Wound Healing

"The Healing Process With all wounds, from a paper cut to major surgery, the body must heal itself. Healing is facilitated through proper nutrition while malnutrition inhibits and complicates this vital process. The following nutrients are important for proper healing: 5 • Vitamin A. Helps to enable the epithelial tissue (the thin outer layer of the body and the lining that protects your organs) and bone cells form. • Vitamin C. Helps form collagen, an important protein in many body tissues. • Protein. Facilitates tissue formation. • Fats. Play a key role in the formation and function of cell membranes. • Carbohydrates. Fuel cellular activity, supplying needed energy to support the inflammatory response that promotes healing. 5. MacKay D, Miller AL. Nutritional Support for Wound Healing. Alternative Medicine Review. 2003 8(4), 359–77. https:/ /www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14653765. Accessed April 15,"