Do you suffer from…
- Bloating/IBS/Diarrhea and digestive discomfort on the regular
- Chronic Fatigue or just feeling flat more often than you'd like
- Depression or Anxiety - finding it difficult to regulate your mood
- Weight gain or difficulty putting on weight
- Skin Conditions such as eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis or frequent joint pain
- Hormonal imbalances or diabetes.
If you said yes to any of the above, then you may have an imbalance in your gut microbiome that may be contributing to your health concerns.
Why would you need to check your gut microbiome?
If even after improving your diet, your digestive symptoms haven’t shifted. The bloating, gas, diarrhoea, low energy and discomfort has kept you frustrated, despite your attempts at making more healthy lifestyle choices. You may need a more specific treatment plan and nutritional approach tailored to your needs.
Planning life around your gut is a constant worry.
It’s hard to plan when you don’t know what your body is going to do or how it will feel. Your life has taken a hit - from where you go, what you do, how you eat can all be limited or restricted. Increasing your microbial diversity can help shift this to make your digestive system more robust and able to handle more foods easily.
All the conventional approaches to digestive health like taking regular drugstore supplements - have left you wondering whether your gut can ever be fixed. The good news is that it can! Balancing your gut microbiome can significantly improve your digestion, mood, energy, and metabolism. This is where Elaine comes in to help guide you to better health naturally, using a personalized approach based on your unique microbiome.
Why are the bacteria in my gut important?
Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms — collectively known as your gut microbiome. Far from being passive passengers, your gut microbiota acts as an organ in its own right, responding to diet and environment and influencing how your body functions at a fundamental level. Gut Microbiota for Health
Here is why keeping them healthy is one of the most important things you can do for your wellbeing:
- They support healthy digestion and nutrient absorption — Your gut bacteria help break down foods your body cannot digest alone, producing compounds that feed your gut lining and keep it intact.
- They regulate your immune system — Gut bacteria help regulate immune function and strengthen the biochemical barriers of the gut and intestine, protecting you from pathogens and chronic low-grade inflammation. nih
- They influence your hormones — Certain gut microbes assist with oestrogen metabolism, contributing to hormonal balance. This makes gut health particularly relevant for women navigating perimenopause, PMS, or oestrogen-related symptoms. Napiers
- They affect your mood, brain, and behaviour — Gut microbiota produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine that influence mood, cognition, and behaviour, via a direct communication pathway known as the gut-brain axis. Frontiers
- They shape your metabolism and weight — It is estimated that the gut microbiota produces thousands of metabolites that interact with the host and influence various physiological processes, including energy metabolism, immune response, and hormone regulation. nih
- They affect your insulin sensitivity — An imbalanced microbiome is strongly linked to insulin resistance, a key factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. nih
- They regulate appetite signals — The gut microbiome regulates gut-brain axis communication including satiation and satiety, meaning the composition of your gut bacteria can directly influence how hungry you feel and how you respond to food. Oxford Academic
- Disruption has wide-reaching consequences — Alterations in the gut microbiota's composition and functionality are strongly associated with the development of both gut-related and systemic diseases, including obesity, autoimmune conditions, skin disorders, and mood imbalances. MDPI
The good news? Your microbiome is one of the most modifiable aspects of your biology. Diet, nutrients, and targeted supplementation can shift its composition meaningfully — and that is exactly where a personalised approach makes all the difference.
What is Gut Microbiome Analysis?
The bacteria present in our gut, mouth, skin and other sites in the human body are often referred to collectively as the human Microbiome or “second genome”. Composed of more than a 100 trillion microorganisms the human microbiome outnumbers the total number of human genes by a factor of a hundred to one. This means, for every gene in your genome there are 100 bacterial genes.
Genomic technology now has the capacity to view this second genome by sequencing specific regions or variable regions in the bacterial genome. It is these variable regions that enable bacteria to be identified down to species level. Each bacterial species has a unique “fingerprint”. This means that the analysis is similar to a crime scene investigation. If the sequence is detected then that particular bacteria is present in your gut. Elaine uses the best possible lab partner in Australasia - NutriPath for gold standard quality testing for her clients.
A stool sample is sent to the NutriPath lab in Australia and then a comprehensive report is emailed, Elaine is then able to use this information to understand how your diet and environment are affecting your bowel flora. After the analysis Elaine will be able to create a tailored nutrition plan to address any imbalances in your gut microbiome profile so you can regain your health naturally.
To get your gut microbiome assessed book an initial gut health appointment with Elaine
What will Complete Gut Microbiome analysis tell me?
- The percentage of the well researched types of bacteria in your gut and how they interact with each other to create your unique microbiome
- How the bacteria in your gut may be affecting your overall health and what you can do to improve your gut health naturally
- If any known pathogenic bacteria or parasites are present. and what you can do to effectively remove them.
- How your diet is affecting your microbiome along with functional gut health markers such as Calprotectin, Zonulin, Anti-Gliadin and more
- If you are experiencing health issues such as low mood, low energy, weight gain, eczma, psoriasis, IBS/IBD - Bacteria Diversity profiling will help identify the causes.
- Identify if you have any viruses, worms, fungi or amoaebas casuing havoc in your digestive system
- A Targeted Gut health diet plan tailored to your gut microbiome results to help you remove the unhealthy microbes and promote more of the bacteria your gut needs to flourish.
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Initial Consult and Gut Micrbiome Test
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Tricia’s Gut Microbiome results
”Over the last 15 years I have been suffering with chronic digestive health issues such as bloating, gut pain and sensitivity to foods. It was reducing my energy levels and I couldn’t do all the activities which I used to enjoy.
After trying countless treatments from various health practitioners for my long-term gut problems without getting real results, I was searching for something different. I then heard about Elaine from a friend who had seen her. After researching Elaine’s services, I made an appointment. On meeting Elaine, I felt comfortable and confident of her knowledge and skill.
Once my Gut microbiome results returned, I had an extensive appointment with Elaine. She explained in simple terms the test results and why I was having ongoing health issues based on the bacterial imbalances that were identified.
Elaine then created a comprehensive treatment plan to correct the imbalance of gut bacteria through a specialised nutrition plan and specific supplements to be taken over 8 weeks.
Since putting the plan in place and taking the recommended supplements. I felt improvements within the first week and I have continued to regain my sense of vitality and have lost a few inches too.
I am back to doing the exercises and activities which I used to enjoy and no longer have gut pain or discomfort! My friends and family have noticed the changes in my energy and have been asking me what I have been doing recently, so I would like to say thanks to the lovely Elaine!”