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Register your kit
Collect & ship your sample to our CLIA-certified lab
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Receive results within 2-3 weeks
Easy testing process
at-home
Register your kit
Collect & ship your sample to our CLIA-certified lab
Complete your questionnaire
Receive results within 2-3 weeks
Easy testing process
at-home
- 1Register your kit
- 2Collect & ship your sample to our CLIA-certified lab
- 3Complete your questionnaire
- 4Receive results within 2-3 weeks
What's included
Where we focus for this test
The gut microbiome
As the largest micro-ecosystem in the human body, your gut microbiome is in a symbiotic relationship with you as its "host". A great deal of research has produced evidence that metabolites produced in your gut microbiome play a key role in maintaining balance and overall health for your entire body.
When it comes to microbes, it's not just about which microbes are there, but how they're behaving and the impact it has on your health! Your diet and lifestyle can often be the cause behind poor microbiome health. Our Gut Intelligence Test is unique in that it not only identifies and quantifies all microorganisms, including human, plant, and phage RNA viruses in your gut, but also examines their activity within your gut. Our analysis takes into account 400 pathways to provide deeper insights into ways to optimize gut health through targeted foods, supplements, and biotics.
Harmful microorganisms can cause infection or disrupt normal patterns in health. However, many commensal microbes within our body can act in beneficial or harmful ways depending on their environment (health, stress level, and access to different nutrients). This is why we rather classify microbial activities as either harmful or beneficial rather than specific microbes themselves. Like humans, whether you are bad depends on your actions, which can be influenced by the environment you live in.
The oral microbiome
The oral microbiome, the second largest micro-ecosystem in your body, performs vital functions to help keep our mouths healthy, including the transportation of ionic minerals from saliva to the surface of teeth to aid in remineralization, carrying molecular oxygen to the gums and soft tissue, and eliminating free radicals.
Typical signs associated with an unhealthy oral microbiome may include ‘biofilm’ formation on the teeth. Also known as plaque, biofilm acts as a cityscape for colonizing bacteria. Excessive plaque formation can contribute to an accumulation of pathogens and toxic byproducts that can cause inflammation in and around the gums. This may appear as bleeding or easily damaged gums from brushing or flossing. Discomfort, excessive bleeding, and even sores inside the mouth may all be pointing toward issues of an imbalance in the oral microbiome.
Yes, bacteria in the mouth are normal, and most bacteria benefit our health. But just like the gut, an imbalance of the oral microbiome can negatively affect our health and not just our teeth but our whole body.
Cellular function
When your cells are functioning optimally, they produce enough energy to sustain your needs and are efficiently "cleaning up" cellular waste, like free radicals. When cells lack the nutrition they need, they can't keep up with the metabolic demands of the body.
Our cells are very high-functioning machines, capable of healing and repairing old parts. This occurs naturally throughout the lifespan of a cell as performing its function sometimes results in damage. For example, organelles like the mitochondria create energy in the form of ATP from our food. As a byproduct, harmful free radicals occur, causing oxidative damage. However, our cells naturally produce glutathione, the master antioxidant, that is particularly effective at neutralizing these free radicals. Cellular aging occurs when too much oxidative stress is created and our cells aren’t capable of neutralizing their effects. Consequently, our mitochondria become damaged, making generating energy more difficult. Over time, this can affect the overall health of a cell, and make it more difficult to repair. In addition, chronic oxidative stress can begin to harm other parts of the cell, such as our DNA. When our genetic code is broken down, a cell can no longer repair itself or replicate. As this occurs to many different cells, our body slowly loses the capacity to create new, youthful cells to replace the old ones, resulting in cellular and bodily aging.
The gut microbiome
As the largest micro-ecosystem in the human body, your gut microbiome is in a symbiotic relationship with you as its "host". A great deal of research has produced evidence that metabolites produced in your gut microbiome play a key role in maintaining balance and overall health for your entire body.
When it comes to microbes, it's not just about which microbes are there, but how they're behaving and the impact it has on your health! Your diet and lifestyle can often be the cause behind poor microbiome health. Our Gut Intelligence Test is unique in that it not only identifies and quantifies all microorganisms, including human, plant, and phage RNA viruses in your gut, but also examines their activity within your gut. Our analysis takes into account 400 pathways to provide deeper insights into ways to optimize gut health through targeted foods, supplements, and biotics.
