I’m no one in particular — just someone who’s spent the past few years deep in the healthcare world, especially diagnostics. And in that time, I’ve been consistently amazed by the brilliance, creativity, and sheer curiosity of the scientists, engineers, clinicians, and everyday people pushing the boundaries of what we can know. The frontier keeps moving. Our reach keeps exceeding our grasp.

We now have access to information that would’ve felt impossible a decade ago. Or last Thursday, in some cases. One area that has exploded with insight is the gut: the way it interacts with the brain, metabolism, mood, inflammation, and the rest of the body. Gasotransmitters, microbial pathways, gut–brain loops — the digestive system is finally getting recognition for the incredibly complex system it is.

New research arrives every week showing how deeply the microbiome influences daily life. And importantly, we’re learning that it’s a two‑way street: what we do affects our microbiomes, and what our microbiomes do affects us. There’s a growing body of work connecting breath‑based biomarkers to gut activity and symptom patterns — methane and slowed transit, hydrogen sulfide and loose stools, hydrogen and bloating. The science is early, but it’s promising, and it’s fascinating.

So now we know. And as GI Joe said, that’s half the battle. What’s the other half? Doing something with that knowledge.

We know microbial gases reflect microbiome activity. That’s been shown in the lab — but we don’t live in labs. How does this help you? Can it shape what you choose to eat? Can it help you understand your timing? Can it help you plan your day, your training, or that date you scheduled right after your cousin’s Burrito Wednesday?

Who are we? We’re people who believe that knowledge is useful only when it’s accessible. That you should be able to see what’s happening inside your gut and apply that information to your life. We believe people can be trusted with data about their own bodies — and that once they have it, they’ll come up with insights and ideas no one has imagined yet.

We’re excited to see what you do with it. End the guesswork- start generating signal.