"Like fuck you do!" he laughed and argued back, letting Jake sit himself up on the floor. He knew from personal experience that it was better to let him be independent and only help when asked; he'd seen dozens of wounded people in the hospitals in the middle East and at home struggle with the same thing.
He jumped onto his feet nonetheless and reset his watch, taking mental notes of his own measurements for his own record. "I want you on a high protein diet; lean meat, raw nuts, extra iron supplements, leafy greens. We gotta get the blood flowing right where you need it most. No trans fats, only unsaturated and omegas."