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Proper Nutrition

Eating habits provide a foundation for eliminating pain, decreasing chronic inflammation, achieving optimal weight and improving your performance. Food is the medicine that can make it all happen! 

At Rehab 2 Perform, it is our mission to provide you with an effective and progressive plan of care to accelerate your treatment to optimal performance. Nutrition is a key component of recovery and performance that is often neglected. Eating habits provide a foundation for eliminating pain, decreasing chronic inflammation, achieving optimal weight and improving your performance. Food is the medicine that can make it all happen! 

With optimal nutritional strategies, we can:

  • Support, Yet Manage, Acute Inflammation
  • Support Immune Function
  • Support Long-Term Tissue Healing and Regeneration
  • Support the Reduction of Markers of Chronic Inflammation

 

Below are some Nutritional Guidelines we Highly Recommend you Consider!

  • Fuel Your Bodys Basic Needs! Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) can Elevate 15-50% when Injury Occurs.
  • Eat Every 2-4 Hours! Avoid the Tendency to Under-Eat.
  • Protein Up! 1 gram of Protein per Pound of Body Weight.
  • Consume Omega 3! Fish, Olive or Coconut Oil, Nuts, Avocados, Flax, Seeds
  • Avoid Inflammatory Foods! Vegetable Oil and Most Processed Foods

INCREASE Consumption of Anti-Inflammatory Foods

  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids
  • Cook with Single Ingredient, Whole Foods
  • Include Garlic, Curcumin, Tumeric and Boswelia
  • Increase Fiber
  • Consume a Rainbow of Phytochemicals and Anti-Oxidants Containing Foods

REDUCE or ELIMINATE Consumption of Pro-Inflammatory Foods

  • Processed Foods
  • Added Sugar
  • Soda or Fruit Juice
  • Omega-6 Fatty Acids
  • Trans Fats

***These are general recommendations. All allergies should be respected and pharmaceutical prescriptions adhered to as prescribed by your physician.***

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