At-home lab testing that’s empowering you to improve your sleep, stress, diet, and more with insights into your body’s data through key indicators: blood and saliva. Get science-backed recommendations in nutrition, daily habits, and vitamin regimen.
This is a good concept.
I followed through the sign up process. Then the 5 different categories of sleep, energy, stress etc. confused me. IMO, they all go together, so testing only one may not help.
I have questions about the science. Seems like Quest is running the same tests that my doctor runs. I would like to see more information about how this is different. What are the algorithms
I read one of the response from Lola about tracking circadian rhythms. How is that being tracked, if I am providing one sample in a month or quarter?
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@abhi_muthiyan Happy to go over these.
- For some people tracking one area at a time help them reduce costs and things to do. E.g. if you have no concerns with your sleep but you are vegetarian being focused on nutritional deficiencies would result in a more affordable and easy user experience.
- We actually have access to a full test menu, as your doctor, given that we work with Quest. Typically doctors send their samples to the same labs that we do. Note that we also have doctors on the team.
- For the circadian rhythms we start by looking into how your Melatonin levels evolve throughout the day
- About the frequency, we suggest monthly if you foresee implementing nutritional, supplemental and lifestyle changes often. Otherwise do quarterly. Note that you have an optional onboarding 15 mins call after receiving your first results where we adjust this based on your profile an initial results. You can also adjust it from the app whenever.
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@abhi_muthiyan happy to continue to answer further questions as well! These help me understand different use cases so we can keep improving our services
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SMASHSENDWonderful UI, brilliant idea! I met Lola when I was in NYC in 2019 and i've been a huge fan of the product and Lola since then. The only thing I don't like about Base is that is not available yet in Spain!!!! 😜 Keep it up team!
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@jgferreiro Thanks Jorge! Coming soon to Spain :)
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@lola_priego I live in Spain as well and I was really excited to get it today :( I hope it can come soon this way!
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@marianella_mace1 noted! We hope we can get to serve you as soon as possible. What tracks or focus areas are you interested in?
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@lola_priego ummm all of them! haha When I took the test the one that stood out was stress, which totally makes sense. But I would opt in for diet, sleep and energy as well!
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@marianella_mace1 :) great to hear! Thanks for your feedback
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Hi Hunters! 👋
I’m Lola, the founder of Base. I started working on Base after going through my own exhaustive journey of trying to figure out how to beat my low energy and midday brain fog. First, I changed to a Keto diet after I’d read how effective it was for my symptoms. When I didn’t see any improvements I decided to go to the doctor for help. After endless questionnaires, 2 visits to the doctor’s office in the middle of the workday, and one to the lab– 1.5 months later, I got my results back. I had hormonal imbalances on top of cholesterol problems due to my diet. This experience, along with my short stint at Med school (opting to leave to pursue engineering), and a background working at Amazon, Facebook/Instagram, and a med tech startup, was the catalyst for me starting Base.
At the core of Base, we’re a team of engineers, data analysts, product developers, and brand marketers who care about changing the way we learn about our bodies. We want you to have access to your body's data so you can start understanding how to eat, sleep, and pick the routines that make you feel great.
Meet Base. 🚀
At-home lab testing that’s empowering you to track and improve everyday issues like fatigue, stomach sensitivities, sleep quality, weight gain, brain fog, libido, and more with insights into your body through key indicators: blood and saliva.
💸Affordable testing and results→ tests are sent to your home, results go directly to your phone in days.
👩🔬Get answers to your symptom’s root causes→ our team of scientists & data analysts to provide valuable insights into your results.
📊 Data-driven in-app improvements→ personalized recommendations, sourced from thousands of clinical studies, for your diet, lifestyle habits, and supplement regimen.
📱Your full support system→ customized testing plans that evolve with your needs over time.
I would like to offer the Product Hunt community 20% off your first month. You can use the code PH20 at checkout or click this link:
https://get-base.com/?rc=PH20
I’d love to hear your feedback! I’m here to answer any of your questions, ask me about:
-How the recommendations work
-Do you have a web app/android app
-Our science and doctor teams
-How accurate it is the finger-prick or saliva collection
Thank you Product Hunt community~ 🙏
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Local Lead GameHi @lola_priego and congrats on the launch. How long are the samples that I send back to you (blood and saliva) good for in the mail?
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@kensavage Hey Ken, this is a great question! Both are good with the preservatives added in the collection materials for 3 days guaranteed if they are *not* in a cooled environment. Typically blood, using Dried Blood Spot collection method can hold for more than 3 days outside of the fridge. This study is a good reference for DBS (dried blood spot) although it doesn't go too deep into environmental preservatives
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...
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Bride BriteThis looks pretty interesting. I've tried a similar product called Viome before and found that the diet recommendations were still pretty basic and generic. Do you guys have any sample reports so that users can see what to expect before ordering the test?
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@ryanchaliff good point! I did Viome as well about 2/3 years ago and the recommendations were not great. I think something to keep in mind is that there are not many clinical trials or evidence out of gut microbiome, therefore, building recommendations on top of those results are hard. The feedback loop for microbiome is also very slow unlike blood!
As per the sample report, you can checkout an app demo here: https://get-base.com/mobile/demo... - the team is working on a PDF sample report and I can make sure they send a copy as well!
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Base is 🔥🔥🔥
I've used 3 of the standard tests and was able to make some impactful changes every time thanks fo the actionable insights provided in no time. What other solution comes even close to this today?
Going to the doctor to be prescribed a test to go get blood drawn to go back to the doctor.. what a waste of time and money!
thank you @lola_priego and team for this amazing product and congratulations on the launch!
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@glmorain thanks! It's an honor to be able to serve consumers that don't have the time to go to the doctor office and use technology to make this process more efficient and accessible. Taking care of your health and identify nutritional and vitamin deficiencies should be easy!
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Congrats on the launch! Love the concept and idea, especially during these uncertain times. Could we use Base to know whether or not we got the antibodies? Also, the idea of having all my health data in once place seems super useful, very cool! Excited to see more
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@cristobalchaog thank you. Right now we are not doing Covid testing as we believe those tests should be free or fully covered by all insurance. However, if we see a high demand from our subscribers as they build a relationship with us we can reconsider :)
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