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Dec 2022
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How Your Biomes Drive Custom Food & Supp...

Dave Asprey
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Viome sponsored this episode.

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… entrepreneur and philanthropist Naveen Jain joins the show in person at the Beverly Hilton to talk about new developments in the human biome—particularly the oral microbiome. Turns out, there may be more density in your gut microbiome, but there’s more diversity in your oral microbiome.

Naveen’s company, Viome, built an AI-driven platform that analyzes the interaction between food, your body’s biomes, and your cells from at-home tests. Your results are used to develop precise ways of eating and taking supplements that prevent and can even help reverse chronic disease. They’ve so far collected 425,000 samples showing 600 trillion data points.

The newest Viome test kit takes a look at your oral health. 

Viome prepares custom supplements, probiotics and prebiotics with the exact ingredients in the exact dosages you need based on your personal test results. This customization is important because supplements are not universally healthy, more isn’t better, and consuming nutrients and biotics you don’t need can actually do more harm than good. Custom formulations work with and for your own physiology.

Viome testing also helps you see your personal health trends over time. Your tests could show different results at six months or a year. Then, your supplements would be adjusted to your changing physiology. Check out Viome’s at-home test kits:

  • Oral Health Intelligence: coming soon!
  • Full Body Intelligence (gut, cellular, oral health)
  • Health Intelligence (gut, cellular health)
  • Gut Intelligence (gut health)
  • Cancer Detect (oral & throat)


SPECIAL OFFER FOR LISTENERS OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE: Go to https://viome.com/dave and use code DAVE10 to get 10% off tests and 10% off a 12-month subscription

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