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You can also consider at-home gut health analysis kits like Viome, which entail sending in a stool sample (yes you can send poop in the mail!), drinking a shake included in the kit and recording your heart rate four times over a few hours to see how quickly your body processes the glucose. You also measure saliva and urine pH levels before and after drinking the shake. After mailing in your sample and information, you get a report listing the types and levels of bacteria in your microbiome and any viruses associated with poor health that are present, along with advice on balancing your diet.
"I'm fascinated by all the businesses in the at-home microbiome sector," says holistic nutritionist and founder of modelFIT, Vanessa Packer. "I think it's incredible that these companies can give us insights that used to not only be cost-prohibitive for most people, but would also take a long time to perform and receive results."
After receiving your results, you can start addressing food sensitivities with an elimination diet for a few months to help heal the gut, increase elimination and reduce inflammation. "Remember, 80 percent of our immune system is found in the gut, so we want to make sure there is no chronic inflammation, which can imbalance the hormones and lead to cystic acne," says Cutler.
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