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For the full article explaining this infographic: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/nutrition-for-injury-recovery-infographic NUTRITION FOR INJURY RECOVERY FOOD AND SUPPLEMENTS TO SPEED UP HEALING Injured? Want to recover fast? Hack the healing process with these powerful nutrition tips and tricks. Tissue damage -- whether from surgery or injury -- kicks off a 3-stage recovery process. INJURY RECOVERY: HOW THE BODY WORKS Nutrition is extremely powerful in all three stages. 1 ST STAGE: Inflammation Pain, swelling, redness and heat; draws healing chemicals to the injured area. 2 ND STAGE: Proliferation Damaged tissues are removed; new blood supply and temporary tissue is built. 3 RD STAGE: Remodeling Stronger, more permanent tissue replaces temporary tissue. ENERGY INTAKE IS 1ST PRIORITY: Metabolism can increase from 15-50% so you’ll need fewer calories than when training hard but more than when sedentary. With each meal: NUTRITION FOR PROLIFERATION AND REMODELING STAGES Minimally processed meats, legumes, eggs, plant-based proteins, protein supplements. EAT ADEQUATE PROTEIN EAT THE RAINBOW Include a diverse mix of fruits and veggies. BALANCE DIETARY FAT EAT ENOUGH CARBS You’ll need fewer carbs than when training but enough to support recovery; include minimally processed carbs like whole oats, whole grain rice, sprouted grain breads and quinoa. About 1/3 of fat intake from saturated, 1/3 from monounsaturated, and 1/3 from polyunsaturated. When working with athletes, only use supplements that are certified free of banned substances through testing like NSF or HFL. VITAMIN A 10,000IU per day VITAMIN C 1g-2g per day COPPER 2-4mg per day ZINC 15-30mg per day Supplementing with the following for 2-4 weeks post-injury may be helpful. A few other supplements have shown benefit, including: • Arginine • HMB • Glutamine • Proteolytic Enzymes USEFUL SUPPLEMENTS Inflammation is critical as it triggers the repair process. Too much, however, can cause additional damage. These strategies help produce the right amount. NUTRITION FOR INFLAMMATION STAGE EAT MORE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FATS LIKE: EAT FEWER PRO-INFLAMMATORY THINGS LIKE: INCLUDE INFLAMMATION MANAGING HERBS AND SPICES: 7 tsp a day of powder or 400-600mg in supplement form. CURCUMIN FROM TURMERIC/CURRY POWDER GARLIC 2-4 cloves a day or 600-1200mg of aged garlic extract. 2 cups of pineapple a day or 500-1000mg in supplement form. BROMELAIN FROM PINEAPPLE COCOA, TEA AND BERRIES Eat daily or supplement with blueberry or grape extracts, green tea extracts, citrus extracts and bioflavonoid supplements. FISH OIL AVOCADOS OLIVE OIL MIXED NUTS AND SEEDS FISH LIKE MACKEREL, SALMON, SARDINES FLAX OIL OR GROUND FLAX VEGETABLE OILS LIKE CORN, SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN PROCESSED FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FATS FOODS WITH TRANS FATS

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Page 1: FOOD AND SUPPLEMENTS TO SPEED UP HEALING · 2018. 10. 12. · processed carbs like whole oats, whole grain rice, sprouted grain breads and quinoa. About 1/3 of fat intake from saturated,

For the full article explaining this infographic:https://www.precisionnutrition.com/nutrition-for-injury-recovery-infographic

NUTRITION FORINJURY RECOVERY

FOOD AND SUPPLEMENTS TO SPEED UP HEALING Injured? Want to recover fast? Hack the healing process with these powerful nutrition tips and tricks.

Tissue damage -- whether from surgery or injury -- kicks off a 3-stage recovery process.

INJURY RECOVERY: HOW THE BODY WORKS

Nutrition is extremely powerful in all three stages.

1ST STAGE:In�ammation

Pain, swelling, redness and heat; draws healing

chemicals to the injured area.

2ND STAGE: Proliferation

Damaged tissues are removed; new blood supply and temporary

tissue is built.

3RD STAGE: Remodeling

Stronger, more permanent tissue replaces temporary

tissue.

ENERGY INTAKE IS 1ST PRIORITY:Metabolism can increase from 15-50% so you’ll need fewer calories than when training

hard but more than when sedentary. With each meal:

NUTRITION FOR PROLIFERATIONAND REMODELING STAGES

Minimally processed meats, legumes, eggs, plant-based proteins, protein supplements.

EAT ADEQUATE PROTEIN

EAT THE RAINBOWInclude a diverse mix of fruits and veggies.

BALANCE DIETARY FAT

EAT ENOUGH CARBSYou’ll need fewer carbs than when training but enough to support recovery; include minimally processed carbs like whole oats, whole grain rice, sprouted grain breads and quinoa.

About 1/3 of fat intake from saturated, 1/3 from monounsaturated, and 1/3 from polyunsaturated.

When working with athletes, only use supplements that are certi�ed free of banned substances through testing like NSF or HFL.

VITAMIN A10,000IU per day

VITAMIN C1g-2g per day

COPPER2-4mg per day

ZINC15-30mg per day

Supplementing with the following for 2-4 weeks post-injury may be helpful.

A few other supplements have shown bene�t, including:

• Arginine

• HMB

• Glutamine

• Proteolytic Enzymes

USEFUL SUPPLEMENTS

In�ammation is critical as it triggers the repair process.

Too much, however, can cause additional damage.

These strategies help produce the right amount.

NUTRITION FOR INFLAMMATION STAGE

EAT MORE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FATS LIKE:

EAT FEWER PRO-INFLAMMATORY THINGS LIKE:

INCLUDE INFLAMMATION MANAGING HERBS AND SPICES:

7 tsp a day of powder or 400-600mg in supplement form.

CURCUMIN FROMTURMERIC/CURRY POWDER

GARLIC

2-4 cloves a day or 600-1200mg of aged garlic extract.

2 cups of pineapple a day or 500-1000mg in supplement form.

BROMELAINFROM PINEAPPLE

COCOA, TEA AND BERRIES

Eat daily or supplement with blueberry or grape extracts, green tea extracts, citrus

extracts and bio�avonoid supplements.

FISH OILAVOCADOSOLIVE OIL

MIXED NUTSAND SEEDS

FISH LIKE MACKEREL,SALMON, SARDINES

FLAX OIL ORGROUND FLAX

VEGETABLE OILSLIKE CORN, SUNFLOWER,

SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN

PROCESSED FOODSHIGH IN SATURATED

FATS

FOODS WITHTRANS FATS