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The latest ideas, insights, and inspiration, expertly curated to empower you on your health journey. Learn more about systems biology and the many ways the microbiome plays a critical role in your health & wellness.

Microplastics: The Invisible Threat in Our Bodies

Science

Microplastics: The Invisible Threat in Our Bodies

These microscopic pollutants have been detected in human organs, raising growing concerns about their potential health impacts.

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Your Stress Affects Your Digestion—Here Is What You Can Do About It

Wellness

Your Stress Affects Your Digestion—Here Is What You Can Do About It

The Gut-Lung Axis: The Surprising Link Between Your Digestive and Respiratory Systems

Science

The Gut-Lung Axis: The Surprising Link Between Your Digestive and Respiratory Systems

How are Vitamins and Nutrients Absorbed in the Body?

Nutrition

How are Vitamins and Nutrients Absorbed in the Body?

Food Is Medicine—But Only If You're Eating The Right Way For Your Body

Nutrition

Food Is Medicine—But Only If You're Eating The Right Way For Your Body

Every bite you take is either healing or hindering your health, yet most of us have forgotten a fundamental truth: food is more than just fuel—it's medicine.

Cool Down and Taste Summer with a Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho Soup Recipe

Recipes

Cool Down and Taste Summer with a Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho Soup Recipe

This chilled soup is perfect for hot summer days and is packed with nutritious ingredients. Here's a delicious recipe that incorporates the cool, hydrating flavors of watermelon, yellow peppers, and cucumber, and the herbal freshness of thyme:

Refresh your Summer and Revitalize with 4 Healthy Watermelon Lemonade Recipes

Recipes

Refresh your Summer and Revitalize with 4 Healthy Watermelon Lemonade Recipes

Are You Feeling Those Wintertime Blues? So Is Your Gut!

Science

Are You Feeling Those Wintertime Blues? So Is Your Gut!

Beet Kvass: A Nutritious and Probiotic-Rich Fermented Drink

Recipes

Beet Kvass: A Nutritious and Probiotic-Rich Fermented Drink

Cool Down and Taste Summer with a Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho Soup Recipe

Recipes

Cool Down and Taste Summer with a Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho Soup Recipe

5 Fall Ferments That Boost Your Gut Health (and They're Easier To Make Than You Think!

Recipes

5 Fall Ferments That Boost Your Gut Health (and They're Easier To Make Than You Think!

25 Science-Backed Ways to KickStart Your Personal Health Evolution

Lifestyle

25 Science-Backed Ways to KickStart Your Personal Health Evolution

If you have a big goal in mind for 2025, prioritizing your health is non-negotiable. Luckily, the new year brings an unprecedented chance to transform your health - not through fleeting resolutions but lasting lifestyle changes grounded in science.

Real Member Questions: Almonds, Metabolic Fitness, Avoid Foods, and More!

Viome Guides

Real Member Questions: Almonds, Metabolic Fitness, Avoid Foods, and More!

Every week, we dive deep into the questions and curiosities of our community, where people like you seek to understand the profound connections between your body, your nutrition, your microbiome, your health, and ultimately – your happiness.

Renew, Recharge, and Rejuvenate: Your 3-Day Healthy Weekend Reboot

Wellness

Renew, Recharge, and Rejuvenate: Your 3-Day Healthy Weekend Reboot

The journey to health is not always a straight line – for anyone. Life keeps going, and sometimes our goals get left behind.

The Hidden Connection: How Your Gut Bacteria Shapes Your Body

Gut Health

The Hidden Connection: How Your Gut Bacteria Shapes Your Body

PMS, Mental Health, and Your Microbiome

Women's Health

PMS, Mental Health, and Your Microbiome

Your gut health could be part of the reason why.

