New York, NY — February 25, 2026 — NutritionForHealing.org is now live as an independent public educational initiative developed by Mend to advance evidence-based understanding of nutrition as a foundational component of healing and recovery, particularly across the perioperative and post-injury continuum.
Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that nutrition meaningfully influences surgical and injury outcomes — including recovery trajectories, muscle preservation, wound healing, immune function, and overall resilience — nutrition remains inconsistently taught, applied, and prioritized across healthcare systems worldwide.
NutritionForHealing.org was created to address this gap by elevating awareness, literacy, and practical implementation of perioperative and recovery nutrition for clinicians, patients, students, universities, and health systems.
To underscore the urgency of addressing this gap, Dr. Paul Wischmeyer, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at Duke University and a recognized leader in clinical nutrition and perioperative care, who also serves on the editorial board of NutritionForHealing.org, shared his perspective:
“One of the greatest barriers in perioperative care and clinical nutrition today is not a lack of evidence, but a lack of education and implementation. The science is clear: nutrition is a cornerstone of healing and recovery — yet it is not consistently prioritized in medical training, leaving patients vulnerable to preventable complications. NutritionForHealing.org was created to close this gap by delivering independent, evidence-based guidance to clinicians and health systems worldwide.
“Our vision is simple: no patient should undergo surgery, cancer treatment, or recovery from serious illness without proper nutrition assessment and optimization. By elevating nutrition from an afterthought to a standard of care, we can meaningfully improve healing and outcomes. I am proud to help lead this effort to advance an authoritative, unbiased educational resource grounded in cutting-edge nutrition science.”
A Public, Independent Educational Resource
NutritionForHealing.org is intentionally product-, brand-, and institution-agnostic, designed as a trusted public resource that any clinician, health system, or educator can confidently reference.
All content is grounded in peer-reviewed science, written with clinical relevance, and presented in accessible language appropriate to each audience — whether clinician, patient, or learner.
To preserve trust and credibility, all content decisions are made with full editorial independence from Mend’s commercial products, partnerships, or marketing activities. No nutritional products or brands are promoted or endorsed, and any potential conflicts of interest are transparently disclosed.
Introducing the Inaugural Editorial Board
To steward the scientific rigor, neutrality, and ethical integrity of the platform, NutritionForHealing.org is guided by a multidisciplinary Editorial Board composed of leaders in perioperative medicine, surgery, nutrition science, anesthesia, critical care, and medical ethics.
The inaugural members of the Editorial Board include:
Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FASPEN — internationally recognized physician–scientist whose work has helped redefine nutrition as a therapeutic intervention and shaped modern ERAS protocols worldwide.
Krista Lynn Haines, DO — board-certified trauma, acute care, and critical care surgeon at Duke University, with scholarly work spanning surgical nutrition, critical illness recovery, ethics, and patient-centered outcomes.
John E. McDonald Jr., MD — board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, educator at Dell Medical School, and advocate for evidence-based, shared decision-making in musculoskeletal care.
Philip Maxwell DeWitt, MD, JD — board-certified anesthesiologist with deep expertise in perioperative care, patient safety, and healthcare ethics, serving in leadership roles including IRB and Ethics Committee chair.
Editorial Standards and Scope
The Editorial Board of NutritionForHealing.org ensures all content meets the highest standards of scientific rigor, clinical relevance, balance, accessibility, and ethical integrity, grounding guidance in peer-reviewed evidence while clearly acknowledging uncertainty where it exists. Oversight spans the full continuum of perioperative and recovery nutrition, including protein and amino acid metabolism, surgical stress and catabolism, malnutrition screening, wound healing, immune function, muscle preservation, patient education, and practical implementation across multidisciplinary care teams. This ensures information is both trustworthy and usable in real-world care.
A Commitment to Public Benefit
NutritionForHealing.org exists to serve patients, clinicians, and the broader healthcare ecosystem. At its core is a simple belief shared by the Editorial Board: education in nutrition for healing should be accessible, trustworthy, and free from commercial bias, because better knowledge leads to better outcomes.
Clinicians, educators, students, and health systems are invited to explore the platform, engage with the content, and join the effort to elevate nutrition from an afterthought to a cornerstone of healing.
About NutritionForHealing.org
NutritionForHealing.org is an independent educational initiative developed by Mend to advance evidence-based nutrition knowledge across the perioperative and recovery continuum. The platform is guided by an expert Editorial Board and designed as a free, trusted public resource for clinicians, patients, and learners worldwide.
