Have you ever felt stuck when choosing between taking a traditional DNA test or a microbiome test? It is a very common dilemma. However, what if we told you that you don't have to choose? Your health is not about one option or the other, but the combination of both. Together, they form the ultimate instruction manual for your body.
To achieve 360º health, you need to understand two different biological languages: your "factory settings" and your "operating state".
tellmeGen: Your factory blueprint (Static genetics)
Your DNA is the source code you were born with. It is unique, private and, most importantly, it does not change throughout your life.
With the DNA test from tellmeGen, we obtain the map of your life. By reading your DNA, we can reveal:
- Genetic vulnerability to health conditions and hereditary diseases: Knowing which diseases you might be more susceptible to allows us to work on prevention.
- Pharmacogenetics: Understanding how your body metabolises certain medicines to optimise your medical treatments.
- Personal traits: From your sensitivity to caffeine to your ability to detect bitter flavours, or traits such as balding or exercise tolerance. Your DNA has a lot to say about who you are.
- Wellness: Discover how your body processes nutrients, what your tendency is towards certain vitamin levels, or how your metabolism responds to sport, among many other things. It is the definitive guide to adapting your lifestyle to your biology.
- Ancestry: Connect with your past. Discover your geographical and ethnic origins, tracing the history of your ancestors through your genes.
It is, in essence, your personal map of risks and strengths. It is the terrain upon which everything else is built.
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Vivabioma: A snapshot of your present (Bacterial DNA)
If tellmeGen is your map, Vivabioma is the compass that tells you where you are right now. While your human DNA is static, the composition of your microbiome — that ecosystem of bacteria living in your gut — is profoundly dynamic, and the only way to analyse it accurately is through a microbiota test.
Your microbiome changes constantly depending on what you eat, your stress levels, your hours of sleep and the environment you live in. Vivabioma analyses this composition by examining bacterial DNA to tell you:
- How your microbiota helps you obtain and metabolise certain nutrients and vitamins.
- What your estimated biological age is according to the bacterial composition of your gut.
- How your gut is communicating with your brain (the famous gut-brain axis).
How do they differ?
|
Characteristic |
tellmeGen (Human DNA) |
Vivabioma (Bacterial DNA) |
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Nature |
Static genetic code |
Dynamic ecosystem |
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Focus |
Predisposition and origin |
Current health status |
|
Changes |
Does not change |
Changes with habits and diet |
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Utility |
Long-term prevention |
Real-time lifestyle adjustments |
The "Match": From theory to real life
True hyper-personalisation is born when you cross-reference both sets of data.
Imagine this practical case: tellmeGen results indicate that you have a genetic predisposition to having low levels of a specific vitamin. By cross-referencing this data with Vivabioma, you can check in real time if your microbiota is managing that predisposition well or if, due to your current habits, you might actually be experiencing a deficiency.
Health is not a destination; it is a process of constant self-discovery. While tellmeGen gives you the map of your life, Vivabioma tells you exactly where you are on that path today.