Get Energized with the 4 Best (and Worst) Foods to Sustain Your Energy

Nutrition

Get Energized with the 4 Best (and Worst) Foods to Sustain Your Energy

If Your Gut Microbiome Could Text:  6 Messages It Would Send

Gut Health

If Your Gut Microbiome Could Text: 6 Messages It Would Send

Your gut’s been trying to get your attention. If it could send you texts, here’s what it would say

Aging Faster Biologically Than Chronologically? Here’s How to Slow It Down

Longevity

Aging Faster Biologically Than Chronologically? Here’s How to Slow It Down

Your birthday might say one thing, but your biological age—how old your cells and systems act—can tell a very different story.

10 Reasons Most Diets Fail (According to Your Microbiome)

Gut Health

10 Reasons Most Diets Fail (According to Your Microbiome)

Most diets fail because they ignore your unique microbiome. Learn 10 science-backed reasons why personalization is key to lasting health.

10 Reasons to Celebrate Your Unique Microbiome

Science

10 Reasons to Celebrate Your Unique Microbiome

Every day should celebrate the life inside you.

The Oral Microbiome and Its Role in Cognitive Wellness

Oral Health

The Oral Microbiome and Its Role in Cognitive Wellness

The oral microbiome, an ecosystem of bacteria and other microorganisms living in our mouths, has increasingly been recognized as an important factor in our health.

How to Naturally Boost GLP-1: A Personalized Path to Satiety, Blood Sugar Balance, and Metabolic Health

Nutrition

How to Naturally Boost GLP-1: A Personalized Path to Satiety, Blood Sugar Balance, and Metabolic Health

GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, is gaining mainstream attention. But what if you could harness your body's own ability to make GLP-1 naturally?

Not All Smoothies Are Healthy: How to Blend a Smoothie That Won’t Spike Your Blood Sugar

Nutrition

Not All Smoothies Are Healthy: How to Blend a Smoothie That Won’t Spike Your Blood Sugar

You’ve heard it before: Smoothies are healthy. But here’s the truth—not all smoothies are created equal.

Celebrating the World Microbiome on Earth Day

Science

Celebrating the World Microbiome on Earth Day

This Earth Day, take a look at how microbes around the whole world help shape and influence your health

How to Follow a Gluten-Free Diet in a Healthy Way

Nutrition

How to Follow a Gluten-Free Diet in a Healthy Way

Following a gluten-free diet can be challenging.

Our Viome Precision Nutrition Team Answers Your Top Questions

Viome Guides

Our Viome Precision Nutrition Team Answers Your Top Questions

Answers to the most common questions about your Viome recommendations

A Nourishing Drinking Chocolate Recipe (With Adaptations)

Recipes

A Nourishing Drinking Chocolate Recipe (With Adaptations)

This recipe combines the rich flavors of high-quality dark chocolate with a touch of spice, creating a truly satisfying experience.

Show Your Microbiome Some Love: 8 Ways to Build a Healthier Gut

Wellness

Show Your Microbiome Some Love: 8 Ways to Build a Healthier Gut

With such far-reaching impacts, it's clear that caring for our microbiome is an investment in our overall health and vitality.

Your Microbiome, Your Life: A Guide to Nurturing Your Internal Ecosystem

Wellness

Your Microbiome, Your Life: A Guide to Nurturing Your Internal Ecosystem

Trillions of microscopic residents are busy producing neurotransmitters, communicating with your immune system, and even influencing your mental well-being.

7 Surprising Signs Your Gut Microbiome Needs Attention

Wellness

7 Surprising Signs Your Gut Microbiome Needs Attention

Here are some unexpected signs that your gut microbiome might need some TLC.

5 Essential Food Groups to Supercharge Your Microbiome

Nutrition

5 Essential Food Groups to Supercharge Your Microbiome

Add these five essential food groups to ensure your microbiome has precisely what it needs to help you thrive.

