Microbiome Testing in Pasadena
What Is Microbiome Testing?
Microbiome testing analyzes the unique community of microorganisms living in your gut — including beneficial bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Using advanced DNA sequencing technology, this testing provides a detailed look at your gut’s microbial balance and diversity.
By understanding these microbial patterns, patients can uncover how their gut ecosystem may influence digestion, metabolism, immune function, and even mood.
Unlike standard lab panels that measure blood or hormones, microbiome testing focuses on the gut environment itself — serving as a personalized educational tool for optimizing nutrition, lifestyle, and overall well-being.
At Alpha Hormones® in Pasadena, our licensed medical providers offer one-on-one consultations to help you interpret your microbiome results and translate scientific findings into practical, real-world wellness strategies.
Why Microbiome Testing Is Transforming Gut Health?
The gut microbiome has become one of the most exciting areas in modern health science. Researchers are discovering that the gut acts as a control center for metabolism, immunity, and brain function — influencing how the body responds to stress, food, and inflammation.
Current areas of research include:
- Digestive Function: How microbial diversity supports nutrient absorption and motility.
- Immune Modulation: How balanced gut flora helps regulate immune responses.
- Mind-Body Health: Possible relationships between gut bacteria, mood, and energy.
Because every person’s gut ecosystem is unique, microbiome testing helps uncover individualized insights that may guide smarter nutrition and lifestyle choices for optimal long-term wellness.
Microbiome Testing with Jona.Health
At Alpha Hormones®, we proudly partner with Jona.Health — a leading laboratory specializing in advanced gut microbiome sequencing. Their at-home stool collection kit is simple, discreet, and scientifically validated to provide a comprehensive analysis of your gut flora.
Your Jona.Health report includes:
- Microbial diversity overview: A snapshot of beneficial vs. potentially disruptive bacteria.
- Digestive and metabolic markers: Insights into nutrient breakdown, inflammation, and balance.
- Personalized wellness insights: Lifestyle and dietary recommendations based on microbial data.
By combining Jona.Health’s precise analytics with Alpha Hormones®’ clinical guidance, you receive a clear, evidence-informed understanding of your gut’s ecosystem — and how to support it through nutrition, stress management, and lifestyle optimization.
Your Microbiome Consultation Experience
Your microbiome testing journey at Alpha Hormones® includes:
- Initial Consultation – Discuss your health goals, gut symptoms, and dietary habits.
- Sample Collection – A non-invasive stool test is completed at home and shipped to Jona.Health’s certified lab.
- Results Review – During your follow-up visit, your provider will explain your microbiome report and correlations with lifestyle factors.
- Personalized Guidance – Receive nutrition, probiotic, or wellness recommendations tailored to your unique microbiome profile.
What patients report: Many describe discovering helpful patterns about digestion, food tolerance, and energy balance within weeks.
Quality assurance: All microbiome analyses are conducted by CLIA-certified laboratories using validated genomic sequencing technologies to ensure precision and reliability.
Who Might Consider Microbiome Testing?
Microbiome testing may benefit those who:
- Want to better understand how gut health affects digestion, mood, or energy.
- Are seeking personalized guidance for diet and wellness.
- Follow advances in integrative and preventive medicine.
- Value data-driven insights interpreted by licensed medical providers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Microbiome testing analyzes the trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms living in your digestive tract. By evaluating their balance and diversity, we can gain insight into how your gut may be influencing digestion, metabolism, mood, inflammation, and overall wellne
While blood or hormone tests measure systemic levels, microbiome testing focuses
specifically on gut microbial balance.
Your report can reveal information about gut diversity, inflammation, digestion, and
potential microbial imbalances that may affect your well-being.
Yes. It’s completely non-invasive and low-risk — involving only a small stool sample.
No. While our clinic is based in Pasadena, we also serve patients throughout California, Florida, and Texas through at-home testing kits and telehealth visits.
Most patients receive their Jona.Health report within 2–3 weeks after the sample reaches
the lab.
You will meet with a licensed medical provider who will interpret your report, explain dominant patterns, and help you build a personalized plan that may include nutrition, prebiotic and probiotic support, lifestyle changes, or targeted functional testing if needed.
We combine cutting-edge laboratory science with medical expertise to provide actionable insights you can use to enhance your digestion, mood, and metabolism.
Microbiome testing may be helpful if you experience bloating, constipation, diarrhea, food sensitivities, unexplained fatigue, skin issues, mood changes, or suspect gut imbalance. It is also valuable for patients who want a deeper view of their internal health—even if they have no obvious symptoms.
Testing is completed through an at-home stool collection kit. You’ll receive simple instructions, collect the sample privately, and mail it to the laboratory. No in-office procedure is required.
Modern microbiome analysis evaluates bacterial species, diversity patterns, beneficial vs. opportunistic microbes, digestive markers, short-chain fatty acid production, and potential imbalance signatures linked to inflammation, metabolism, and immune regulation.
No. Conventional GI testing typically screens for infection or obvious pathology. Microbiome testing provides a deeper functional analysis of microbiota composition and activity, offering a more comprehensive view of gut ecology.
No. Results are not used to diagnose medical conditions. Instead, they are used to help understand gut patterns and guide nutrition, lifestyle, and functional wellness strategies under medical supervision.
Most insurance plans do not cover microbiome testing because it is considered preventive and wellness-oriented. However, patients may use FSA or HSA funds, and we provide transparent pricing options.
Emerging research suggests the gut microbiome influences estrogen metabolism, insulin sensitivity, inflammatory signaling, and even mood. While microbiome testing does not treat these conditions, it may help identify root patterns that contribute to hormonal and metabolic imbalance.
Schedule Your Microbiome Testing Consultation in Pasadena
At Alpha Hormones®, we help patients uncover how their gut microbiome may be influencing digestion, mood, metabolism, inflammation, and overall well-being through modern testing and personalized clinical guidance.
Ready to understand your gut on a deeper level?
Schedule your microbiome testing consultation in Pasadena with one of our licensed medical providers and receive a detailed analysis with expert interpretation and actionable recommendations.
