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What kind of information did it give you?

What bacteria my gut was missing or had too much of. My Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio was skewed. I then changed my diet and did several more tests to see the evolution of my gut microbiome. The periods where I felt better correspond to the test results that showed an almost normal result. When I got worse again so did the tests.

There were several useful tools on github and other sites: https://github.com/ubiome-opensource/microbiome-tools

https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/02/26/biohacking-comparing-mu...

https://microbiomeprescription.com/

I now use https://biomesight.com/ instead of ubiome.

I'm thinking about pulling trigger on BiomeSight, especially since they are UK-based so far from USA and they have more strict regulation on not selling my DNA.

But other than fancy scientist lingo, did they actually give you "recommendations for food, prebiotic supplements and lifestyle adjustments based on up-to-date research findings" ? Did they give you enough real information that you could actually adjust your life for better??

https://shop.biomesight.com/collections/frontpage/products/g...

Biomesight is the best 16S provider right now in my opinion. They use Jason Hawrleak reference ranges and interventions as far as I’m aware. However this sort of testing only gives you an overall picture, is pretty variable and works in percentages.

I’ve been shifting my microbiome for the best part of a year, and boy is it difficult, especially if you have non-trivial issues. I think there’s a huge space here for potential startups that can start capturing research into actionable intervention steps (nobody is doing it well at the moment).

Yeah, I got useful info. But I use other sites, like the one linked above, to analyze my data. You can download the raw data. Their own recommendations are still pretty barebones. Still useful though, even without other sites.

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