How can my Tiny Health Coach help and what’s outside their scope of practice?

At Tiny Health, our Health Coaches are microbiome specialists who are here to guide you through your microbiome health journey. They are your partners in understanding your results, providing support, and helping you take informed steps toward better health and general wellness. While they offer valuable insights and assistance, they do not provide medical advice, and their guidance is limited to general wellness education and lifestyle support. They do not diagnose, treat, prevent, or manage any disease or medical condition.
 

What Tiny Health Coaches Can Do: 

• Explain microbiome test results in the context of general wellness and lifestyle patterns (not for medical or clinical interpretation)
• Offer science-backed insights related to general wellness and the microbiome
• Share general gut health info
• Help prioritize action steps focused on lifestyle and wellness behaviors
• Suggest trusted resources for general education (not medical care)
• Give sources for deeper learning
• Guide next-step exploration for wellness goals
• Help prep for doctor visits by organizing questions (not providing medical guidance)

What Tiny Health Coaches Cannot Do:

• Diagnose medical conditions
• Prescribe treatments or meds
• Recommend supplement dosages for treatment or management of a condition
• Review full medical history for clinical decision-making
• Give personalized medical advice
• Interpret lab tests or records (other than Tiny Health) for medical or clinical purposes
• Review supplements outside of the Tiny Health Action Plan for medical appropriateness or treatment use
• Answer out-of-scope questions that involve diagnosis, treatment, or medical decision-making
• Provide guidance that could be used to make clinical decisions or replace a licensed healthcare provider

Examples of out-of-scope questions:

• Can you review the lab results that I just emailed you?

• Can you tell me if I have a medical condition (e.g., “leaky gut”)?

• Does this mean I have SIBO or another disease?

• Can you review my vitamins and tell me if they are good for my gut?
• Is my gut causing my psoriasis?
• Is my microbiome causing or treating a medical condition (e.g., psoriasis)?
• How much cod liver oil should I give my baby?
• What dosage of a supplement or nutrient should I give for health or treatment purposes?

Please visit this resource on a Health Coach's Scope of Practice here.