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 Zinc: Best taken prior to surgery, zinc reduces wound healing time, rapidly reduces wound size, and bolsters immune function to help ward off infection. Topical zinc, such as calamine lotion, also inhibits bacteria growth on the surface of skin, helping to prevent infection. As zinc deficiency is common in the United States, most doctors recommend 30 mg/day, taken orally for four to six weeks, to bring your levels up to par before surgery. |
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 Injuries (wounds, sprains, scars, post-surgical, muscle soreness)
This advice applies to injuries, any kind of wound healing, and post-surgical recovery. One of the best-kept nutritional secrets about wound healing is the mineral zinc. Anywhere from 60 to 80 percent of Americans are deficient in zinc, yet zinc is the mineral that is most important for wound healing. People who have sufficient zinc heal their wounds up to 100 percent faster than those who don't. So, if you want to recover from surgery more quickly, heal sports injuries or other flesh wounds, make sure you have plenty of zinc. |
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| Acupuncture can help speed wound recovery. Needling the tissues near the wound can boost local circulation and help eliminate scar tissue. |
| Zinc: Best taken prior to surgery, zinc reduces wound healing time, rapidly reduces wound size, and bolsters immune function to help ward off infection. Topical zinc, such as calamine lotion, also inhibits bacteria growth on the surface of skin, helping to prevent infection. As zinc deficiency is common in the United States, most doctors recommend 30 mg/day, taken orally for four to six weeks, to bring your levels up to par before surgery. |
| The Amazon Herb Company also makes a high-grade Camu C Serum product that's excellent for wound care. It's positioned as a high-end skin care product, but many people use it directly on wounds to speed healing. See: http://amazondreams.amazonherb.net/Lluvia_CamuSerum.aspx
Bromelain: An enzyme found in the stems of pineapples, bromelain is useful for reducing post-op swelling. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and boosts the immune system to reduce pain, bruising, tenderness, frostbite, and burns. |
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| Scratching the wound that is healing can reopen it. Remember, itching is a normal (albeit, frustrating) part of the healing process.
•Eat right, don't smoke. Healthy lifestyles promote wound healing.
•Watch it. If the wound shows signs of infection (redness, increased pain or swelling, yellow or green discharge), seek medical attention.
¦n . The American Academy of Family Physi-— cians has more information on caring for wounds at http://familydoctor.org/041.xml. Mayo Clinic news release. |
| The best kind of dressing is one that keeps the wound moist and the surrounding tissue dry. Use a nonstick dressing and gently change it every day or two. Try to keep the wet scab intact. Wounds should normally stay covered for approximately five days or until the surface layers have healed. Don't use plain gauze to cover the wound. It can stick to the scab and cause reinjury when it's removed.
•Don't scratch. Scratching the wound that is healing can reopen it. Remember, itching is a normal (albeit, frustrating) part of the healing process.
•Eat right, don't smoke. |
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| Various phototherapy devices use infrared LED lights to bathe the wound in healing light. The cellular DNA responds by speeding up the repair process.
Avoid junk food during the healing process, especially processed fats such as hydrogenated oils and homogenized milk fats. They interfere with healthy cell wall construction.
Colloidal silver can be used topically to prevent infections. It works better than antibiotics and offers no opportunity for bacteria to build up resistance. Some people take colloidal silver internally as a replacement for antibiotics (that topic is a whole article). |
| You'll find information on supplements and herbs that can help with wound healing, immune function, inflammation and much more.
Always ask your naturopath or physician about which herbs or supplements may work best with your particular health circumstances. Avoid processed hospital junk food and eat fresh, healthy foods that are rich in natural plant fats, full-spectrum nutrients and trace minerals. (Buy organic.) Olive oil is excellent for easing inflammation following surgery.
Stay positive and relaxed, and let nature run its course. Remember: Your body is a self-healing system. |
Lynne McTaggart
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 For instance, researchers from the Center for Advanced wound Care in Reading, Pennsylvania, have discovered that patients with slow-healing wounds often have negative thought patterns and behavioral or emotional wounds, such as guilt, anger, and lack of self-worth.33
The same effect can occur with negative relationships. A recent study of couples showed that the stress of reliving an argument delays wound healing by at least a day. |
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| If the wound shows signs of infection (redness, increased pain or swelling, yellow or green discharge), seek medical attention.
