{"id":30434,"date":"2022-09-12T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T20:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/?p=30434"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T19:47:58","slug":"infusions-supplements-to-maximize-your-surgical-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/12\/infusions-supplements-to-maximize-your-surgical-success","title":{"rendered":"Infusions & Supplements to Maximize Your Surgical Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019ve ever undergone surgery, either \u201cemergency\u201d (like, \u201cWe need to remove your appendix NOW!\u201d) or \u201celective\u201d (a strange term basically meaning, \u201cYou can put your surgery off until it\u2019s convenient for either of us, but let\u2019s not forget about it.\u201d), you may remember you needed to undergo \u201csurgical clearance”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often you\u2019re handed what looks like a shopping list of \u2018to-do\u2019 items checked by your surgeon or assistant. Minor procedures just need a physical exam and a \u2018sign-off\u2019 signature from your doctor. The more elaborate procedures may require blood tests, electrocardiograms, stress tests and so forth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of these steps are perfectly reasonable. You certainly don\u2019t want your surgery to start with somebody suddenly noticing that you have severe high blood pressure, rampantly out of control diabetes, or are teetering on a heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it has struck me as odd how virtually no attention is ever paid to maximizing the success of a surgical procedure with good nutrition and nutritional supplements, especially an elective procedure, where you\u2019ve got some advance notice and time for preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that surgery will be a \u2018stressor’ and your body will be calling on all its reserves to heal what all those people wearing masks and gloves have been doing to it, and afterward clearing all those chemicals poured in to keep it asleep. You may feel like you\u2019ve been hit by a Mack truck and then, for good measure, the truck reverses gears and runs over you again. It\u2019s best to prepare your body for surgery as best you can. You will definitely heal faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the weeks before any elective procedure is very much a time for conscious, healthful eating. Select from a good variety of protein, try to get 5-10 servings of veggies and fruit daily, and high-quality whole grain carbs. Keep your salt low, and your sugar and junk food nearly nonexistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are probably taking many of these important supplements already but during the month before and the month after your surgery, the following merit special attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n