The Rise of Hidden Inflammation

Hidden Inflammation in Adults and Children: What 2025 Taught Us at Reformed Wellbeing

Introduction and Key Takeaways

Across the last 12 months, we have seen a dramatic rise in hidden inflammatory disorders in both adults and children.  These conditions present as skin disease, chronic fatigue, hormonal disruption, gut breakdown and emotional dysregulation.

What makes 2025 so defining is how consistently we found the same underlying pattern in clients across ages:  inflammation driven by nutrient deficiency, immune imbalance, viral stress, environmental burden and disrupted gut–brain signalling.

Through DNA BioEnergetic Testing, we have been able to trace these imbalances with precision and guide clients through a structured, onion-layer healing process.

This blog explores the trends we’ve observed, the science behind them, and the real cases that show how deeply inflammation affects modern health.

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1. The Trend: A Sharp Surge in Inflammation Across All Ages

One of the strongest clinical patterns of 2025 was how people arrived with symptoms that were apparently unrelated, yet were all driven by inflammatory overload:

  • Adults with eyelid eczema, IBS, anxiety
  • Children with eczema, sleep disturbance, histamine overload
  • Teenagers with hormonal instability and skin flares
  • Men with metabolic load, low energy, prostate stress

Real Client Cases Connected to This Trend

To anchor this blog in real clinical experience:

- Emma – Eyelid eczema, IBS-type digestion, histamine activation, postpartum shifts.
- Julieta – Severe eczema, sleep disruption, emotional fear picture, fungal activity (skin filter).
- Essie (Age 4) – Chronic eczema, post-viral inflammation, sleep disruption, immune collapse.
- Max – Histamine load, gut weakness, restricted food tolerance, nervous system agitation.
- Lauren  – TSW, trauma, histamine overload, glucose imbalance.
- Havha – Hormonal inflammation, skin reactivity, neurotransmitter imbalance.
- Samaira – Gallbladder stress, eczema, gallbladder/liver overload, food sensitivities.
- Stephanie – PMS, neurotransmitter depletion, inflammation, energy crashes.

These cases highlight the same pattern:
Inflammation is no longer a symptom — it is the primary engine driving most health complaints.

2. The Science: Why So Many Are Inflamed in 2026

Inflammation isn’t random. It emerges when multiple body systems hit overload simultaneously.
What we saw repeatedly in 2025:

2.1 Nutrient Deficiencies (the spark)

Our DNA BioEnergetic Testing consistently identified deficits in:

  • B Vitamins (energy, hormones, neurotransmitters)
  • Vitamin D (immune regulation)
  • Omega-3 fatty acids (skin, brain, anti-inflammatory pathways)
  • Zinc (immune balance, skin healing)
  • Calcium (nervous system stability)

Examples:

- Sophie showed Vitamin E deficiency, iron, calcium, omega-3.
- Havha required zinc, omega-3, B Complex and NAC immediately.

Without these core nutrients, inflammatory pathways fire constantly.

2.2 Viral Load & Post-Viral Dysfunction

This was one of the strongest themes of the year.

- Essie developed chronic eczema and sleep disruption after a viral wheeze.
- Elva  showed early digestion/immune dysregulation after viral exposure.
- Lauren had weakened pancreas/blood sugar pathways after chronic inhaler use + stress load.

Post-viral inflammation disrupts:

  • mitochondrial energy
  • gut-barrier stability
  • histamine pathways
  • immune response

This fuels eczema, fatigue, anxiety, and hormonal disturbance.

2.3 Hormone & Adrenal Dysregulation

Chronic stress, over-exercise, poor blood sugar control and sleep inconsistency continue to drive adrenal burnout.

Examples:

- Stephanie’s neurotransmitter and PMS symptoms
- Havha’s hormonal imbalance
- Lorna’s cycle irregularities and fatigue
- Samaira’s adrenal/immune stress

Low resilience leads to:

  • inflammation flares
  • poor detox
  • unstable skin
  • worsened emotional reactivity.

2.4 Gut and Microbiome Breakdown

Our tests repeatedly revealed:

  • histamine intolerance
  • pathogenic overgrowth
  • weak digestion
  • low stomach acid
  • bile/gallbladder stress
  • nutrient absorption issues.

Examples:

- Emma (IBS picture, nightshade reactivity)
- Maxwell (dairy/gluten queries, histamine load)
- Samaira (bile/gallbladder, low stomach acid)
- Lauren (DAO demand, trauma stored in gut axis)

When digestion weakens, inflammation follows.  This is instantly visible in skin.

2.5 Emotional & Nervous System Load

Not often spoken about, but one of the biggest silent drivers of inflammation.

Examples:

- Julieta – fear of dark, emotional triggers
- Lauren – trauma flagged immediately
- Elaine – self-belief connection
- Essie – disrupted sleep cycles and early trauma pattern
- Calvin – emotional overwhelm impacting energy

The nervous system dictates:

  • histamine release
  • inflammation levels
  • immune resilience
  • gut motility
  • hormonal balance.

This is why supporting emotional pathways is non-negotiable.

3. What DNA BioEnergetic Testing Revealed

In 2025, all clients were tested using our DNA BioEnergetic Testing method - analysing 10,000+ energetic signatures across:

  • nutrients
  • hormones
  • immune
  • digestive system
  • neurotransmitters
  • organ stress
  • environmental toxins
  • emotions
  • dental load
  • allergies & food sensitivities.

The accuracy shocked many clients, even those who were:

  • on steroid creams
  • using ketoconazole
  • taking HRT
  • using inhalers
  • after surgery
  • or coming off antibiotics

…could still have clear DNA energetic patterns captured.

Because unlike bloods or stool tests, this method reads energetic and cellular signalling that isn’t diluted by external substances.

4. The Onion Model: Why Healing Must Be Layered

Every one of our 2025 clients experienced the same truth:

Healing is an onion.
You peel each layer every 6–8 weeks, not all at once.

We saw this with:

Emma – digestion → histamine → hormones → sleep → TMJ
Essie – viral loop → immune → gut → sleep → skin
Lauren – trauma → histamine → pancreas → liver → sleep
Julieta – fungal → skin → emotions → inflammation → sleep
Samaira – gallbladder → gut → skin → nervous system
Havha – hormones → neurotransmitters → nutrition → skin
Stephanie – hormones → adrenals → neurotransmitters → sleep.

It typically takes 24 weeks for the full onion to peel:

  • Week 1–6: Symptom relief & inflammation control
  • Week 6–12: Systemic correction
  • Week 12–18: Hormonal, nervous system, gut optimisation
  • Week 18–24: Cellular resilience + long-term stability.

This is why retesting every 6–8 weeks is essential.  Each test reveals the next layer ready to be released.

5. Moving Into 2026: Our Concern and Our Mission

From babies to adults, the underlying pattern is the same:

  • weaker immunity
  • increased viral stress
  • nutrient depletion
  • emotional overwhelm
  • disrupted microbiomes
  • overstimulated nervous systems
  • chronic inflammation.

Our Mission for 2026

Our mission in 2026 is clear: catch the inflammation early, trace its root causes and help clients rebuild layer by layer using DNA BioEnergetic Testing.

This next year will be focused on:

  • regenerative nutrition
  • anti-inflammatory pathways
  • emotional and hormonal resilience
  • rebuilding cellular energy
  • restoring gut-brain balance
  • quipping parents to understand hidden triggers
  • supporting adults with modern fatigue and burnout
  • teaching clients their body is not broken - it is overloaded.