Understanding Your Glycemic Response and How It Affects Immunity

What exactly is glycemic response? We hear a lot about it when we’re discussing the metabolic disease diabetes - but glycemic response is a normal process that affects every single person. You can feel it when you experience a sugar high, and you feel it when you haven’t eaten all day long. It’s a natural procedure our body uses to communicate glucose levels in your blood. And although you may not notice it - your glycemic response can say a lot about your health.

Nov 10, 2020

What Your Poop Says About You

For a company that analyzes your gut microbiome based on a sample of your stool, we’ll be the first to admit just how special your poop is. Although you might take your bowel movement for granted, there is an unfathomable amount of information you can gather from it. How you go, how frequently you go, and the appearance of your stool are all things that can say a lot about your digestive health – and it can speak volumes about your overall health as well.

Nov 09, 2020

What is Prediabetes and What Steps Can You Take To Reduce the Risk?

For the millions living with diabetes mellitus, this time is an opportunity to exchange stories and learn more about the disease that affects 10% of our nation. At Viome, we’re sharing the latest in diabetes research and offering evidence-based tips you can use to optimize your health.

Nov 03, 2020

7 Things You Should Know Before Taking Pre and Probiotics

One of the fastest-growing markets is prebiotics and probiotics. Between 2007 and 2012, the use of probiotics by adults quadrupled, and has only grown more since. Studies have shown that some of the major health benefits attributed to probiotics include improvement of gastrointestinal microflora, enhancement of immune system, reduction of serum cholesterol, cancer prevention, treatment of irritable bowel-associated diarrhea and much more. Healing the gut and balancing microbe diversity in search of health benefits have become a huge trend in the health and wellness industry.

Oct 28, 2020

Inflammation, Immunity and the Brain: Part 3

In the final segment of our series on inflammation and disease, we’re going to explore the inner workings of our brain and the complex relationship we have with our immune cells. But let’s start with an important lesson in anatomy: the Blood-Brain Barrier.

Oct 22, 2020

Inflammation, Immunity, and the Blood: Part 2

As part of our series on inflammation and disease, we started by learning how systemic inflammation is an overactive immune response generated to help our body fight trauma. We also learned about the close role our gut ecosystem plays on a healthy immune response. And finally, how gut dysbiosis not only impacts normal communications between the two – but how it can lead to the migration of gut microbes into our blood and other tissues.

Oct 20, 2020