Gardening and Wound Care

mmcaniff@gmail.com (Robert O'Leary) — Thu, 15 May 2025 12:43:18 GMT

Spring gardening has me thinking about wound care.

I was tilling soil.. priming it for production… and the themes of sharp debridement popped in my head. ��

…A handful of thoughts later and I’m at…

��“For a garden to yield healthy vegetables, soil needs to be made fertile and steps need to be taken to protect it.”

I added earthworm castings and compost to enrich the soil.. (nutritional interventions and supplementation)

I planted marigold and nasturtium as a pesticide - they attract “predatory pollinators”, who eat the pests and promote healthy plant development.. (probiotics and autolytic/biologic debridement)

I planted the veggie seedlings and added mulch to the bed to protect them, insulate their roots and control “what” grows.. (skin and forests are similar in the sense that they’re always dying and regenerating)

☝️�� Mulching a garden bed simulates the natural process that happens when leaves, twigs etc. decompose on the forest floor, providing a similar barrier.

Lastly - I “compressed” the soil and put it on a regular watering schedule.

It was a great day of gardening and I enjoyed having my little epiphany..

��“We’re a lot like plants and you are what you eat.”

P.S. The metaphor’s not perfect for all wounds. My gardening situation in Connecticut parallels a dry-neutral wound.

Addressing wounds with heavy drainage - we might need to consult with gardeners in Louisiana.

#woundcare #AÍDA #alwaysimplementingadiversifiedapproach

Nutritional Lie Detector Test?

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:46:03 GMT

“Have you been eating your fruits and vegetables?” ��

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A 10 year study from Yale Cancer Center explains why Skin Carotenoid Status (SCS) was suggested as a promising biomarker for health.

Carotenoids are natural pigments that give fruits and vegetables like carrots, spinach, and tomatoes their bright colors. They are important to our health because they act as antioxidants, which help protect our cells from damage.

The researchers used a technique called Resonance Raman Spectroscopy (RSS) to measure carotenoid concentrations in live tissue.

This tool shines a light at a specific frequency that causes carotenoids to reflect the light in a unique way. By analyzing the light that bounces back, scientists can figure out how many carotenoids are in the skin.

“Reflectance spectroscopy” is also used in devices like the MIMOSA Pro and pulse oximeters, but at different frequencies to measure different things.

Both non-invasive and fast, the study found that the amount of carotenoids in the skin is a good indicator of how many fruits and vegetables a person eats.

This live tissue/skin test may offer more a reliable result than a blood test because it doesn’t fluctuate.

A patient will need to improve their diet/change their lifestyle and maintain it for 2-3 months to start seeing considerable improvements in their SCS scores.

#preventivehealth #patientcompliance #diabetesprevention

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