Harmful microorganisms can cause infection or disrupt normal patterns in health. However, many commensal microbes within our body can act in beneficial or harmful ways depending on their environment (health, stress level, and access to different nutrients). This is why we rather classify microbial activities as either harmful or beneficial rather than specific microbes themselves. Like humans, whether you are bad depends on your actions, which can be influenced by the environment you live in.
The oral microbiome
The oral microbiome, the second largest micro-ecosystem in your body, performs vital functions to help keep our mouths healthy, including the transportation of ionic minerals from saliva to the surface of teeth to aid in remineralization, carrying molecular oxygen to the gums and soft tissue, and eliminating free radicals.
Typical signs associated with an unhealthy oral microbiome may include ‘biofilm’ formation on the teeth. Also known as plaque, biofilm acts as a cityscape for colonizing bacteria. Excessive plaque formation can contribute to an accumulation of pathogens and toxic byproducts that can cause inflammation in and around the gums. This may appear as bleeding or easily damaged gums from brushing or flossing. Discomfort, excessive bleeding, and even sores inside the mouth may all be pointing toward issues of an imbalance in the oral microbiome.
Yes, bacteria in the mouth are normal, and most bacteria benefit our health. But just like the gut, an imbalance of the oral microbiome can negatively affect our health and not just our teeth but our whole body.
Cellular function
When your cells are functioning optimally, they produce enough energy to sustain your needs and are efficiently "cleaning up" cellular waste, like free radicals. When cells lack the nutrition they need, they can't keep up with the metabolic demands of the body.
Our cells are very high-functioning machines, capable of healing and repairing old parts. This occurs naturally throughout the lifespan of a cell as performing its function sometimes results in damage. For example, organelles like the mitochondria create energy in the form of ATP from our food. As a byproduct, harmful free radicals occur, causing oxidative damage. However, our cells naturally produce glutathione, the master antioxidant, that is particularly effective at neutralizing these free radicals. Cellular aging occurs when too much oxidative stress is created and our cells aren’t capable of neutralizing their effects. Consequently, our mitochondria become damaged, making generating energy more difficult. Over time, this can affect the overall health of a cell, and make it more difficult to repair. In addition, chronic oxidative stress can begin to harm other parts of the cell, such as our DNA. When our genetic code is broken down, a cell can no longer repair itself or replicate. As this occurs to many different cells, our body slowly loses the capacity to create new, youthful cells to replace the old ones, resulting in cellular and bodily aging.
The gut microbiome
As the largest micro-ecosystem in the human body, your gut microbiome is in a symbiotic relationship with you as its "host". A great deal of research has produced evidence that metabolites produced in your gut microbiome play a key role in maintaining balance and overall health for your entire body.
When it comes to microbes, it's not just about which microbes are there, but how they're behaving and the impact it has on your health! Your diet and lifestyle can often be the cause behind poor microbiome health. Our Gut Intelligence Test is unique in that it not only identifies and quantifies all microorganisms, including human, plant, and phage RNA viruses in your gut, but also examines their activity within your gut. Our analysis takes into account 400 pathways to provide deeper insights into ways to optimize gut health through targeted foods, supplements, and biotics.
Harmful microorganisms can cause infection or disrupt normal patterns in health. However, many commensal microbes within our body can act in beneficial or harmful ways depending on their environment (health, stress level, and access to different nutrients). This is why we rather classify microbial activities as either harmful or beneficial rather than specific microbes themselves. Like humans, whether you are bad depends on your actions, which can be influenced by the environment you live in.
The oral microbiome
The oral microbiome, the second largest micro-ecosystem in your body, performs vital functions to help keep our mouths healthy, including the transportation of ionic minerals from saliva to the surface of teeth to aid in remineralization, carrying molecular oxygen to the gums and soft tissue, and eliminating free radicals.
Typical signs associated with an unhealthy oral microbiome may include ‘biofilm’ formation on the teeth. Also known as plaque, biofilm acts as a cityscape for colonizing bacteria. Excessive plaque formation can contribute to an accumulation of pathogens and toxic byproducts that can cause inflammation in and around the gums. This may appear as bleeding or easily damaged gums from brushing or flossing. Discomfort, excessive bleeding, and even sores inside the mouth may all be pointing toward issues of an imbalance in the oral microbiome.
Yes, bacteria in the mouth are normal, and most bacteria benefit our health. But just like the gut, an imbalance of the oral microbiome can negatively affect our health and not just our teeth but our whole body.
