How Zinc Optimizes Recovery and Surgical Wellness

Zinc levels fall 47% with major surgery and this drop can last up to 8 days. This is because the liver is storing extra zinc to make other proteins that fight inflammation. But this takes away from the available zinc for wound healing, immune supporting properties, and the 200+ other basic daily functions of zinc!

Zinc is involved in every phase of wound healing- from stopping bleeding to cleaning up debris to building collagen and new blood vessels. We obtain and maintain zinc from eating a “balanced healthy diet.” This includes meat, shellfish (oysters have a lot in them!), legumes, vegetables, eggs, and dairy products. If we aren’t eating that “well balanced diet,” or if we are under stress from surgery or other type of inflammation and not focusing on healing foods, then we need to refocus our diet and/or start a supplement to fill the bucket until we can do it through diet alone.

Long-term use of zinc supplementation can be harmful by lowering the body of copper and this leads to another set of problems. Thus, do not take zinc supplements for longer than a few months at a time.

What is Integrative Surgical Care and What does it Offer?

You will be better served through the mindful and thoughtful principles of Integrative Surgical Care, a surgeon-run and whole-patient focused wellness company bridging the philosophies of eastern and western medicines. By taking into consideration details of the surgical experience and melding that with the holistic care of the whole patient, every surgical patient can go into surgery prepared, better tolerate the operation, optimize their recovery, and minimize risk. Surgery is stressful on the mind, body, and spirit, and Integrative’s approach and services helps the patient regain control.

Surgery Ready Supplement is the only surgeon-manufactured supplement with the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids your body needs to heal and is the easiest and fastest way to start improving your surgical health. Arginine is one of the ingredients and I specifically used it for all of the reasons above. The supplement is safe to take before and after surgery. All it takes is 2 tablets and a dollar a day to improve your surgical health. 

Surgery Reset Program is the only surgical wellness coaching service available. It is nurturing and encouraging while you or a loved one goes through one of the toughest times in their life. By evaluating and improving sleep, pain, inflammation/mobility, nutrition, microbiomes, and stress, you can take charge of your surgical health. 

Achieve control today.