Pineapple 🍍 Post Op 🍍
Besides tasting amazing pineapple has amazing healing properties. 🍍
*Helps eliminate water in your body/bloating/swelling🍍
*Repair tissue and cells through collagen synthesis 🍍
*Helps your digestive system with its fibre and bromelain enzymes 🍍
*Rich in antioxidants (Vit C, B1, B6, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese and iron🍍
*Improves your immunity 🍍
Healing and Inflammation: Some studies have shown that bromelain, the enzyme found in pineapples, can reduce swelling, bruising, healing time, and pain associated with injury and surgical intervention.
Vitamin C also plays a vital role in the formation of collagen, the support system of your skin.
Fresh pineapple is the only known source of an enzyme called bromelain, which has been used in studies to determine it's effectiveness in alleviating joint pain, arthritis, reduce inflammation, inhibit tumor growth and shorten recovery time following plastic surgery.
Nutritional breakdown of pineapples
One cup of fresh pineapple chunks contain approximately 82 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of cholesterol, 2 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of total carbohydrate (including 16 grams of sugar and 2.3 grams of fiber) and 1 gram of protein.
One cup of fresh pineapple chunks provides 131% of your vitamin C needs for the day, 2% of vitamin A needs, 2% of calcium and 2% of iron.
Looks like including fresh pineapple in your post-op diet is a must.
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