Optimize Your Athletic Performance Through Better Sleep Habits

Wellness

Optimize Your Athletic Performance Through Better Sleep Habits

Discover how sleep transforms your athletic abilities and speeds up recovery

Boosting Lung Health: 5 Foods to Enjoy and 5 to Avoid

Recipes

Boosting Lung Health: 5 Foods to Enjoy and 5 to Avoid

Support your capacity to breathe through your diet with five foods and recipes to promote lung health

Six Ways to Protect Your Health During Stressful Times

Wellness

Six Ways to Protect Your Health During Stressful Times

There is an intricate connection between stress, our microbiome, and overall well-being which requires a focus on practical strategies to safeguard your health

These 3 Questions Will Change Your New Year's Resolution Forever

Wellness

These 3 Questions Will Change Your New Year's Resolution Forever

Instead of rushing to list conventional new year resolutions, Naveen Jain dares you to ask yourself three fundamental questions: "Why this?" "Why now?" and "Why me"

The Ultimate Soft-Boiled Egg Salad Breakfast

Recipes

The Ultimate Soft-Boiled Egg Salad Breakfast

Mix up your mornings with a delicious and nutrition bowl of greens topped with a hearty egg

Five Daily Habits to Embrace a Healthier You in 2025

Wellness

Five Daily Habits to Embrace a Healthier You in 2025

Focus on five simple, science-backed daily habits that can revolutionize and improve your health and wellbeing in 2025.

Move Your Body More Every Day: Simple Ways to Transform Your Health

Wellness

Move Your Body More Every Day: Simple Ways to Transform Your Health

Sneak more movement into your everyday life in ways that feel natural, fun, and sustainable.

From Basic to Brilliant: 5 Must-Try Sparkling Water Recipes

Recipes

From Basic to Brilliant: 5 Must-Try Sparkling Water Recipes

Five healthy for you signature recipes designed to transform your sparkling beverage experience

5 Ways to Ring in the New Year That Support Your Wellness Goals

Wellness

5 Ways to Ring in the New Year That Support Your Wellness Goals

Explore science-backed approaches to ring in the new year while nurturing your health and well-being.

Viome 2024: Looking back on the year in science and what’s next

Research

Viome 2024: Looking back on the year in science and what’s next

A year of scientific milestones reveals how precision nutrition dramatically improves health outcomes across metabolism, aging, and mental wellness

A Healthier Tomorrow Starts Today—
Here’s to 2025

Viome News

A Healthier Tomorrow Starts Today—
Here’s to 2025

A Message of Gratitude, Hope, and Action from Naveen Jain, Viome Founder and CEO, and author of The Youth Formula

The Surprising Link Between Holiday Music and Gut Health

Wellness

The Surprising Link Between Holiday Music and Gut Health

Your favorite holiday songs might do more than lift your spirits? They could be orchestrating a symphony of harmonious health in your gut

The Art and Science of Roasting Chestnuts

Recipes

The Art and Science of Roasting Chestnuts

While many know the famous holiday lyrics about "chestnuts roasting on an open fire," few have experienced the satisfaction of preparing this traditional winter delicacy

Understanding Your Viome Food Categories and How to Use Them

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Food Categories and How to Use Them

Food and supplements help your body function and repair itself, but no two people react to all food and supplements the same way.

A Healthy Twist on Classic Cinnamon Rolls

Recipes

A Healthy Twist on Classic Cinnamon Rolls

This gut-friendly cinnamon roll recipe is designed to be gentler on the digestive system while still providing a satisfying treat.

The One Gift That Changes Everything: Prioritizing Your Personal Health

Wellness

The One Gift That Changes Everything: Prioritizing Your Personal Health

The most powerful gift we can give ourselves or our loved ones is a deeper understanding of our own unique biology and our health.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Biological Age

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Biological Age

Learn how the activities of your gut microbiome, your cells, and oral microbiome combine to influence how well you are aging in comparison with your chronological age.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Inflammation Response Score

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Inflammation Response Score

Learn how prolonged inflammation due to factors such as poor diet, increased stress, and environmental toxins pose a risk for the development of chronic disease.

