# Microbiome Gazers Episode 2
Author: BugSpeaks
Author URL: https://www.bugspeaks.com/blog/author/bugspeaks
Published: 2020-10-05
Category: General
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Meta Title: Microbiome Gazers Episode 2
URL: https://www.bugspeaks.com/blog/microbiome-gazers-episode-2

This is the 2nd episode, of the 'Microbiome Gazers'. Proudly presented by BugSpeaks® and Leucine Rich Bio.

In this interactive session, under the aegis of BugSpeaks live stream series, co-founders of Leucine Rich Bio and developers of South Asia's first gut microbiome test - BugSpeaks® \- Dr Debojyoti Dhar and Mr Kumar Sankaran talk about the evolution of microbiome reporting with respect to BugSpeaks®. The speakers discuss about the various facets of BugSpeaks® report. The key highlight was the "question-answer" session between the attendees and the panellists.

**Highlights:**

- Observations about microbiome reporting in general and how the BugSpeaks® report have evolved in the last 2-3 years.
- How the transition from "one-page clinical report" to "an elaborate report" happened, both with BugSpeaks® and other microbiome companies across the world.
- How the intriguing nature of microbiome, which has been interesting even to the lay person, have driven a detailed BugSpeaks® report over the years.
- How balancing the aspects of microbiome that is relevant to both clinical doctor and common man was key to this reporting.
- What kind of diseases would BugSpeaks® analysis, reporting and recommendations would be most impactful?
- The causation vs correlation/association debate and how our disease risk estimation has been conceptualized.
- Other salient features of BugSpeaks® report, including the Gut Microbiome Index \[GMI\], pathogen characterization, and most importantly the personalized 3-Phase dietary recommendations.
- How BugSpeaks® GMI is different from that of Bacteroidetes to Firmicutes ratio or any other metric generally used and how we are on a quest for a universal standard for representing the extent of dysbiosis of gut microbiome.
- More on the direction of personalized nutrition and diet and how BugSpeaks® can contribute to this area.
- Why a "single time, eat or don’t eat kind of diet" has been unsuccessful and why multiphase dietary recommendations is the way to go forward.
- Detailed description of the 3-Phase Diet and importance of Supplements during Phase 2 and why going natural is important than finding off the shelf probiotics.
- Why achieving personalized nutrition is extremely hard.
- How all of these would aid everyone from individuals to nutritionists to clinicians to take actionable efforts towards better health.
- They wrap up the discussion by answering questions from the attendees.


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