Posted by Sonia Vora
on February 03, 2026
The third in a series of three articles on the science of deep cellular nourishment™
Once nutrients are carefully selected and designed to work together, their ratios determine whether that synergy holds…or breaks down.
At BRYTR DAYS, our final layer of our rigor focuses on getting those proportions right under real biological conditions.
We deliberately calibrate ratios so interactions remain stable not just in theory, but through daily use, metabolic stress and time.
This is also the point where our formulation moves beyond ingredients and interactions and into architecture: the structural design that allows the body’s interconnected systems to carry metabolic load, adapt to stress and remain balanced over time.
Solving the Metabolic Bottleneck
Many supplements underperform not because of what they include, but because of what they under-supply.
In biochemistry, this is known as a rate-limiting step: the idea that a metabolic system can only move as efficiently as its most constrained input. An ingredient can be “good” on paper and still create a bottleneck elsewhere in the system if its supporting nutrients are missing or imbalanced.
We design our ratios to prevent those bottlenecks, ensuring nutrients remain compatible and functional over time. That means considering how nutrients are absorbed into cells, converted into active forms and regulated by shared enzymes—so the formulation works as intended, day after day.
Metabolic Maintenance: The “Engine” Analogy
Think of your B-vitamins as the engine of a car. When they increase energy production, that engine naturally produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a byproduct - like the exhaust from your car.
If the system lacks the right ratio of antioxidants to neutralize that exhaust, energy production eventually creates cellular stress and begins to shut itself down.
Balance
Our antioxidants—vitamin C, zinc and selenium—aren’t included for general support alone. They are delivered in precise ratios to manage these byproducts, allowing the B-vitamin “engine” to keep running efficiently without overheating the cell.
Compatibility
Balance manages byproducts. Compatibility manages competition. We calibrate dosages so nutrients do not compete for uptake or overwhelm shared pathways. For example, we ensure the proper ratio of sodium to potassium to support cellular hydration rather than create imbalance.
Foundational Resilience, Not a Spike
Ratios determine whether a supplement feels supportive or stressful to the body. When balance is missing, the body senses that incomplete formulation, often as a crash or inconsistent results, long before we can explain why.
By designing for downstream, ratio-dependent reinforcement, we support cellular hydration that stabilizes brain signaling, energy production that doesn’t spike and crash and neurotransmitter activity that remains consistent. This is what it looks like to formulate in alignment with how the body actually works.
Deep Cellular Nourishment™ is how we build mental resilience from the inside out.