How to Create A Microbiome Friendly AM and PM Routine for Winter Wellness

Wellness

How to Create A Microbiome Friendly AM and PM Routine for Winter Wellness

This seasonal change profoundly impacts our gut microbiome—the intricate ecosystem of microbes that plays a vital role in our overall health and well-being.

Upgrade Your Morning Brew: A Microbiome-Friendly Guide

Recipes

Upgrade Your Morning Brew: A Microbiome-Friendly Guide

What if coffee could actively support your gut microbiome and enhance your overall wellness? The good news is: it can.

The Jet Lag-Gut Connection: A Healthy-Minded Guide to Holiday Travel

Lifestyle

The Jet Lag-Gut Connection: A Healthy-Minded Guide to Holiday Travel

While we can't completely avoid jet lag, groundbreaking research reveals that the secret to bouncing back might actually start in your gut.

The Secret to Better Digestion? It Might Be Who You're Eating With

Lifestyle

The Secret to Better Digestion? It Might Be Who You're Eating With

Social dining doesn't just make food taste better; it fundamentally changes how our bodies process and absorb nutrients.

Upgrade your Thanksgiving Dinner Sides

Recipes

Upgrade your Thanksgiving Dinner Sides

Balances tradition with innovation, with new creative side recipes with gut-healthy ingredients

The Pre-Post Meal Walk Hack: Your Secret Weapon Against Holiday Bloat

Lifestyle

The Pre-Post Meal Walk Hack: Your Secret Weapon Against Holiday Bloat

When you feel like you can't move after that second helping of mashed potatoes, walking is actually the ideal activity.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Brain & Cognitive Health

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Brain & Cognitive Health

Learn how the gut microbiome aids in the development of our brain and nervous system as well as the management of neurological functions.

Hearty Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Soup with Poached Eggs

Recipes

Hearty Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Soup with Poached Eggs

With homemade broth, tender rice, loads of vegetables, and perfectly poached eggs on top, it's comfort food that actually makes you healthier.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Gut Health

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Gut Health

Learn how the gut microbiome influences how you metabolize nutrients like fats and carbohydrates from food and plays a leading role in the prevention of chronic diseases.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Heart & Metabolic Health

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Heart & Metabolic Health

Learn about the many factors at play that impact heart health including oxidative stress, endothelial function, kidney function, and vitamin and mineral status.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Oral Health

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Oral Health

Learn how oral health impacts systems beyond the mouth and is intricately connected to your cardiovascular, immune, bone, and brain health.

The Gut Journey: Understanding How Digestion Really Works.

Science

The Gut Journey: Understanding How Digestion Really Works.

Journey down through your digestive system and explore how the foods you eat are transformed into nutrients and shape your health from the inside out.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Immune System Health

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Immune System Health

Learn about your immune system's function through detailed analysis of immune cell activity, inflammation markers, and mitochondrial health, revealing how effectively your body defends against pathogens and maintains cellular wellbeing.

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Cellular Energy and Efficiency

Viome Guides

Understanding Your Viome Health Scores: Cellular Energy and Efficiency

Learn what is happening in the human body on the cellular level and take into account the aging of your cells, cellular stress, cellular inflammation, along with the health of your mitochondria.

Why You're Bloated After Dinner (Plus 6 Science-Backed Solutions)

Gut Health

Why You're Bloated After Dinner (Plus 6 Science-Backed Solutions)

Explore the science behind bloating, its causes, and effective strategies for managing this uncomfortable sensation.

