The average person consumes about 600 mg per day of calcium. The RDA is more like 1000mg a day. Many people who are trying to control thier weight perceive all dairy products as fattening and they radically curtail thier intake. Calcium is essential for health. It is involved in hundereds of enzymatic reactions vital to recovery.
Any time there is rapid cell division, zinc is required.
Zinc is absolutly essential to healing. The best source of EPA is cold water fish such as sardines, mackerel, haddock, anchovies, and certain tuna and salmon. Since few people consume these three times a week, I recommend a food supplement. Taking fish oil capsules quickly reverses these problems, also this prostaglandin is strongly anti-inflammatory. I would definitely recommend and EPA supplement.