I’ve had a couple of clients work with me recently ahead of their very first surgeries. We’ve been doing a lot of prep to ensure that they heal well, have an easy recovery, and to minimise the chances of recurrence or severe recurrence, as much as we possibly can (though of course, there is no guarantee with endo).

As a result, I wanted to do an episode to help you to prep if you have a surgery coming up. Now, there are quite a few strategies I use with clients for this, and I do have a masterclass on surgery which you can purchase if you’re ready to, but I’ve also linked to any free resources I have in the show notes.

Today however, I wanted to focus on three antioxidants to ensure you’re getting ample amounts of pre and post-surgery.

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Show notes

Antioxidants general

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5625949/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8397081/

Zinc

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10184220/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35226276/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25864256/

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/

https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/19/8/1755/2356458?login=true

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066416/

https://www.theguthealthdoctor.com/eating-purely-plant-based-here-are-the-key-nutrients-to-consider

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793244/

Vit C

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18505499/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5707683/#:~:text=

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8172324/

https://gp-portal.westhampshireccg.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CS38589-WHCCG-Wound-Healing-Nutrition-guidance-FINAL.pdf

Vit A

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9096837/

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods-high-in-vitamin-a#vegetables

https://gp-portal.westhampshireccg.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CS38589-WHCCG-Wound-Healing-Nutrition-guidance-FINAL.pdf

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31389093/

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