Reclaim Your Rest: 5 Research-Backed Stretches for Better Sleep

Wellness

Reclaim Your Rest: 5 Research-Backed Stretches for Better Sleep

Why a 15-Minute stretching ritual can improve your sleep

7 Sleep-Smart, Microbiome-Approved Snacks That Won't Keep You Up

Recipes

7 Sleep-Smart, Microbiome-Approved Snacks That Won't Keep You Up

The Science of Late-Night Snacking: A Microbiome-Friendly Guide to Better Sleep

31 Daily Health Hacks To Improve Your Wellbeing

Lifestyle

31 Daily Health Hacks To Improve Your Wellbeing

The secret to lasting wellness lies in small, daily actions that guide our bodies and minds to choose health

7-Day Sugar Break: A Microbiome-Powered Approach to Resetting Your Health

Wellness

7-Day Sugar Break: A Microbiome-Powered Approach to Resetting Your Health

Get started this week to reset your relationship with sugar and your health

Toast to Your Health: 4 Gut-Friendly Mocktails That Outshine Any Cocktail

Recipes

Toast to Your Health: 4 Gut-Friendly Mocktails That Outshine Any Cocktail

By choosing these mocktails instead, you're not only treating your taste buds but also supporting the health and diversity of your microbiome.

Cooking with Friends:  Try These Healthy Twists on Your Favorite Party Foods

Lifestyle

Cooking with Friends: Try These Healthy Twists on Your Favorite Party Foods

Cooking together is more than just a means to an end; it's a powerful catalyst for social wellness and health.

Mission Possible: One Million Microbiomes and Counting

Viome News

Mission Possible: One Million Microbiomes and Counting

Mission Possible: One Million Microbiomes and counting: Insights and inspiration from Viome’s 8 years of service to humanity

Your Health, Decoded: The Essential Role of Systems Biology in Personalized Wellness

Science

Your Health, Decoded: The Essential Role of Systems Biology in Personalized Wellness

Achieving optimal health transcends one-size-fits-all approaches. Systems biology instead reveals the human body as an intricate ecosystem

The Youth Formula: Revolutionizing Aging Through Personalized Nutrition

Longevity

The Youth Formula: Revolutionizing Aging Through Personalized Nutrition

 6 Health Lessons from Watching the US Open: Backed by Science

Lifestyle

6 Health Lessons from Watching the US Open: Backed by Science

By observing these elite athletes in action, you can glean important lessons about maintaining your health and vitality. Here are six key health insights inspired by US Open players, all backed by scientific research

Simple Ways to Incorporate Rest and Recovery into Your Everyday Life

Wellness

Simple Ways to Incorporate Rest and Recovery into Your Everyday Life

Explore why recovery is vital to optimal performance and overall well-being and learn the seven types of rest and practical ways to integrate them into your lifestyle.

Real Member Questions: Wild Tuna, Bovine Colostrum, Oxalate Metabolism and More!

Viome Guides

Real Member Questions: Wild Tuna, Bovine Colostrum, Oxalate Metabolism and More!

Every month, we dive deep into the questions of our community where people like you seek to understand the connections between your body, nutrition, and happiness.

Unlock Mental and Digestive Wellness with the Latest TikTok Trend: Very Demure, Very Mindful

Wellness

Unlock Mental and Digestive Wellness with the Latest TikTok Trend: Very Demure, Very Mindful

How can you incorporate the latest TikTok trend "very demure, very mindful" into your health and mindfulness routine?

The True Detriments and Benefits of Red Wine for Your Microbiome

Gut Health

The True Detriments and Benefits of Red Wine for Your Microbiome

Are there real benefits to drinking red wine? Or is there more to look at when it comes to drinking red wine regularly for health?

4 Refreshing Beverage Recipes That Won’t Harm Your Teeth

Recipes

4 Refreshing Beverage Recipes That Won’t Harm Your Teeth

Tips on what to choose and what to stay away from when we want to hydrate and wet our whistle–but keep our mouth and oral microbiome safe

Debunked: 9 Oral Health Myths (Backed by Science)

Oral Health

Debunked: 9 Oral Health Myths (Backed by Science)

With the introduction of Viome’s new VRx My·Biotics™Toothpaste & Gel, we thought we would demystify a few common myths about oral hygiene habits.

