Ombre logo
Ombre logo

All articles

Premium Health Report

What does Premium offer?

Premium offers more detailed insights compared to the basic analysis of bacterial profiles and abundances. The Premium categories include:. Comparison: Compares your sample against others of the same age within our dataset of over 58,000 samples, sho

Why do my premium scores show a health score of 0 “poor”?

A "poor" score is determined by the absence of associated bacteria. The score of 0 represents a weighted value, not the actual percentage of each bacterium. If you wish to view the exact percentage of each bacterium, please navigate to Bacteria Level

What does it mean by “Heavy Body Type”?

The allocation to the Heavy body type is due to the abundance of specific bacteria that have been shown within the research to be associated with a heavier weight. Certain bacteria can be prone to "energy harvesting" which indirectly negatively affec

What does a poor Gluten Score mean?

All scores are measuring the associated bacteria that have been presented within the literature to show an effect on each category. The low gluten score indicates you are deficient in the bacteria that have been associated with breaking down gluten w

What does the Vitamin K score mean?

The pathways for biosynthesis of vitamin K2 have been shown within the gut to be associated with specific bacteria such as Bacillus. This score does not indicate low levels of vitamin K; an exact measurement of vitamin K would need a serum test. The

What does the Triglycerides score mean?

The scores within Cardiovascular health reflect deficiencies or overgrowth of specific bacteria shown within the research to be associated with the category, such as Triglyceride levels. Specific bacteria have been shown within the research to assist

What does my Celiac score mean?

The Celiac score is not an indicator that you have Celiacs. All the scores referenced within autoimmunity are based on specific bacteria shown within the research to have an association with specified imbalances. This is part of the puzzle when it co