Is microbiome testing legit?
IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Is microbiome testing legit?

A microbiome test measures your gut bacteria and can show if your gut is imbalanced with elevated levels of inflammatory bacteria or low levels of beneficial bacterial strains which support your health.

Learn how to choose the best microbiome test to help you improve your health.

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Why is your gut microbiome important?
IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Why is your gut microbiome important?

Everyone is talking about the gut microbiome recently, but what is it and can you change it?

It wasn’t that long ago that gut bacteria were considered nasty bugs fermenting your waste in the garbage can. Like prawn shells rotting in the wheelie bin on a hot day, fermenting garbage has to be a bad thing, doesn’t it?

We couldn’t have been more wrong! Your gut microbiome has the potential to influence of your health. Some people consider your gut microbiome the largest organ in your body, and there is so much research now on how your gut microbiome is linked to many diseases, not just gut symptoms but also heart disease, diabetes and mental health!

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