Dr. Mark Hyman

Because there's no circulation, because there's nerve damage.

And so we use techniques like hyperbaric oxygen therapy for wound healing in these patients to actually help bring blood flow and healing.

So, you know, healing is going to take time.

But there are ways to speed it up and there are ways to support it so you can actually heal better and end up stronger.

In fact, I'm stronger now than I was before I had my back surgery, which is pretty amazing.

First thing is you got to give your body the right raw materials and protein is what your muscles are made of.

Protein is what

Your tissues are made up.

Protein is what is the building blocks of your body.

And you're not made up of sugar.

You have some fat.

You're made up of all cell membranes and your brain is a lot of fat.

But your structural things, your things that matter are mostly protein.

And people don't eat enough protein when they've had an injury.

So you need to up your protein.

For example, I had a protein shake this morning with 50 grams of goat whey.

And I put in creatine and I put in all these other anti-inflammatory compounds.

And so when you're injured, you need to increase your protein by about 20, 30%.

So you need to have good quality protein.

Chicken, fish, meat, beans, lentils, protein shakes.