¦n . The American Academy of Family Physi-— cians has more information on caring for wounds at http://familydoctor.org/041.xml. Mayo Clinic news release.
The Healing Power of Honey
The combination of the sugar and antibacterial components in honey kills germs when applied topically. Honey's thickness also creates a protective barrier over the wounded area, and its antioxidants stop damaging inflammation. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 As the aloe vera dries, it actually contracts, pulling the wound shut and keeping it completely free of dangerous bacteria. Plus, it provides nourishment to the wound tissue itself. It's also perfect for use on animals, because if they lick the wound, they won't be licking the toxic chemicals found in most first aid products.
Now, I don't mean to imply that aloe vera is a replacement for an emergency room. If you chopped off your finger in a shop accident, you can't just glue it back together with aloe vera gel. |
| Placed directly on or in the wound, it kills bacteria, prevents infection and actually nourishes the traumatized tissues while sealing the wound against outside infection. Nothing beats aloe for emergency trauma medicine. If the U.S. military had any sense, they'd be carrying aloe vera leaves around to treat soldiers suffering from shrapnel wounds and explosion burns.
Aloe vera saves animals and human from severe hemorrhagic shock (blood loss)
Here's a fascinating use of phytonutrients found in aloe vera. I've talked about this in previous articles but never discussed it in detail until now. |
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| Seek medical help if you think you need stitches, you can't clean the wound or if the injury was caused by an animal or human bite. You should also seek medical attention if it has been 10 years or longer since your last tetanus shot.
•Medicate. Apply a topical antibiotic ointment to the wound. Cover with a heavy lubricant such as Vaseline or Aquaphor to create a barrier to keep the wound moist. Don't use betadine, alcohol or hydrogen peroxide because they all interfere with healing.
•Keep the area moist. |
Lynne McTaggart
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| One eventual human target might be patients with a wound. It is known and accepted that wounds generally heal at a particular, quantifiable rate with a precise pattern.23 Any departure from the norm can be precisely measured and shown to be an experimental effect. In that instance, our aim would be to determine whether focused group intention will enable wounds to heal more quickly than usual.
Naturally, you don't have to participate in our experiments. |
| A recent study of couples showed that the stress of reliving an argument delays wound healing by at least a day. In an ingenious study by Ohio State University College of Medicine, the researchers gathered together 42 married couples and inflicted small wounds with a tiny puncture device on one partner of each pair. During the first sessions, the partners held a conflict-free, constructive discussion, and the wound healing was carefully timed. |
Ann N. Martin
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 Thirty dogs intentionally wounded and patches of skin containing the wounds removed to study wound healing, Auburn University and the lams Company, Mooney, MA, et al, American Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol. 59, No. 7, pp. 859-863, 1998.
Five dogs' bellies cut open and tubes inserted into their intestines to study the effect of fiber, University of Illinois and the lams Company, Muir, HE, et o\, Journal of Animal Science, Vol. 74, pp. 1641-1648, 1996. |
Mark Sircus
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 It is needed for the enzymes that regulate cell division, growth, wound healing, and proper functioning of the immune system. Zinc is an essential co-factor in a variety of cellular processes including DNA synthesis, behavioral responses, reproduction, bone formation, growth and wound healing.
Zinc is a component of insulin and it plays a major role in the efficiency of most of the functions of the body. Zinc is necessary for the free-radical quenching activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), a powerful antioxidant enzyme which breaks down the free-radical superoxide to form hydrogen peroxide. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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 I immediately went down to the cafeteria, opened a bunch of those little pepper packages, poured the wound full again, and drove myself home. My wife complained that I was stupid and unreasonable, but the entire unstitched, un-doctored, bone-deep wound healed without a scar. I have used black pepper to heal cuts ever since.
We would never suggest that anyone consider using black pepper to treat such a serious wound. This sort of injury needs immediate medical attention and stitches, which were not initially available to Stephen. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 There is minimal research showing it to have anti-inflammatory action and that it may speed wound healing, but what heals wounds is not related to wrinkles or other visible signs of the skin's aging (Sources: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, December 1998, pages 2404-2407; and The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, August 1996, pages 159-161).
