Step 1
Collect at home
Register your kit. Use the included tools and steps to collect your sample.
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Go Deeper When More Context Is Useful
You Track Your Training. Now Understand Your Gut.
Test at home. See the microbes found in your sample, its diversity, and modeled signals.
Simple at-home collection
Microbial community and diversity overview
Labels measured and modeled signals
Train With More Context.
Training, more carbs, travel, schedule changes, and rest can all affect your gut routine.
Get a clearer place to start.
Your report adds context. Use it to ask better questions about your routine.
From a Sample to a Clearer Starting Point
See what the test measured and modeled. Use the report to ask better questions.
Illustrative report example
See the pattern without treating it as a verdict
The report organizes a complex sample into a clearer view of the microbial community, while distinguishing direct measurements from modeled functional potential.
Measured Community composition
Measured Microbial diversity
Modeled Functional potential
Contextual Personalized next steps
Microbiome overview
Sample profile
Community diversity MeasuredDeveloping
Fiber fermentation potential ModeledMixed
Daily routine opportunity ContextualClear
What this gives an athlete
A structured way to consider fueling, food variety, digestive comfort, regularity, travel, and training context without reacting to every difficult day as a completely new problem.
- See the pattern
- Review the community captured in the sample.
- Ask better questions
- Explore which routine factors deserve attention.
- Choose the next step
- Keep the report or add a complete Personalized protocol.
Report visuals are illustrative. A stool sample is a snapshot of a dynamic system, and modeled pathways are not direct measurements of every compound produced in the gut. Individual reports and recommendations vary. Element products and reports are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
Collect. Return. Review.
Collect at home. Send your sample. Read your report.
Step 2
Return your sample
Pack the sample as directed. Use the included return materials.
Step 3
Review your report
View measured data, modeled potential, and next-step questions in your account.
Start With the Level of Support You Want
Testing gives you a baseline and report. Personalized adds a formula and daily plan.
Start with the baseline
Choose testing when you want an at-home collection kit, microbiome snapshot, and educational report.
Test My MicrobiomeGet the plan included
Choose Personalized when you want testing, report interpretation, a personalized nutritional formula, and Element One packaged together.
Explore Personalized
Meet Dr. Cora
Element Longevity Resident Expert
Dr. Cora makes microbiome science clear. She helps people ask useful questions about food, training, and gut routines.
Use the report as context
Your report labels what the test measured, modeled, and could not confirm.
Explore the ScienceCommon Questions
What does the test measure directly?
The report shows microbes and their share of the stool sample. Report fields depend on the current lab and report method.
What does modeled functional potential mean?
Science models estimate what the microbial group may be able to do. The test does not measure every compound or action in the gut.
Does the report diagnose a condition?
No. The report is educational and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Ask a health professional about symptoms that persist or concern you.
Why is the result called a snapshot?
Your microbiome can change with food, medicine, travel, stress, and sleep. One sample shows one point in time.
Where will I review my report?
Open your Element account after the lab processes your sample. Follow the kit steps and account alerts.
Can I use existing Element results for Personalized?
Sign in from the Personalized page. You can use eligible Element test results.
Element reports are educational and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.