Take the guesswork out of eating right & marry your dietary choices with your Individual biology to improve your digestive & mental health & reduce incidence of bloating & inflammation
Do you Know?
Nearly 40% of adults suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Do you Know?
90% of the serotonin is produced by our gut microbiome that regulates our mood, feeling, behaviour & digestion
Do you Know?
Our gut houses 70% of immune cells
If you have been suffering from bloating, constipation, or acid reflux, it is clearly evident that there are many other real symptoms associated with digestive issues such as mental health issues.
When it comes to imbalance in gut microbiome, digestive & mental health issues reinforce each other. People suffering from appetite disturbances, metabolic changes & gastrointestinal disorders, often experience anxiety & depression & vice versa.
Gut-Brain Axis
Our body has two brains- one which controls major functions by sending messages through our central nervous system to various organs & limbs & other one that resides in our gut.
Brain in our gut, Enteric Nervous System(ENS), is also referred to as the second brain. However scientists found that ENS is actually our first brain which was discovered 600 million years ago when earliest tiny multicellular organisms were found in this Planet earth’s Ocean
Both these brains communicate with each other & send signals back & forth. Gut’s brain tells our brain when microbes in the gut are hungry & when they are full while our brain tells gut’s brain when to start the digestion process. Besides, both these brains send cognitive & emotional responses back & forth
Scientists have found that microbial activity taking place in our gut can
- affect hormone production & signaling
- cause Leaky Gut
- produce many metabolites, harmful gases & toxins that can spur body wide inflammation
If you are suffering from
- Bloating, gas & irregular bowel movements
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Low energy/Fatigue
- Headache
- Brain Fog
- Depression & Anxiety
- Stress
You may be surprised to learn —–
All these symptoms & signals have one common connection- “ Imbalance in your Gut Microbiome(Gut Dysbiosis)” caused by adoption of fad diets such as Paleo, High protein, Ketosis, low carbs.
Gut Dysbiosis- How it impacts our digestive health?
Hydrogen production in our body stems from fermentation of carbohydrates by microbes in the lumen of the large intestine. Three groups of bacteria- Methanogen (Archaea), Sulphate Reducing Bacteria & actinogen compete with each other for H2. A proper digestion process depends upon H2 balance or what we call Hydrogen economy. When we follow a low carb diet with high protein &/ or high fat, it causes imbalance in H2 production & consumption. Low carbohydrates leads to reduced production of Butyrate( short chain fatty acids) & increased colon acidic pH level- a thriving ground for Methanogen & Sulphate Reducing Bacteria(SRB). This results in gut dysbiosis. Methanogen(Archaea) in case of moderate colon pH level & Sulphate Reducing Bacteria in case of alkaline pH level picks up hydrogen to release Methane gas & Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) respectively.
If you have high methanogens- Archaea, it causes overproduction of methane which decays intestinal cells, disrupting nutrient uptake, resulting in slow food motility & causing bloating, gassy & constipation. This leads to IBS-Constipation & Crohn’s disease.
On the other hand, if you have more of Sulphate Reducing Bacteria, it causes overproduction of hydrogen sulphide, reduces oxidation of Butyrate( Beneficial short chain fatty acid),leads to gassy, Diarrhea, fatigue/low in energy & disruption in gut barrier, thereby leading to Ulcerative Colitis.
Over production of Methane/Hydrogen Sulphide(H2S) causes significant immune response & makes the immune system overactive. This results in chronic inflammation & overflows to other parts of the body.As inflammation levels reach the central nervous system, they can interfere with signals being sent to the brain and induce psychological distress. This leads to release of Cortisol & further bloating, causing a ripple effect on overall gut-brain communication & digestive health.
Reducing the inflammation being produced by gut can stabilise butyrate production, balance hydrogen economy & reinstate gut-brain communication, just by optimising & nurturing your gut microbiome
How Genefitletics is solution to your digestive health worries?
Optimise your gut, reduce inflammation, enhance diversity & fuel beneficial microbes with nutrition tailor made for you.
Many popular diets – are high in protein & saturated fast that can destroy normal gut microbiota and cause imbalance in H2 production & consumption, thereby increasing your risk of chronic constipation, Diarrhea, Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn’s disease. In many cases, though, just reducing your intake of these foods can seem to help but isn’t enough.
If your gut microbiome has trouble metabolising the foods which most people define as “healthy” in terms of beneficial compounds & short chain fatty acids, you may end up exuberating symptoms & deteriorating current health conditions. Even foods such as Broccoli, apple, Blueberries or fermented foods such as Sauerkraut that are often associated with a healthy gut may not be good for your gut right now and may further lead to body wide inflammation.
The solution to balancing your Hydrogen levels lies in precision nutrition, unique for your body that can prevent & reverse chronic inflammation & gut dysbiosis & ultimately eradicate chronic diseases from your life history.
Genefitletics’ UP THE GUT Solution for digestive & mental health
With Genefitletics’ UP THE GUT solution, you can get relevant insights into how microbes living in your interacts with the food you eat, how to improve diversity of your gut, balance your Hydrogen levels & what foods are beneficial for your body & harmful to your body right now.
Build a healthier & balanced gut microbiome by eating food that your microbes are hungry for rather than adopting fad diets that will create havoc on your gut & overall health.
What’s covered
- Your gut microbiome intelligence sequencing test kit.
- Gut wellness analysis related to digestive efficiency, inflammatory activity, gut diversity, pathogen profile, probiotic abundance profile.
- Your personalized recommendations of food to eat categorized into frequent & moderate consumption, foods to minimize & foods to avoid chosen from over 300 plus foods.
How it Works?
Sign up with Genefitletics. Order your at home test & collect your fecal sample
The sample will be picked up and delivered to our wet lab, where it is sequenced & analysed with the help of our translational science team
You will receive results in 4-6 weeks. Your dietary & lifestyle recommendations are made available on your mobile app
What you get from Genefitletics’ UP THE GUT solution?
Decode Your Health insights – Uncover what makes your body unique & distinctive & how it impacts your personalised nutrition requirements.
Implement- Overcome the root cause of inflammation with personalised nutrition recommendations unique for your body. Given the fact that no two individuals digest the food in same way, your dietary recommendations are unique to you based on assessment of your gut microbiome.
Food Recommendations
- 300 plus foods
- Your unique foods to be consumed frequently
- Your unique foods to be minimised & avoided
- Analysis substantiating the recommendations
