Emerging microbiome research has shown the importance of gut health to our overall health. The science links 80% of our immune system to the gut. So, taking steps to improve gut health supports lifelong wellness.

There are many tools and strategies to help improve your gut health. These include eating the best foods and taking supplements for gut health, or working with a gut health coach. Yet there is no one-size-fits-all approach to gut health. For example, taking a probiotic for the gut may be beneficial for some individuals. In others, it could do more harm than good. Imagine there’s already high levels of a beneficial microbe in your gut. Taking a probiotic could boost those levels to a point where they are too high, resulting in low diversity in the gut microbiome.

Taking a gut microbiome test is the best way to determine if there are any imbalances in your gut that need course correction. Testing helps educate you on the best actions for your unique microbiome. And you can retest to track if dietary changes and gut health supplements or probiotics are having the intended effect.

Conventional medical providers usually are not trained in microbiome testing and probiotics, since these things aren't currently standard of care in those settings. In addition, many conventionally trained physicians also have limited nutritional training, and diet is one of the most powerful ways you can optimize microbiome health. While conventional medicine can have lots of insight into sick care, it isn't always the best at wellness and prevention. Plus it can take 10-15 years for the medical field to put new academic research into practice!

‍But that doesn’t mean that it’s something to wait on. Enter Tiny Health.

‍Our team of leading pediatric scientists and physicians are on the cutting edge of microbiome health. We are prevention and wellness focused. We've developed tests to give families access to this innovative science right now.

Tiny Health screens for over 120,000 microbes. This includes bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, and archaea found in the microbiome. Each microbiome test kit includes a mess-free stool or vaginal swab with instructions. You return your kit in the pre-paid mailer, which goes to our CLIA and CAP certified lab for microbiome sequencing. In 3-4 weeks, you receive a precision report of your results. This includes personal, evidence-based suggestions to improve your gut or vaginal health.

Summary + Expert Highlight
Your summary gives you a bird’s eye view of your gut or vaginal health report. This includes a customized plan prepared by one of our microbiome experts.

The expert highlight guides you through the results. We help you understand what the data means and which actions to take first.

Key Insights
Learn about current imbalances that are important for your specific age. This means a 4-month old gets different metrics from a 12-month old. And a 2-year old gets different metrics than a 40-year old.

Microbiome Breakdown
You receive a comprehensive list of all microbes found in your sample. We categorize them as beneficial, unfriendly, variable, or unknown and provide detailed descriptions of each microbe. You can see how much of each microbe is present, down to a 0.05% abundance level. (No other baby gut test does this!)

Conditions
This section of the report identifies if you have microbiome signatures for certain conditions. These markers could predict an increased risk of developing that condition.

Action Plan
We provide personal, evidence-based suggestions based on your test results and survey responses. Our suggestions may include actual products and brands that we recommend. You'll also receive useful diet, supplement, and lifestyle tips.

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Your gut plays a key role in estrogen metabolism. As estrogen levels fluctuate during menopause, the gut microbiome becomes a critical player in regulating inflammation, mood, and hormone balance. Emerging science now links specific gut imbalances to symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and weight changes. Our test analyzes your unique microbiome and delivers personalized insights to restore balance.

Longevity isn’t just about living longer, it’s about feeling your best as you do. Your gut holds powerful clues. The gut microbiome plays a critical role in regulating inflammation, supporting immunity, and producing compounds that protect your brain and body as you age. New research shows that a balanced gut is linked to healthier aging, lower disease risk, and better energy and resilience. With Tiny Health’s Gut Health Test, you get personalized insights to support your healthspan, not just your lifespan.

From preconception through breastfeeding, your baby's gut gets seeded with your vaginal and gut microbes. These microbes shape your baby's lifelong health in the first 1,000 days. Beneficial bacteria support both a healthy pregnancy - and your baby's immune development.

f you're trying to conceive or experiencing fertility challenges, the answer may lie in your vaginal or gut microbiome. Addressing imbalances may reduce your microbiome risk of pregnancy-related conditions like preterm labor and gestational diabetes.

In short, it’s never too late to test! Gut health matters at every age. And the sooner you have a baseline sample, the better. Identifying even low levels of chronic inflammation can help you take steps to prevent disease later in life. And microbiome research in older adults shows that longevity has links to gut health.

All Tiny Health gut tests come with a detailed report and steps to take to optimize your microbiome. Our experts recommend diet, supplement, and lifestyle changes based on your age and unique results. Select your test to get started.

No. Our primary recommendations are diet and lifestyle changes. While we do suggest supplements in some instances, we don't even take affiliate revenue from products we recommend because we stand behind the science.

No, a gut microbiome test kit cannot detect lactose intolerance or specific food sensitivities.

At Tiny Health, we can help you understand your gut health and how it may contribute to symptoms of these food sensitivities.

Lactose intolerance refers to trouble digesting the milk sugar, lactose. It is different from cow milk protein allergy, which involves an immune response. Cow milk protein allergy is somewhat common in babies.

There are two types of lactose intolerance:

1. Primary lactose intolerance: This is rare, usually seen in babies, and is usually related to genetics. In this case, the body cannot make enough of the enzyme lactase. This is the enzyme that helps break down and digest the lactose milk sugars.Primary lactose intolerance is not caused by gut microbes. But symptoms may improve with helpful bacteria like Streptococcus thermophilus.

2. Secondary lactose intolerance: This is all about damage to the gut lining. Lactose digestion takes place in the small intestine. Damage to the lining of the small intestine can lead to secondary lactose intolerance. Usually this happens in adults, after a long period of gut inflammation.

Gut microbes can cause lactose intolerance if they are causing gut inflammation. Repairing the gut and clearing inflammation can help support lactose digestion.

If you or your child is having issues with a food sensitivity, talk to a healthcare provider. It is important to understand the root cause. Specific food allergies and sensitivities are often determined by a blood test.

However, for people who are reactive to a wide variety of foods, the common cause may be related to an imbalance in the microbiome, and less the individual foods. Inflammation in the gut may damage the gut lining, and gut leakiness may permit dietary triggers to get into the rest of the body, triggering reactions. For some people, healing the gut can reduce their reactivity to foods.