Travel Tips for a Fresh Mouth and Healthy Teeth

Oral Health

Travel Tips for a Fresh Mouth and Healthy Teeth

Traveling can be a source of novel experiences and cognitive stimulation, but it often disrupts daily routines, including oral hygiene practices.

Healthy Homemade Iced Ginger Beer

Recipes

Healthy Homemade Iced Ginger Beer

Try our recipe for a homemade version of a refreshing iced ginger beer that doesn't require fermentation.

Momo’s Lentil Tofu Recipe

Recipes

Momo’s Lentil Tofu Recipe

What do you do when one of your staple foods is now an Avoid for you?

Stay Cool and Fully Hydrated with 4 Natural Electrolyte Drinks You Can DIY

Recipes

Stay Cool and Fully Hydrated with 4 Natural Electrolyte Drinks You Can DIY

When it’s hot and you sweat, your body loses water and minerals faster than usual.

7 Free Longevity Hacks That You Can Start This Weekend

Longevity

7 Free Longevity Hacks That You Can Start This Weekend

The pursuit of a longer, healthier life doesn't always require expensive treatments or complex regimens.

Real Member Questions: Your Minimize Foods, Vitamin D3, Gut Biotics and More!

Viome Guides

Real Member Questions: Your Minimize Foods, Vitamin D3, Gut Biotics and More!

Every month, we dive deep into the questions of our community where people like you seek to understand the connections between your body, nutrition, and happiness.

Finding It Hard to Digest Beans?   Here Are 8 Tips To Make It Easier

Nutrition

Finding It Hard to Digest Beans? Here Are 8 Tips To Make It Easier

Traditional cultures have consumed beans for millennia, using slow-food techniques to enhance digestibility.

Bright and Festive Watermelon Tomato Salad

Recipes

Bright and Festive Watermelon Tomato Salad

Celebrate summer festivities and keep cool at the same time with a vibrant and refreshing Watermelon and Tomato Salad that's as nutritious as it is delicious.

“Everything in the Blender” Green Smoothie

Recipes

“Everything in the Blender” Green Smoothie

This smoothie elevates your game to provide you with an effective nutrition boost, but also gives you a measure of flexibility

Mint Chocolate Chip “Ice Cream” Smoothie

Recipes

Mint Chocolate Chip “Ice Cream” Smoothie

Get ready to revitalize your mornings with this refreshing (and healthy) Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Science-Driven Strategies to Put Wellness Into Action

Wellness

Science-Driven Strategies to Put Wellness Into Action

Explore these science-driven strategies designed to freshen up your meals, re-energize your workouts, and renew your spirit.

Real Member Questions: Xylitol, Microbial Activity, Fenugreek Seeds vs. Leaves, and More!

Viome Guides

Real Member Questions: Xylitol, Microbial Activity, Fenugreek Seeds vs. Leaves, and More!

Every month, we dive deep into the questions of our community where people like you seek to understand the connections between your body, nutrition, and happiness.

Three Restorative Morning Elixirs for a Healthy Microbiome

Recipes

Three Restorative Morning Elixirs for a Healthy Microbiome

Rise, shine, and drink up one of these three elixirs you can make at home for gut health

Mood Boosters: Six Recipes to Elevate Your Spirits

Recipes

Mood Boosters: Six Recipes to Elevate Your Spirits

Food has a profound impact on our overall well-being, including our mental health and mood.

Innovating Healthcare: Harnessing AI and Data for Future Personalized Solutions

Science

Innovating Healthcare: Harnessing AI and Data for Future Personalized Solutions

Read more about the future of personalized healthcare, and how it will affect human longevity.

Debunking The Myth of Universally Healthy Food: How to Eat for Your Biological Individuality

Nutrition

Debunking The Myth of Universally Healthy Food: How to Eat for Your Biological Individuality

One man's food is another man's poison. Why are even 'healthy' foods not healthy for every individual, all the time?