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RE: My first microbiome report after a month of fasting!
I just got my own results a few weeks ago. I find the summary information to be somewhat helpful, but the "compare" tab data to be much more so. High level firmicute:bacteroidete numbers don't really tell you anything. It's getting to the family, phylum, species level that gives you actionable data.
My akkermansia count was also very low, so I'm currently supplementing with FOS to see if that will bring it up. If that doesn't work, cranberry extract has also been shown to work in mice, so that will be my next step.
I found this post very helpful in interpreting the data from my test: https://www.vitamodularis.org/articles/how_to_interpret_your_microbiome_data.shtml
thanks. I sent another kit back to the lab, I will be comparing the results from last year to see what changes happened. What is supplementing with FOS? vegetables?
FOS is fructo-oligosacharrides, a prebiotic that has been shown to increase akkermansia counts in human studies. It also seems to feed quite a few other species, so I'm not 100% confident it will work. Here's the Amazon link to what I'm using.
I plan on sending in another sample in 3-6 months once I've had a chance to feed them and let them grow, so we'll see! I've had good success with prebiotic supplementation in the past.