Microbiome Testing Methods: A Clear Guide to Your Gut Health

Uncover microbiome testing methods with a clear, practical guide to your gut health. In this page, you’ll find a straightforward breakdown of what to test, what the results mean, and simple next steps you can take right away. When we talk about microbiome testing methods, you’ll see a practical balance between who is in your gut (bacterial composition) and what they are doing (functional activity), with actionable steps to improve well-being. At the heart of our approach is InnerBuddies’ white-label Gut Health Operating System, a modular platform that powers modern microbiome testing methods. It offers a Gut Microbiome Health Index (a score from 0 to 100) based on an exclusive IP deal with EAFIT University in Colombia, giving you a concise snapshot of gut health. You’ll also see Bacteria abundances, highlighting a top 40 list and showing how you compare against a healthy cohort. On top of that, Bacteria functions are categorized and labeled as positive or negative, with benchmark comparisons to the healthy reference to help you interpret what each function means for your health. Learn more about the underlying product on our microbiome test page: InnerBuddies microbiome test. Our microbiome testing methods extend beyond raw data with rich context through Target Group analysis. For more and more target groups, we provide a deep dive into the gut microbiome and how you score on the functional pathways most relevant to that group—think Healthy Aging, Endurance Sport, Power Sport, Skin & Hair Health, and many others. Paired with personalized nutrition advice, which leverages data from 3-day food diaries alongside stool samples, you gain tailored guidance from a large database about how individual foods affect your microbiome. We also offer personalized probiotics and prebiotics recommendations that align with your objectives and your unique gut profile. For ongoing insights, explore the InnerBuddies Gut Health Membership: InnerBuddies gut health membership. InnerBuddies makes these microbiome testing methods accessible whether you’re testing for yourself or building a business. We provide gut test solutions directly to consumers, and all of the options available to our B2B partners are also available to individual customers. If you’re considering a partnership or white-label opportunity, you can learn more about becoming a partner on our B2B page: InnerBuddies B2B partner page. This is the practical path to turning cutting-edge microbiome testing methods into a scalable, personalized gut health experience.