| Varicose veins - knowledge the key to limiting or preventing. |
Contributing factors may include genetics, pregnancy, gender
and obesity. While some religions
maintain that mom and dad were chosen before coming to Earth, scientists would
say that there is no proof of that. At
any rate, there is nothing that anyone can do about their genetic heritage at
this point in time.
It is true that people choose to get pregnant and that some
get pregnant on accident, but pregnancy brings one of the greatest joys
(worries and sources of frustration) available to people. While pregnancy can be prevented, it is
sometimes desirable to be pregnant, which means that women need to be aware of
how to prevent varicose veins. Pregnancy
puts a strain on the circulatory system because the mother is developing more
blood volume than ever. That extra fluid
may end up as blood pooling in the lower legs.
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Obesity has been found to be the biggest culprit in
everything from heart disease to stroke and early death. Americans are more knowledgeable about diet
and exercise than any other nation on Earth, and they spend more money on fad
diets and fad exercises. Yet, they are
still the heaviest nation without getting any taller. This paradox can be corrected one person at a
time if everyone understood the rules of nutrition and how calories work. A good start is eliminating anything from the
diet that does not provide nutrition.
Soda and fatty meats are a great beginning. Moving to a whole food, plant based diet can
help cut obesity and still provide all of the nutrients that a body needs
including protein.
For those who have varicose veins, compression socks and leg
elevation is the answer. Compression
socks squeeze the leg with the greatest pressure occurring at the ankle and
getting less towards the top of the sock.
This helps support the vein in getting the blood back to the heart
without allowing it to pool in the leg.
This type of treatment will also alleviate the pain and swelling related
to varicose veins.
People who have varicose veins should be sure to contact
their physicians if there is pain or swelling in one leg, if a skin ulcer
appears or if there is any unexplained bruising in the lower leg. Varicose veins usually appear on the inside
of the leg, near the ankle or at the back of the calf.
Blood pooling in the lower leg can result in swelling, pain
and varicose veins which may be a precursor to blood clots. Blood clots can lead to the loss of limb and
life if not treated promptly. By taking
a load off and elevating their legs, people can take steps toward preventing
varicose veins, especially when they are on their feet all day.
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2 comments:
Its great that you've highlighted some of the myth's and facts about Varicose Veins. These kinds of articles provide fantastic initial ideas surrounding an often overlooked condition, and can lead to an initial almost self diagnosis that, if nothing else, may prompt the individual to seek further professional medical advice.
A varicose vein is a bigger, here and there swelling vein. The condition is generally the aftereffect of issues with valves inside of the veins of the leg. At the point when one or a greater amount of the valves neglects to close legitimately, the veins permit blood to stream in reverse into the leg rather than up to the heart.
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