Dietetics and Nutrition

We’ve all heard the saying ‘you are what you eat’ and this is certainly true. There are proven links between gut health and serious diseases such as depression, systemic inflammation, arthritis and cardiac disease. There is also good evidence that various supplements taken immediately before surgery can improve your post-operative outcomes.

Before you undergo major surgery, you want your body to be in tip top condition, right? To breeze through the recovery process like a Formula One driver takes the checkered flag? Then you need to give your body high quality ‘fuel’…but what exactly is this for your circumstances?  Is it more lettuce and less cheese? Or more protein? Or less carbs? Your body is indeed a highly specialised machine and understanding how to ‘fuel’ it properly can be a minefield.

Fortunately, our highly skilled dieticians are experts in figuring this out! They can perform a full nutritional assessment and then craft you an individualised programme of recommendations.  To maximise the benefits from your exercise and respiratory muscle training programmes, you may need some additional nutritional support and our dieticians work closely with our physiotherapists to ensure you are getting the best prehabiliation available.