HERBAL STRATEGIES FOR THE PRE- AND POST- OP BODY
Herbs help the body heal faster, minimize scaring, maximize sensation, and lessen nerve damage to surgically altered bodies. Lay out a timeline for when to begin preparing for optimal healing post-surgically. We will discuss herb and drug interactions, including hormones and anesthesia. This class is also geared toward western practitioners who want an integrative model to give their clients more.
SURGERY- is a major stress on the whole person
• nervous system toxicity due to anesthesia drugs
• liver stress due to drugs
• adrenal stress
• gastrointestinal tract- slows due to drugs, physical trauma, antibiotic dysbiosis
• physical trauma to nerves, muscles, blood vessels, skin
• risk of infection and hematoma
• emotional stress- anxiety and loss of body part- unknown outcome
PRE-OP
Start herbal regime up to 1 month before surgery
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