Immune resilience and inflammation
Recurrent infections, slow recovery, and inflammatory flare-ups are rarely “just immune weakness”. Often the immune system is either underpowered, over-reactive, or misdirected. The goal is to restore stable regulation: reduce unnecessary immune activation, improve recovery capacity, and strengthen resilience without overstimulating.
What drives immune instability
Immune resilience depends on three pillars: regulation, barrier integrity, and recovery capacity. When any one of these fails, the immune system can swing between under-response and over-response. Treatment starts by identifying the dominant driver and addressing it in the right sequence.
Over-activation and inflammation
Some systems are on hair-trigger. You may get inflammatory heat signs, swelling, skin flares, sore throat patterns, joint pain, or “flu-like” crashes without a clear infection. The aim is to reduce unnecessary activation before adding strengthening support.
Weak barriers and recurring exposure
The gut and respiratory lining are key immune interfaces. Digestive sensitivity, reflux, loose stools, sinus congestion, and chronic mucus patterns often signal barrier problems that keep the immune system busy.
Depletion and slow recovery
When recovery is low, infections linger and inflammation takes longer to clear. This often presents with fatigue, poor sleep depth, low appetite, and frequent relapse after stress or overwork.
What I assess in the first visit
I map what type of immune problem you have: susceptibility, over-reactivity, chronic inflammation, or mixed patterns. Then I connect it to sleep, digestion, stress load, and circulation, because these are often the real levers.
Pattern mapping
- What recurs (sinus, throat, chest, urinary, skin, joints) and how often.
- Onset and behaviour: sudden infections vs lingering low-grade symptoms.
- Triggers: stress, sleep loss, diet, cold exposure, travel, seasonal shifts.
- Inflammation signs: heat, swelling, itch, rashes, flares, aches, fog and crashes.
- Recovery pattern: bounce back quickly or prolonged fatigue after illness.
System checks
- Sleep depth and waking patterns (immune stability depends on sleep quality).
- Digestive function, reflux, bowel quality, and food reactions.
- Stress physiology: tension holding, anxiety, palpitations, “wired” state.
- Circulation signs: swelling, cold extremities, heaviness, stubborn aches.
- Tongue and pulse to confirm the underlying pattern.
How treatment is structured
Immune work is sequence-based. If the system is inflamed or over-reactive, strengthening too early can worsen symptoms. If the system is depleted, clearing too aggressively can drain recovery further. The plan is staged for stability.
Stage 1: Regulate and calm reactivity
Reduce unnecessary immune activation, settle inflammatory triggers, improve sleep support, and stabilise digestion. This is where flare frequency and intensity often begin to drop.
Stage 2: Restore barriers and clearance
Strengthen respiratory and digestive resilience, improve circulation and fluid movement, reduce chronic congestion, and support clean clearance so the immune system is not constantly “busy”.
Stage 3: Build resilience and recovery
Once the system is calmer, build deeper recovery capacity so infections are less frequent, recovery is faster, and inflammatory relapses are less likely under stress.