormonal changes or fluctuations leaving me feeling “off balance” ?
9. Antibiotics, recent travel or illness has left my digestion unsettled and harder to manage?
10. A recent diagnosis of neurological decline or neuro cognitive illness?
Simply, your unique bacterial, protozoa and fungal gut population are instrumental in many functions that keep you well or conversely can make you very sick. I love working with patients helping them get to know their unique presentations.
Digestion
• Gut bacteria break down fibre , nourishing their population and keeping gas, bloating, constipation, and diarrhoea at bay.
Immunity
• Gut bacteria assist in the preparation and training of the immune system, which can help fight gut and systemic inflammation. Studies suggest over 70% of our innate immunity comes from our gut.
Metabolism
• Bacterial substances in the gut can affect metabolic functions, such as appetite and glucose regulation, heart health, weight gain, skin and hair health.
Mental Health
• Potent neuro-transmitters , our feel good chemicals, are synthesised in the gut.
We are starting to understand new therapeutic possibilities relating to food, lifestyle, prebiotics, probiotics, symbiotic and post biotics based on a better understanding of how your microbiota interacts with you.
I scientifically view your gut microbiota as a therapeutic target with an aim to deeply investigate, support and modulate in order to address your specific clinical presentations.
Your unique Microbiome results are integral in your personalised skincare and healthcare plan; by better understanding your unique results we can optimise your own army of microbes to support you to resist disease and keep you well.