The document discusses three steps toward injury prevention: 1) Excess inflammation from prolonged injuries or certain vegetable oils can delay the healing process and make tissues more prone to re-injury. 2) Choosing whole, real foods over supplements provides the nutrients needed for collagen production and healing. 3) Spikes in blood sugar and adrenaline from sugary foods during athletic activities can cause fatigue, focus loss, and irritability from crashing, increasing injury risk; a ketogenic diet promotes more stable metabolism.

1. The Missing Link
Three Steps Toward Injury Prevention

11. Stages of
Healing
Inflammatio
n
Early
Repair
Late
Repair

12. Intensit
y
Stages of
Healing
Inflammatio
n
Repai
r
Tim
e

13. Excess Inflammation Delays
Repair
Delayed
Repair
Intensit
y
Prolonged
Inflammation
Tim
e

14. • More extensive
damage
• Promotes re-injury

16. These “Vegetable” Oils Promote
• Canola
Inflammation
• Corn
• Cottonseed
• Sunflower
• Safflower
• Soy

20. Avoid Vegetable Oils
Chose Real Foods Over
Supplements

25. Weakened Tissues are Prone to
Tears

26. Complete
Protein
Intact amino
acids
PLU
S
Collage
ns

29. “Most injuries come when you’re
fatigued.”
Dwight Howard

30. Sugar Spike
Blood levels
(Sugar, Hormones)
Causes the body to
overreact with large
amounts of insulin
Sugar
Crash
Ideal blood sugar level
Low blood sugar
20
0
Game
starts
1:1
5
Half time
2:3
0
Buzzer

31. Sugar Spike
Blood levels
(Sugar, Hormones)
Causes the body to
overreact with large
amounts of insulin
20
Adrenaline
overdrive
Ideal adrenaline level
Sugar
Crash
0
Game
starts
1:1
5
Half time
2:3
0
Buzzer

32. Sugar Spike
Causes the body to
overreact with large
amounts of insulin
Blood levels
(Sugar, Hormones)
Danger Zone
20
Adrenaline
overdrive
Sugar
Crash
0
Game
starts
1:1
5
Half time
2:3
0
Buzzer

33. Blood levels
(Sugar, Hormones)
Danger Zone
20
Adrenaline overdrive
Shakey
Light-
headed
Perseverati
on
0
Game
starts
1:1
5
Half time
2:3
0
Buzzer

34. Sugar Spike
Causes the body to
overreact with large
amounts of insulin
Blood levels
(Sugar, Hormones)
Danger Zone
20
Sugar
Crash
Fatigue
Focus loss
0
Game
starts
1:1
5
Half time
2:3
0
Buzzer
Irritability

35. Blood levels
(Sugar, Hormones)
KETOSIS Promotes Metabolic Stability
20
X
Adrenaline at game-related baseline
Stable blood sugar
0
Game
starts
1:1
5
Half time
2:3
0
Buzzer