Abound® is a refreshing, light and therapeutic nutritional drink that has been clinically shown to help promote wound healing. Abundant contains a proprietary blend of three key ingredients: HMB, Arginine, and Glutamine. You can find these three natural components in a healthy body. Wound healing depends on a combination of good nutrition and careful wound care. But sometimes good nutrition, based on a diet of varied foods or a complete and balanced nutritional supplement, is not enough. Despite these common strategies, some wounds persist. Abound® is a therapeutic nutrition product that can benefit people with hard-to-heal wounds. Abound® is formulated to meet the specific nutritional stresses of healing wounds such as pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, complicated surgical incisions and burns. Abund works because it is a unique blend of ingredients that support wound healing beyond the limits of basic nutrition; contains HMB along with arginine and glutamine. Because these substances are necessary for wound healing, short supplies can limit healing. Combined, the 3 key components in Abound® help support tissue formation and immune functions that are vital for wound healing. HMB has been shown to inhibit the breakdown of proteins, such as muscle protein, which is important in reducing the cost that difficult-to-heal wounds have on the rest of the body. Glutamine and arginine support the synthesis of collagen, a protein essential for the integrity and elasticity of the skin. Glutamine and arginine also serve as energy sources for immune cells, thereby enhancing immune function to prevent or fight infections that can complicate wound healing. Furthermore, arginine is also recognized to play a key role in the production of biological messages that stimulate the activity of immune cells and enhance the formation of new blood vessels. Proper wound care also requires a planned wound healing diet. Proper nutrition for wound healing includes increased caloric energy, adequate protein, abundant fluid supplies, and increased amounts of certain vitamins and minerals (zinc and vitamins A, C, and E). Abundant therapeutic nutrition, along with a planned wound healing diet, should be accompanied by good comprehensive wound care and overall health. Wound healing requires a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dealing with nutrition, surgical procedures, wound hygiene, bandaging, and the general health of the patient.
