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Foundational Resilience

Meaning

Foundational Resilience denotes the inherent, underlying capacity of the body’s core homeostatic systems, particularly the HPA axis and autonomic nervous system, to rapidly absorb, adapt to, and recover from significant physiological perturbations. This is not merely the ability to withstand stress, but the speed and completeness of the return to the established optimal physiological setpoint following challenge. High foundational resilience is characterized by efficient cortisol clearance kinetics and robust Heart Rate Variability (HRV) coherence post-stressor. It is the baseline robustness of the regulatory hardware.