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10/22/2026

Gut testing can flag nutrient absorption issues before blood labs confirm them.

B12 and K2 depend heavily on microbial synthesis. A gut microbiome report shows predicted microbial production capacity for both, so low levels on the report often correlate with low serum levels before a blood draw catches it.

Low microbial B12 production presents clinically as fatigue, hair loss, and anxiety. Low K2 affects vitamin D absorption and bone metabolism.

Supplementing without addressing gut absorption is throwing money away.

10/21/2026

Low serotonin can be a microbial problem.

Ninety-five percent of serotonin is produced by enterochromaffin cells. But gut microbial metabolites activate those cells to produce it. Butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid, is one of the key activators.

When a patient presents with low serotonin, two things are often happening at once. Microbial contribution to serotonin is low, and butyrate is low, which means the enterochromaffin cells are receiving less activation signal. The total serotonin pool drops from both directions.

Look for that pattern alongside the serotonin number.

What’s next in nutritional therapy? 🔬Join us at The Precision Health Forum for an afternoon exploring the science, testi...
10/20/2026

What’s next in nutritional therapy? 🔬

Join us at The Precision Health Forum for an afternoon exploring the science, testing and tools shaping clinical practice. Hear from experts in mineral balance, peptides and bioregulators, and microbiome health, with insights you can bring back to your clients.

📅Friday, November 20, 2026
⏰2:00–6:30 PM
📍Wallacespace Spitalfields, London

Your ticket includes expert-led sessions, a panel discussion and audience Q&A, food and drinks, and time to connect with fellow practitioners.

🎟️Seating is limited, so secure your place today: https://theprecisionhealthforum.com/

10/20/2026

Elevated E. coli in a gut microbiome report can read as a stress marker.

E. coli can sense norepinephrine through a receptor called the QseC receptor, and that signal drives proliferation. Norepinephrine essentially functions as a substrate for E. coli growth. As those populations expand, some strains begin co-opting virulence genes, making them more disease-causing over time.

The feedback loop is the part worth paying attention to. E. coli also produces norepinephrine, so elevated E. coli responds to stress and amplifies it at the same time.

When a patient presents with high E. coli on their report, it is worth asking what else is going on systemically.

10/19/2026

Serotonin does not cause diarrhea or constipation on its own.

What it actually does is enhance smooth muscle contraction. It is the driver of peristalsis and colonic movement. And in a clinical context, what practitioners are more commonly seeing is that a lack of optimal colonic serotonin levels is what slows things down and contributes to constipation, not excess.

The gut produces the vast majority of the body’s serotonin. When that system is depleted, motility suffers. Most practitioners are not asking about serotonin when a patient presents with GI symptoms, even though they should be.

MEET THE SPEAKERS | THE PRECISION HEALTH FORUMThree experts. Three areas of health. One afternoon dedicated to advancing...
10/19/2026

MEET THE SPEAKERS | THE PRECISION HEALTH FORUM

Three experts. Three areas of health. One afternoon dedicated to advancing nutritional therapy and personalised care.

• Lisa Pitel-Killah: Mineral Balance in Clinical Practice: From Assessment to Better Outcomes
• Philip Micans, MS, PharmB: Bioregulators & Peptides: Emerging Tools for Health, Repair & Longevity
• Dr. Chidozie Ojobor, Ph.D.: Look Beneath the Symptoms: Using Microbiome Signatures to Uncover Root Drivers of Chronic Diseases

Join us for their sessions, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

📅Friday, November 20, 2026
⏰2:00–6:30 PM
📍Wallacespace Spitalfields, London

Seating is limited. Secure your place: https://theprecisionhealthforum.com/

10/18/2026

Blood work alone is not always the full picture for women.

Practitioners are running standard labs, results look reasonable, and patients still do not feel better. Then a gut health test surfaces something that changes the entire clinical sequence. The gut is deeply intertwined with thyroid, estrogen, and hormonal regulation more broadly, and that connection does not always show up in blood work until the downstream damage is already done.

The gut test should often come first.

10/17/2026

Gut microbiome testing gives practitioners a layer of clinical insight that blood work alone cannot provide.

If gut health testing is not already part of your practice, it is worth adding. The data it surfaces on what is happening inside your patients opens up a different kind of clinical conversation, and the right platform makes it straightforward to work with.

10/16/2026

The gut microbiome functions as an endocrine organ.

It does not just respond to hormones. It actively determines the fate of recirculating estrogen, which is why the clinical consequences of a dysregulated microbiome become most visible as patients transition from perimenopause into menopause. The estrobolome is not a passive bystander in that process.

Treating the gut and treating hormonal health are not two separate clinical conversations.

The future of nutritional therapy is evolving. Are you ready for what’s next?Join us in London for The Precision Health ...
10/16/2026

The future of nutritional therapy is evolving. Are you ready for what’s next?

Join us in London for The Precision Health Forum 2026, an afternoon exploring the science, testing and tools shaping clinical practice.

Hear from Lisa Pitel-Killah on mineral balance, Philip Micans on bioregulators and peptides, and Dr. Chidozie Ojobor on microbiome signatures and chronic disease. The event also includes a panel discussion, audience Q&A and a networking reception with food and drinks.

Discover emerging research and practical insights you can bring back to your practice.

https://theprecisionhealthforum.com/

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