Top 5 Nutrients to Boost Your Body’s Healing Power Before Surgery

Preparing for surgery? Your body is about to do something extraordinary and demanding. Surgery sets off a complex process that draws heavily on your nutrient reserves. But many patients enter the operating room without enough of the essential building blocks needed for repair. That's where smart, targeted pre-surgical nutrition comes in. Let’s look at five key nutrients found in Vis Pre-Surgery™ that help your body bounce back better and reduce the risk of complications.

1. Vitamin C: The Tissue Repair Powerhouse

Your body can’t make collagen, the key protein in wound healing, without vitamin C. This antioxidant also helps protect cells from oxidative stress and supports immune function, both critical after surgery. Studies show low vitamin C levels are linked to slower healing and greater infection risk. Vis Pre-Surgery™ delivers a concentrated dose to help your tissues repair efficiently.

2. Selenium: Immune Support on a Cellular Level

Selenium is a trace mineral that plays a key role in antioxidant defense systems and supports the function of white blood cells. After surgery, your body produces more free radicals as part of the inflammatory process. Selenium helps neutralize these, reducing cellular stress and supporting immune resilience. It’s a quiet hero of post-surgical recovery.

3. Zinc: Accelerating Wound Healing

Zinc is essential for cell growth, repair, and immune defense. Deficiencies are common in older adults and those with chronic illness: two groups often facing surgery. Without enough zinc, wound healing slows, and infection risks rise. Vis includes bioavailable zinc to replenish levels and keep your recovery moving.

4. Vitamin D: Modulating Inflammation and Immunity

Often overlooked, vitamin D plays a major role in immune balance and inflammation control. Low vitamin D status is common before surgery and has been associated with increased post-operative complications. By helping regulate immune responses, this nutrient supports healing without tipping the scales toward excessive inflammation.

5. Complex Carbohydrates: Fueling the Recovery Engine

In the hours before surgery, your body needs clean, stable fuel, not sugar spikes. The complex carbohydrate in Vis Pre-Surgery™ is designed to help maintain blood sugar stability and provide energy to fuel tissue repair. It also helps dampen the body’s stress response, keeping inflammation in check and promoting smoother recovery.

Your Healing Starts Before Surgery

You wouldn’t run a marathon without training. Surgery is no different. Supporting your body with the right nutrients beforehand can make a measurable difference. Vis Pre-Surgery™ was designed with these science-backed ingredients to prepare you for the physical demands of surgery and support faster, more complete healing.

Taking just a few minutes a day before surgery to nourish your body could mean fewer complications, better wound healing, and a quicker return to feeling like yourself.

Your body is built to heal. Give it the tools to do so.

References

• Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes (various nutrients)
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• Role of antioxidants in post-operative healing. Ann Surg.
• Vitamin C and wound healing. Nutrients, 2017.
• Effects of micronutrient deficiencies on immune function. Clin Nutr, 2020.