Gravity And Varicose Veins

Gravity, you can’t get away from it and it can make it tough for veins to do their job. The veins in your legs need to push blood up your legs and to your heart. Gravity makes this difficult because gravity pushes things down. In order to help your veins fight against gravity you need to help strengthen your legs and your leg veins with exercise. Exercising regularly helps to keep the flow of blood in the veins going in the right direction (towards the heart).

Women especially experience a difficult time with blood flow during pregnancy when the expanding abdomen and fluid retention can put pressure on the lower body, which can impede the flow of blood.

Tips:

Women should avoid wearing high heels.

Jogging can add to the problem so if you jog, make sure you wear proper supportive footwear made for jogging.

It is important to wear support stocking which can aid veins so that they do not become over-filled with blood and also can prevent broken veins.

Avoid intense sun exposure or putting legs in hot water because these two things expands your leg veins.

Change body positions throughout the day.

It is important to also avoid tight clothing especially around your waist, groin area and legs.

Diet

Your diet can help reduce the effects of gravity on your legs. Your diet is one way to help your body by making sure you are the proper weight for your height, age and body frame. Carrying around extra weight on your frame puts more pressure on your lower body and the veins there and adds to the problems created by gravity. To maintain healthy weight eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, make sure you get enough fiber and avoid excess salt.

Foods high in vitamins C and E are important for good circulation.

Rest

Give your legs a break from gravity by resting with your legs up whenever possible. Especially if you are standing or sitting a lot, your legs will feel relief when you put them up for a while. Taking a break and elevating your legs for 15 minutes twice a day can really make a difference.

Strengthening

Walking strengthens your legs and helps them to do their job of getting the blood flowing up better. Climbing stairs is good exercise too, so next time instead of taking the elevator, take the stairs.

Help fight the effects of gravity on your legs by doing a combination of leg exercises, walking or climbing stairs, eating a healthy diet that contains vitamins C and E, and making sure that your weight is proper for your height and age can all help your legs fight the effects that gravity has on them. We can’t fight gravity but we can help strengthen legs and leg veins by doing exercises.

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