However, complications arise when the damage is permanent, treated late, or when the adjuvant (e.g., vaccines) or latent viral infection (e.g., herpesvirus) chronically persists in the body, directly (persistence of ACTH-mimetic viral antigen) or indirectly affecting the HPA axis (via proinflammatory cytokines) (67, 76, 246, 249)
The safety comes from medical supervision: proper dosing, sterile technique, and professional monitoring
For instance, a study published in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry found that overweight individuals affected with diabetes mellitus or impaired fasting glucose who consumed 40 grams of whey protein a day saw an increase in glutathione peroxidase (9)
Rapid return of symptoms may indicate need for longer treatment duration or different approaches