Recovery Factors

The article cautions that functional genomics patterns, urine inflammatory testing, glutathione taste response, and toxicity correlations are not established as validated diagnostic criteria. Gut function is treated as central to recovery and chronic inflammation. Testosterone is emphasized as important for healing because low total or bioavailable testosterone may limit anabolic recovery. Poor absorption and gut inflammation are presented as factors that can limit nutrients, prolong swelling, worsen fatigue, and impair recovery. Functional genomic testing is used to identify vulnerabilities in vitamin D, methylation, glutathione, and antioxidant pathways. Toxicity testing includes bisphenols, phthalates, herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals, and mycotoxins from mold exposure.