Cellular function
When your cells are functioning optimally, they produce enough energy to sustain your needs and are efficiently "cleaning up" cellular waste, like free radicals. When cells lack the nutrition they need, they can't keep up with the metabolic demands of the body.
Our cells are very high-functioning machines, capable of healing and repairing old parts. This occurs naturally throughout the lifespan of a cell as performing its function sometimes results in damage. For example, organelles like the mitochondria create energy in the form of ATP from our food. As a byproduct, harmful free radicals occur, causing oxidative damage. However, our cells naturally produce glutathione, the master antioxidant, that is particularly effective at neutralizing these free radicals. Cellular aging occurs when too much oxidative stress is created and our cells aren’t capable of neutralizing their effects. Consequently, our mitochondria become damaged, making generating energy more difficult. Over time, this can affect the overall health of a cell, and make it more difficult to repair. In addition, chronic oxidative stress can begin to harm other parts of the cell, such as our DNA. When our genetic code is broken down, a cell can no longer repair itself or replicate. As this occurs to many different cells, our body slowly loses the capacity to create new, youthful cells to replace the old ones, resulting in cellular and bodily aging.
How this test can help
Are you experiencing frustrating symptoms that extend beyond digestive issues? Your body is a complex superorganism, with over 40 trillion microbes working tirelessly to keep you healthy. But when trouble arises, your body communicates through symptoms. We believe in addressing the root causes of your symptoms by honing in on the underlying activity in your body. Our approach focuses on personalized nutrition that significantly affects how resilient your body is to stress, illness, and aging.
Symptoms: Occasional gas, bloating, stomach discomfort, nausea, occasional heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, sugar cravings, food sensitivities
Your nutrition recommendations are designed to optimize your digestion, strengthen gut lining, and boost richness & microbiome diversity.
Includes insights relating to:
- Nutrient absorption
- Beneficial & harmful microbial activities
- Intestinal barrier health
- Signatures of inflammation in the gut
Symptoms: Fatigue, weakness, low stamina & endurance
When cells lack the nutrition they need, they can't keep up with the body's metabolic demands, which leads to a loss of function and is the earliest measurable indicator of aging and health decline.
- Aging of your cells
- Cellular stress
- Cellular inflammation
- Mitochondrial health
Symptoms: Brain fog, poor concentration, memory problems, confusion, feelings of anxiousness, feeling down, mood swings, irritability
The gut microbiome aids in the development of our brain and nervous system as well as the management of neurological functions, including mood and memory. Your nutrition recommendations are designed to boost brain health and functions that support your cognitive and mood health.
Includes insights relating to:
- Serotonin production-assisting pathways
- Microbial activities which contribute to the production of GABA
- Activities that might negatively impact focus
- Activities that impact your body's pH balance
Symptoms: Weight gain, inability to lose weight, trouble maintaining a healthy weight, poor blood sugar control
The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in producing and metabolizing various hormones and neurotransmitters that regulate metabolism, including leptin, ghrelin, and serotonin. Additionally, the microbiome can influence the breakdown and absorption of dietary nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, impacting energy metabolism and body weight.
We measure microbial organisms and functions associated with your blood sugar, insulin resistance, and weight control.
Symptoms: Increased sensitivity/Intolerance to multiple foods, fatigue, brain fog, skin conditions, slow recovery from illness or infections
A healthy immune system is essential for fighting off outside invaders like viruses, bacteria, and fungi, neutralizing environmental toxins, and preventing changes within cells that lead to a decline in biological functions. Your nutrition recommendations are designed to help support your body's alarm system and repair mechanism.
Includes insights relating to:
- Overall immunity
- Body's preparedness to fight off bad viruses & bacteria
- Body's ability to clear toxins
- Manage oxidative stress
Symptoms: Trouble falling asleep, restless sleep, waking unrested, daytime sleepiness
Your gut microbiome is essential in regulating the body's circadian rhythm, the internal biological clock that helps regulate our sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, and other physiological processes. Your gut microbiome also produces neurotransmitters and hormones that influence your circadian rhythm, such as serotonin for regulating sleep and mood, and melatonin for regulating the sleep-wake cycle.
Includes insights relating to:
- Serotonin production-assisting pathways
- Microbial activities which contribute to the production of GABA
- Activities that might negatively impact focus
- Activities that impact your body's pH balance
Symptoms: High cholesterol, leg discomfort, headaches, limited physical activity, fatigue
The microbiome plays a vital role in cardiovascular health through its impact on inflammation, cholesterol metabolism, and blood pressure regulation. While many people think of simply managing their cholesterol to improve their cardiovascular health, many factors are actually at play, including oxidative stress, endothelial function, kidney function, and vitamin and mineral status.
