Functional wellness to analyze the health of the gut microbiome to gain insight into overall wellbeing, including digestion and immune, hormonal, and neurotransmitter balance.* The GI Spotlight functional wellness test analysis provides an in-depth look into the health of the gut microbiome. The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract contains an ecosystem with more than four trillion microbes, living in a symbiotic relationship with their host, while performing duties essential to the health of the individual, such as assisting with digestion, hormonal balance, immune modulation, and neurotransmitter function. How does this test benefit the client or patient? Each functional wellness test contains everything necessary, including detailed instructions, on how to noninvasively collect the sample and send it in for analysis. The resulting report contains a unique, comprehensive assessment into many of the key microbes that are essential for human physiology and overall wellness. This test will help provide insight in the following areas: Utilizes cutting-edge quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology Keystone microbial diversity and gut fungal balance Intestinal permeability and gut barrier function Digestive function, nutrient absorption, and GI motility Inflammatory status and immune function in the gut The results are intended to help inform and guide the health-care practitioner to support their client’s or patient’s overall health with appropriate diet, lifestyle, and nutraceutical suggestions by assessing the status of the microbiome.
