How vivaBALANCE
improves men's health

Testing is a key to understanding your unique health profile.  

Below you can discover:

  1. How looking men's health issues via the gut may change your approach 
  2. What we test, and what the results can tell you
  3. How personalised health may reduce inflammation, maintain muscle as well as improve metabolic & cardiovascular functions
  4. What type of probiotic, vitamin and supplement mix you may receive based on your data

How ageing and testosterone changes affect your health?

Brain Fog

Sharpen your focus with the personalised supplements that helps with memory troubles, inability to concentrate, difficulty processing information, fatigue, and scattered thoughts.

Brain Fog

Gaining weight

Take the initiative to maintain, reduce or even improve physiological inhibitors like metabolic performance often linked with weight gain and feeling sluggish.

Gaining weight

Consistent joint pain

Looking for supplements to help relieve pain, stiffness and other arthritic symptoms that will help you get on the track again.

Consistent joint pain

Trouble sleeping

Supplements to help end the tossing and turning, night after night by assisting you to relax and fall asleep.

Not sleeping at night

The connection between the gut and men's health

The gut microbiota plays crucial role in men's health, particularly in metabolic and cardiovascular health. Key bacteria like Bacteroides and Akkermansia muciniphila are vital for maintaining gut barrier integrity, reducing inflammation, and supporting metabolic functions.

Bacteroides species are essential for fermenting dietary fibers into short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) like butyrate, which improve gut health and reduce systemic inflammation, lowering the risk of metabolic disorders such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases 1, 2. Dietary changes, like increasing polyphenol intake, can boost Bacteroides levels, further enhancing cardiovascular health3.

A. muciniphila is linked to better metabolic profiles and reduced inflammation, playing a protective role against obesity and related disorders 4, 5. It also supports gut barrier integrity and works synergistically with other beneficial bacteria to maintain a balanced microbiota, critical for men’s overall health 6, 7.

How could vivaBALANCE help?

Loss of testosterone

Testosterone

Total testosterone levels in men normally fall with ageing. This becomes noticeable in men through increased tiredness, lack of energy, reduced strength, frailty, loss of libido, decreased sexual performance depression and mood change. 

With testing, some of these symptoms may be alleviated with the right supplement program.

Managing cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular Disease

Hormones like estrogen and progesterone, which are higher in women before menopause, keep blood vessels healthy and lower the risk of heart disease. Men have less of these hormones, so they don't get the same heart protection. 

The hormone testosterone, which is more common in men, can also protect the heart. So as men age, they may be more prone to cardiovascular issues.

Overconsumption of alcohol

Alcohol

Men consume alcohol more often and in much greater amounts than women — and that’s a truth that comes with increased health risks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Drinking alcohol beer and wine can up your chances of developing cardiovascular diseases and poor metabolic health. Alcohol use also can contribute to mental health issues (such as depression) and cause decreased sexual and reproductive health (like erectile dysfunction and infertility)

What might my vivaBALANCE precision health program include?

Testing your biology

When it comes to your men's health, vivaLAB tests may help identify:

  • Activities that increase inflammation
  • Indicators of high oxidative stress
  • Factors associated with metabolic weight gain
  • Nutritional markers that correlate to hormonal changes such as a reduction in testosterone, including neurotransmitters
  • Markers associated with fatigue and tiredness

Probiotics

Probiotics have been formulated specifically for the specific needs for men, and delivering an overall digestive balance given the importance of gut health with cardiovascular and other diseases.  

Essential nutrients

Vitamin D
May be helpful for increasing testosterone levels for those individuals already deficient in the vitamin, but may have only small effects in those with normal Vitamin D levels.

Zinc
Has been shown to help boost testosterone levels for men with zinc deficiencies, but maintainng the correct levels of zinc is very important as overuse may result in reduced immune function and copper deficiency.

Arginine (L-arginine)
The human body produces the amino acid L-arginine naturally. Your body uses L-arginine to help increase blood flow, which may also help Erectile Dysfunction.

References

  1. Christiansen, C., et al. (2022). Effects of aronia melanocarpa on cardiometabolic diseases. The Review of Diabetic Studies, 18(2), 76-92.
  2. Melnychuk, I. (2023). Gut microbiota and cardiometabolic risk factors. Клінічна Та Профілактична Медицина, (4), 57-65.
  3. Istas, G., et al. (2019). Effects of aronia berry (poly)phenols on vascular function and gut microbiota. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110(2), 316-329.
  4. Xie, Q. (2023). Effects of gut microbiota on prostatic cancer. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14.
  5. Hagi, T., & Belzer, C. (2021). Interaction of Akkermansia muciniphila with host-derived substances. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 105(12), 4833-4841.
  6. Minoretti, P. (2023). A preliminary study of gut microbiota in airline pilots. Cureus.
  7. Kounatidis, D., et al. (2023). The role of next-generation probiotics in obesity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7), 6755.

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