© $$$ Healthy Cleanse Foaming Cleanser & Toner in One ($35for 5 ounces) is a whole lot of money for what ends up being an incredibly standard, detergent-based, fragrance-free, water-soluble cleanser. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 These postoperative complications include wound infections, wound dehiscence, leaks from the staple line breakdown, stomal stenosis, marginal ulcers, pulmonary problems, and deep venous thrombosis. Other problems may arise in the later postoperative period. These include pouch and distal esophageal dilation, incisional hernias, strictures, persistent vomiting, cholecystitis, and diarrhea.
Nutritional deficiencies are more likely in the gastric bypass versus the gastric banding procedures. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Once it has partially solidified, you can spread it on a cut, scrape, burn or other minor wound for an instant healing effect (for serious wounds, of course, go visit the emergency room). Just remember: A little goes a long way.
Gel concentrate vs. "whole leaf" supplements
Whole leaf aloe vera supplements have been available on the market for a long time, but many of the common aloe vera supplements are a bit misleading, in my opinion. |
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| It's also perfect for use on animals, because if they lick the wound, they won't be licking the toxic chemicals found in most first aid products.
Now, I don't mean to imply that aloe vera is a replacement for an emergency room. If you chopped off your finger in a shop accident, you can't just glue it back together with aloe vera gel. Or if your daugher ripped a gash in her leg on a swing set accident, she's probably still going to need stiches, but before you get to the emergency room, aloe vera gel can protect the wound and set the stage for accelerated healing. |
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 If someone has their leg sliced open, you can actually stuff that wound with aloe vera gel, put some more aloe vera on top of the wound, spray it all with silver, wrap it all in a huge bandage and then go off to the emergency room for some stitches, surgery, or whatever needs to be done. Doing so will protect the wound. The aloe vera itself is not only antibacterial; it also accelerates the healing process.
So, silver has some major uses out there now, and we're starting to see a bit of progress in the FDA's acceptance of topical silver products, at least in the bandage industry. |
Ann N. Martin
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| It promotes tissue and wound healing, prevents infection, and can detoxify foreign substances entering the blood stream. Vitamin C can also reduce the pain of arthritis. Vitamin C deficiencies may result in swollen or painful joinrs, anemia, slow healing of wounds and tissue, foul breath, and loose teeth. The natural sources of vitamin C are oranges, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, kiwi, rose hips, and strawberries. Basically, most fruits and vegetables supply vitamin C.
Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) Vitamin D is fat-soluble vitamin. Sun exposure also provides vitamin D. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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| These postoperative complications include wound infections, wound dehiscence, leaks from the staple line breakdown, stomal stenosis, marginal ulcers, pulmonary problems, and deep venous thrombosis. Other problems may arise in the later postoperative period. These include pouch and distal esophageal dilation, incisional hernias, strictures, persistent vomiting, cholecystitis, and diarrhea.
Nutritional deficiencies are more likely in the gastric bypass versus the gastric banding procedures. |
Pam Montgomery
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 Because flower essences can often carry the soul imprint of a plant, a flowet essence would be useful in this case. As a wound herb St. John's wort is excellent both for physical wounds and ones in the energetic body. A strong signature of St. John's wort is perforations on the leaves and the bloodlike color exuded from the plant. This indicates it would be useful for perforations of the skin from which blood flows and for holes in our energy body from where life force drains. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 A special preparation of honey called Medihoney, known for its high antibacterial properties, was used in treating wound care in Children's Hospital in Bonn, Germany, for three years. Researchers observed significant reductions in even the most resistant wound infections as a result of using the honey preparation. Cancer treatment can often lead to side effects such as sores in the inside of the mouth; one study found that honey applied to the sores reduced discomfort.
Dont Throw Baby an Anvil! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| If someone has their leg sliced open, you can actually stuff that wound with aloe vera gel, put some more aloe vera on top of the wound, spray it all with silver, wrap it all in a huge bandage and then go off to the emergency room for some stitches, surgery, or whatever needs to be done. Doing so will protect the wound. The aloe vera itself is not only antibacterial; it also accelerates the healing process.
So, silver has some major uses out there now, and we're starting to see a bit of progress in the FDA's acceptance of topical silver products, at least in the bandage industry. |
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