Nutrition For Healing
Nutrition for Healing
Elevating nutrition education in healing and recovery.
Nutrition for Healing
Elevating nutrition education in healing and recovery.
An independent educational platform advancing evidence-based nutrition across the perioperative and recovery journey.
Launching Soon
Research shows that targeted nutrition before and after surgery can meaningfully support healing — influencing muscle preservation, immune resilience, wound repair, and overall recovery.
Yet nutrition is still underutilized in clinical care.
NutritionForHealing.org is being built to change that.
This platform will serve clinicians, patients, students, and health systems with clear, evidence-based guidance designed for real-world application.
Launching soon.
Our Mission
To elevate nutrition as a foundational component of healing and recovery.
We believe optimized nutrition is a critical determinant of clinical outcomes — not an afterthought, but an essential therapeutic pillar across the perioperative and post-injury continuum.
NutritionForHealing.org exists to:
- Advance scientific understanding
- Translate research into practical guidance
- Support protocol integration across care teams
- Empower patients with accessible, trustworthy information
Every resource is grounded in peer-reviewed evidence, written with clarity, and guided by a commitment to neutrality and public benefit.
Because your body heals best when it has what it needs — at the right time.
Guided by Leaders in Clinical Nutrition Science
NutritionForHealing.org is stewarded by a multidisciplinary Editorial Board of nationally recognized experts in perioperative medicine, surgery, nutrition science, anesthesiology, critical care, and ethics.
The Board ensures that all content reflects the highest standards of scientific rigor, clinical relevance, and ethical integrity.
Independent. Evidence-Based. Transparent.
Content decisions are made under full editorial independence.
The platform does not promote or endorse specific nutritional brands or products.
All guidance is grounded in peer-reviewed research and developed without influence from commercial marketing activities.
Our responsibility is to the science — and to the people it serves.
Inaugural Editorial Board
Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FASPEN
Physician–scientist whose work has helped redefine nutrition as a therapeutic intervention and shape modern ERAS protocols worldwide.
John E. McDonald Jr., MD
Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, educator, and advocate for evidence-based musculoskeletal care.
Krista Lynn Haines, DO
Trauma and critical care surgeon at Duke University with scholarship in surgical nutrition, recovery science, and patient-centered outcomes.
Philip Maxwell DeWitt, MD, JD
Anesthesiologist and healthcare ethics leader with expertise in perioperative care and patient safety.
Stay Informed
NutritionForHealing.org is an independent educational initiative developed and supported by Mend. The platform operates with full editorial independence. Content is created and overseen by the Editorial Board without influence from Mend’s commercial products, partnerships, or marketing activities. No nutritional products or brands are promoted or endorsed within educational materials. NutritionForHealing.org exists in service of scientific integrity, clinical excellence, and public education.