Your nutrition recommendations are designed to optimize functions related to your heart health.
- Indicators of high oxidative stress
- Activities that promote inflammation
- Vascular health
- Cholesterol metabolism
Symptoms: Plaque formation on your teeth, bad breath, bleeding gums, mouth sores, gum sensitivity, tooth sensitivity
Oral health impacts systems beyond the mouth and is intricately connected to your cardiovascular, immune, bone, and brain health. Your nutrition recommendations are designed to rebalance your oral microbiome and lower the risk of cavities, bad breath, and leaky gums.
- Activities of microbes in the mouth that contribute to gum inflammation
- Activities of microbial pathways that cause bad breath
- Microbial activities that lead to cavities and tooth decay
Symptoms: Occasional gas, bloating, stomach discomfort, nausea, occasional heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, sugar cravings, food sensitivities
Your nutrition recommendations are designed to optimize your digestion, strengthen gut lining, and boost richness & microbiome diversity.
Includes insights relating to:
- Nutrient absorption
- Beneficial & harmful microbial activities
- Intestinal barrier health
- Signatures of inflammation in the gut
Symptoms: Fatigue, weakness, low stamina & endurance
When cells lack the nutrition they need, they can't keep up with the body's metabolic demands, which leads to a loss of function and is the earliest measurable indicator of aging and health decline.
- Aging of your cells
- Cellular stress
- Cellular inflammation
- Mitochondrial health
Symptoms: Brain fog, poor concentration, memory problems, confusion, feelings of anxiousness, feeling down, mood swings, irritability
The gut microbiome aids in the development of our brain and nervous system as well as the management of neurological functions, including mood and memory. Your nutrition recommendations are designed to boost brain health and functions that support your cognitive and mood health.
Includes insights relating to:
- Serotonin production-assisting pathways
- Microbial activities which contribute to the production of GABA
- Activities that might negatively impact focus
- Activities that impact your body's pH balance
Symptoms: Weight gain, inability to lose weight, trouble maintaining a healthy weight, poor blood sugar control
The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in producing and metabolizing various hormones and neurotransmitters that regulate metabolism, including leptin, ghrelin, and serotonin. Additionally, the microbiome can influence the breakdown and absorption of dietary nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, impacting energy metabolism and body weight.
We measure microbial organisms and functions associated with your blood sugar, insulin resistance, and weight control.
Symptoms: Increased sensitivity/Intolerance to multiple foods, fatigue, brain fog, skin conditions, slow recovery from illness or infections
A healthy immune system is essential for fighting off outside invaders like viruses, bacteria, and fungi, neutralizing environmental toxins, and preventing changes within cells that lead to a decline in biological functions. Your nutrition recommendations are designed to help support your body's alarm system and repair mechanism.
Includes insights relating to:
- Overall immunity
- Body's preparedness to fight off bad viruses & bacteria
- Body's ability to clear toxins
- Manage oxidative stress
Symptoms: Trouble falling asleep, restless sleep, waking unrested, daytime sleepiness
Your gut microbiome is essential in regulating the body's circadian rhythm, the internal biological clock that helps regulate our sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, and other physiological processes. Your gut microbiome also produces neurotransmitters and hormones that influence your circadian rhythm, such as serotonin for regulating sleep and mood, and melatonin for regulating the sleep-wake cycle.
Includes insights relating to:
- Serotonin production-assisting pathways
- Microbial activities which contribute to the production of GABA
- Activities that might negatively impact focus
- Activities that impact your body's pH balance
Symptoms: High cholesterol, leg discomfort, headaches, limited physical activity, fatigue
The microbiome plays a vital role in cardiovascular health through its impact on inflammation, cholesterol metabolism, and blood pressure regulation. While many people think of simply managing their cholesterol to improve their cardiovascular health, many factors are actually at play, including oxidative stress, endothelial function, kidney function, and vitamin and mineral status.
Your nutrition recommendations are designed to optimize functions related to your heart health.
- Indicators of high oxidative stress
- Activities that promote inflammation
- Vascular health
- Cholesterol metabolism
Symptoms: Plaque formation on your teeth, bad breath, bleeding gums, mouth sores, gum sensitivity, tooth sensitivity
Oral health impacts systems beyond the mouth and is intricately connected to your cardiovascular, immune, bone, and brain health. Your nutrition recommendations are designed to rebalance your oral microbiome and lower the risk of cavities, bad breath, and leaky gums.
