The Role of Micronutrients for Recovery and Resilience

by Andrea Henkel Burke

Nov 14, 2025

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Recovery takes more than one tool—but every piece matters. (written 08/24/2025)

Today, we want to spotlight the micronutrients. They quietly power many of the systems your body relies on to recover from Long COVID and other post-infection conditions.

In our latest blog post, Micronutrients: A Small but Powerful Piece of Your Recovery Puzzle, we talk about:

Magnesium and zinc, to illustrate the wide and complex spectrum of micronutrients you need and the range of ways they are used by our systems
Why gut health plays a major role in how many nutrients we need and whether your body can absorb nutrients
How testing can give clues about nutrient needs, but doesn’t always tell the full story

We share this not to suggest that a supplement is the solution, but to remind you that when the body is supported in the right ways, and from multiple directions, recovery becomes more possible.

Micronutrients matter and they work best when other systems are functioning well too.

Read the blog post ➝ Micronutrients: A Small but Powerful Piece of Your Recovery Puzzle

Warmly,
Katie & Andrea

PS: Micronutrients alone won’t fix everything. But they are essential tools your body needs to do the work for recovery and resilience. Micronutrients: A Small but Powerful Piece of Your Recovery Puzzle

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