Many people know that a better diet can aid in weight loss and living longer. Did you know that your diet can also determine how well you heal from wounds? When you are injured—especially with major injuries—your body must create new cells and tissues to rebuild what was damaged. It must do this through taking vitamins, minerals, proteins and more from other areas of your body and from what you are eating. A poor diet can slow your wound healing and hurt your health even more. It can also make your regenerative cells (such as stem cells) work slower than they otherwise would to get you healthy again. Find out why a healthy diet is so important to wound healing and the processes your body goes through to get you back to normal!
Healing and Nutrition
Many injuries may happen because of a lack of nutrients in the diet to start with. For those trying to lose weight or those who continuously become injured, you might want to look to your diet to see what your body is lacking. There are many power foods that are sometimes referred to as “recovery foods” that can aid in the process of healing.
Your diet should be rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and especially protein. Getting plenty of protein in your diet will help muscles to rebuild and be stronger. You want a diet full of nutrient-dense foods so you can build up the injured muscle, bone, or tissue quicker and shorten your recovery time. Spine Correction Center of the Rockies can offer you a nutritional assessment to see what your body needs.
Rest Up!
Overall, some injuries just take time to heal. Rest should be one of your best friends when it comes to an injury. Get enough rest at night so your body can reboot and fix itself and rest your injury so that no further damage is caused. If you don’t rest an injury adequately, it could lead to more pain, more problems, and even surgery in the future for some. For those who have to have surgery, the weeks and months following should be full of adequate rest to speed healing. You will know you are resting your injury when you don’t do things that cause it to hurt or to hurt worse. A doctor or physical therapist may prescribe you a brace, boot, or other support to help rest your personal injury so it can heal.
Your behavior towards your injury will also greatly affect the rate at which you will heal. If you are motivated to get back to your usual routine, you will work hard and your behavior will promote healing. If you are apathetic towards your healing, it may take many more days or weeks to get back to where you want to be. Keeping a positive attitude and moving forward with the right help is a sure-fire way to get you back into the game, whether you’re an athlete or a normal person.
Schedule a Free Health and Healing Consultation!
If you have suffered from a recent injury, don’t hesitate to benefit from a free consultation at the Spine Correction Center of the Rockies to ensure you are eating for better wellness. Our friendly staff is ready to support you with an individual treatment strategy that incorporates non-invasive, drug-free therapies, correction of issues and professional nutritional and lifestyle advice to facilitate healing.
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