Pre & Post Surgery Care

These suggestions are not intended to replace appropriate professional advice.  Please check labels and consult your pharmacist if you take prescription medication.

The healthier you are going into surgery, the more rapidly you will likely recuperate. Now is the time to align your diet and lifestyle with nature’s simple guidelines to improve recovery time and possibly avoid future health problems.

A Healing Diet:

• 7-10 glasses of filtered or spring water per day. Avoid chlorinated water.
• Consume a diet that is 75-80% alkaline forming with emphasis on fresh vegetables, colourful fruits, beans, seeds, nuts.  Meats and grains are acid forming and should be consumed in moderation.
• Switch up to organic foods. Every chemical and artificial hormone must be detoxified. If our bodies can’t keep up, these poisons get stored somewhere in body tissue which can lead to disease.
• Use apple cider vinegar as a condiment, or mix 2 tsp in water and sip as a beverage with meals.  ACV is a rich source of trace minerals.  It corrects pH and improves digestion and assimilation of nutrients. 
• 1-3 tbsp of chia, hemp, or ground flax provide fibre and essential fatty acids.

Depletion of our soils, chemical exposure, and stress, increase our need for certain nutrients. We find people benefit most from regular use of the following:

• Bio-Strath is a fermented wholefood that supplies a broad range of nutrients.  It is a superior blood builder to fortify you prior to, and enhance healing after, surgery.
• Vitamin C 1,000-3,000 mg is important during the winter months and important for recovery after surgical procedures.
• Vitamin D 4,000 IU – anti-inflammatory, a common deficiency in Canada.
• Magnesium – the most common mineral deficiency, speeds recovery from trauma.
• Omega 3 Essential fatty acids – modulates inflammation, speeds recovery.
• Probiotics – intermittent use is suggested to improve digestion, immunity, and recovery.

*Discontinue supplements 10-14 days before surgery. Commence your regimen as soon as possible after surgery as long as deemed safe by your surgeon.

Special Care:

Homeopathy can be helpful to mitigate post-surgical discomfort. Not all surgeons are familiar with, or supportive of, the use of alternative remedies and it’s important to clear it with them first.  If they approve:

• Take 4 globules of arnica 6C prior to your procedure.
• Upon waking repeat arnica every 2-3 hours for the first day.
• Continue with arnica 3 times daily thereafter until you are pain free.

Once you are home, Recovery by Purica can do just what the name implies – promote recovery.  Staff and customers have used this formula for 2-3 months post-surgically and found it very helpful.  The critical nutrients and antioxidants it contains are combined to help your body recover quickly, as the formulator says, “like a child’s”.

Your greatest allies on the road to full recovery are repose and sleep. Your body is working hard to return to normal. Provide it with all the necessary energy to accomplish the feat of healing.

Sunshine and fresh air promote healing. Spend time outdoors as soon as possible. Breathe deeply, exhale thoroughly.

Keep a journal and track your progress. Changes in diet and nutrition can improve your health in multiple ways. You’ll soon be living life to the fullest!

*Revised February 2023