Richard Sprague

Microbiome Reviews

Richard Sprague's hands-on reviews of microbiome testing services including Bristle Health, ZOE, Viome, and DayTwo.

Richard Sprague

Products I’ve tested.

Bristle Health oral microbiome test:

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ZOE microbiome-based personalized nutrition app.

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“So Should I Eat Apples or Not?” Original review of the Viome microbiome gut test.

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“When a Double-Chocolate Brownie is Better for You Than Quinoa”

My review of the new DayTwo microbiome testing app. Published by NEO.LIFE

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R code to compare Viome food recommendations across multiple tests and track changes over time.

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Richard Sprague's microbiome research and personal science experiments tracking gut bacteria over hundreds of tests.

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