- Activities of microbes in the mouth that contribute to gum inflammation
- Activities of microbial pathways that cause bad breath
- Microbial activities that lead to cavities and tooth decay
Benefits of Full Body Intelligence
Proper nutrition is essential to tap into your body's natural ability to heal and defend itself against stress and toxins as you age. Consuming the right combination of foods, nutrients, and probiotics can significantly influence how you feel, look, and age.
Discover how your body is aging from within
Address inflammaging at the root
Promote emotional balance and a healthy mood
Biological Age
Eating the wrong foods for our body, including foods we believe to be healthy, along with lifestyle factors such as stress, our environment, and illness, can make it difficult for our body's health to remain resilient as we age. Biological aging is characterized by underlying factors resulting from your body's inability to maintain healthy functions. Your Biological Age number you receive with your Full Body Intelligence Test will reveal whether your body is aging faster or slower than your chronological age based on an analysis of your gut microbiome, oral microbiome, and cellular health.
Promote healthy blood pressure
Promote a resilient immune system
Help your body cope with stress
Heart & Metabolic Health | Kidney-Heart Health
The kidneys impact heart health through their central role in the regulation of blood pressure as well as their ability to filter blood to remove metabolites that can injure your blood vessels and other tissues. For example, metabolites like homocysteine are produced by our cells as a part of normal metabolism but can cause oxidative stress if not recycled into beneficial glutathione (the master antioxidant) or filtered from the blood by the kidneys. If your test results determine you need support, your supplement recommendations may include vitamins and minerals that aid in homocysteine breakdown and blood pressure management.
Discover how your body is aging from within
Address inflammaging at the root
Promote emotional balance and a healthy mood
Promote healthy blood pressure
Promote a resilient immune system
Help your body cope with stress
Discover how your body is aging from within
Address inflammaging at the root
Promote emotional balance and a healthy mood
Promote healthy blood pressure
Promote a resilient immune system
Help your body cope with stress
Why test with Viome's gene expression testing
True personalization based on RNA sequencing technology
Navigating the world of diet and nutrition can be overwhelming, but with our proprietary RNA-sequencing technology, you no longer have to rely on guesswork to determine what works best for your body. Our cutting-edge gene expression analysis provides insight into your microbiome and cellular health functions, allowing us to understand your unique needs and distinguish which foods, supplements, biotics, and other ingredients will have the most impact on you as an individual.
Why test with Viome's gene expression testing
Give your body what it needs as it changes over time
The health of your gut microbiome, oral microbiome, and cells is a dynamic and ever-changing aspect of your overall wellness, influenced by many internal and external factors. Symptoms may not always be immediately apparent, but our comprehensive analysis can detect subtle changes in your microbial activity and cellular functions over time with each test. By doing so, we can provide personalized nutrition recommendations and products specifically relevant to your current needs. Additionally, your monthly biotics and supplements can be updated to match your latest results if subscribed.
Why test with Viome's gene expression testing
Target the root cause of health symptoms
At the core of our approach is the belief that addressing root causes is key to improving your overall health. Many health symptoms are often misattributed to other factors, but our analysis goes beyond the surface level. By measuring over 10 million data points from expressed genes per sample, we gain a deeper understanding of the underlying microbial pathways that may be contributing to imbalances and inflammation within your body. This allows us to specifically target and monitor the root cause of symptoms you experience.
Why test with Viome's gene expression testing
Unprecedented insights into your health
The biology of the human body is a dynamic interplay between complex cellular, molecular, organ, and tissue systems, all of which can be impacted by the different nutrients and toxins that can come not only from the diet but can also be produced by all the trillions of microbes that live in us, from the oral cavity to the gut. To take precise action with food or supplements, a true "Systems Biology" approach is needed. This approach allows us to analyze the body holistically and quantify, manipulate, and track the cellular and microbial pathways, which reveal how molecules are made or used, which functions in the body can get stimulated or suppressed as a result, and how it all can be manipulated by your diet.
Why test with Viome's gene expression testing
You benefit from our latest discoveries
When you join Viome, you help make scientific advancements accessible to everyone. Your participation not only benefits you but also has the potential to contribute to breakthroughs that impact humanity. Our Discovery Tests, such as CancerDetect for early cancer detection, are a direct result of the discoveries made through the insights provided by our users.