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Elective Surgery and the Fourth Quarter Deductible Rush: Benefits of Pre-Surgery Mineral Loading

by The OHM Team

As we approach the fourth quarter of the year, we are staring down the barrel of the rush to have elective surgeries by the end of the year. Before you pull the trigger on an elective surgery, we suggest  hyperloading the barrel with OHM minerals and your topical collagen.

Topical Minerals for Pre- and Post-Surgical Care

When it comes to surgery, “a wound” is a broad spectrum of things. The cut, within the body and depletion from anesthesia. Afterwards, the scar, bones and scar tissue struggle to heal. Even for the “healthiest people”, surgery is traumatic and nutrient depleting. 

It’s a misconception to think that wounds, bones, and scars will eventually heal if left alone. They do not. How many times have we heard “Oh, Joe never really recovered from that surgery”?

OHM’s View 

In the effort to heal properly, wounds, bones, and scars continue to deplete the area (and body) of nutrients searching and scavenging for the perfect biochemistry. In order to accomplish the goal, this may last for years and can be devastating to the surgery site and the surrounding tissues. Depletion of this type leads to poor recovery and eventually degeneration and neurodegeneration. In our opinion, the fix is not a mystery, we suggest loading up on topical collagen and OHM trace elements. 

Preparing for Surgery with Transdermal Mineral Loading

There is no universal “best” protocol for pre-surgery health online, other than a few healthy eating suggestions.. So we have taken on the challenge to create a Pre Surgery and Post Surgery Protocol for the masses. The focal point is the biosynthesis for the spectrum of “wound care” This is the key to a successful surgery, complete healing, and an outstanding recovery.

Understanding “Usable Collagen In The Body”

We mention “usable collagen” often. Without usable collagen many types of tissues become unhealthy, degenerated. To make collagen truly "usable," your body relies on enzyme-driven chemistry. Natural manganese (Mn) is required for collagen biosynthesis and assimilation, making collagen “usable” for the body. Natural silica (Si) assists as a scaffold for collagen in bone, connective tissue, and skin production. Combined, Collagen, Mn and Si maintain bone density and tendon elasticity and replenish these for wound care and surgery. 




Recovery

Nerves Need Collagen Too

Nerves must recover from surgery too. They not only need collagen to heal the myelin sheath, but they also need a variety of natural trace elements, Copper, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, and Zinc provide the “electrical reboot” to restore impulses and communication.  This is an imperative step in surgical recovery and may curtail extreme or extended pain. Nerves will signal that they are “hungry” for nutrients with pain in the same way a stomach signals hunger.

Modern lifestyles, genetics, etc., all play into what we can expect from our bodies and how far they can take us. In the past few months our blog posts have addressed mineral depletion in active adults. We have traveled down the historic path to longevity via minerals or mineral spring bathing. We took a couple of deep dives into how minerals and trace elements are required for biosynthesis, the chemistry of the body. Most recently, we opened the door to the benefits of increasing the usable collagen in our bodies by using it topically instead of orally. Why? Health is not just about feeling amazing, increasing longevity, or being and remaining more active, it is about keeping our bodies healthy for disease prevention, muscle and connective tissue health, and even deeper, wound care and recovery if we are injured or have surgery.  

In our recent Topical Collagen Blog Post we addressed the medical use of collagen. Collagen is  essential to improving wound care outcomes. The level of “usable collagen” in the body equates to the speed and efficiency at which our bodies heal. Absorbing collagen topically, through the skin, is a recognized path to increasing your collagen level to assist with post-surgical or injury recovery.

The OHM Ritual

If you are not already on an OHM mineral program, we recommend supplying your body with OHM minerals and your topical collagen 3-4 weeks before surgery.

Pre-Surgery 

Post-Surgery

Do not use minerals on the surgery site until cleared to do so by your physician. Once cleared: 


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