Oh varicose veins. I have few of them.
They are already there as far back as in my high school years. Not the spider veins and nor the bulging kind (or painful), though faintly visible, mine are unsightly all the same.
So what to do?
Modern technology has answers to this. There are procedures that may help in eliminating it or managing it. These include: surgery (i.e. ambulatory phlebectomy) and injection therapy.
There are also self-help techniques that could help manage with its symptoms. These techniques that promote better blood circulation may also prevent varicose veins, though not really guarantee a 100% prevention. But studies have shown that promoting blood circulation yields favorable result.
So here are few things that will help blood circulation, manage varicose veins:
-Exercise. Walking, running, cycling, swimming etc…keep the blood vessels healthy.
-Eat high-fiber diet. Soluble fiber is said to lower down blood cholesterol and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
-Take Vitamin C. Vit C is said to improve elasticity of the veins.
-Loosen up! Do so with your tie or belt for a minute or two. Unbutton your tuxedo shirt during break time - not all the way though *smile*, just the topmost button would be good enough.
-De-stress legs:
-Go for flats! De-stress your feet and legs by kicking off your favorite high heels and wearing flat-heeled shoes instead.
-Use support stockings.
-Lie down on your back with your legs comfortably raised.
Other related articles:
Here and here and here
They are already there as far back as in my high school years. Not the spider veins and nor the bulging kind (or painful), though faintly visible, mine are unsightly all the same.
So what to do?
Modern technology has answers to this. There are procedures that may help in eliminating it or managing it. These include: surgery (i.e. ambulatory phlebectomy) and injection therapy.
There are also self-help techniques that could help manage with its symptoms. These techniques that promote better blood circulation may also prevent varicose veins, though not really guarantee a 100% prevention. But studies have shown that promoting blood circulation yields favorable result.
So here are few things that will help blood circulation, manage varicose veins:
-Exercise. Walking, running, cycling, swimming etc…keep the blood vessels healthy.
-Eat high-fiber diet. Soluble fiber is said to lower down blood cholesterol and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
-Take Vitamin C. Vit C is said to improve elasticity of the veins.
-Loosen up! Do so with your tie or belt for a minute or two. Unbutton your tuxedo shirt during break time - not all the way though *smile*, just the topmost button would be good enough.
-De-stress legs:
-Go for flats! De-stress your feet and legs by kicking off your favorite high heels and wearing flat-heeled shoes instead.
-Use support stockings.
-Lie down on your back with your legs comfortably raised.
Other related articles:
Here and here and here
1 comments:
We are seeking more people with varicose veins who are willing to put I.T to the test and feel that this is something that your readers and colleagues will definitely find fascinating and some who have varicose veins and oedema and wish to avoid surgery may want to Help in this important trial and join our Free study which has already produced positive results in only 4 weeks as predicted!
News Release:
An Important Scientific Study into the cause of Varicose Veins and Oedema and Inclined Therapy I.T is now underway, which makes use of the way the body uses gravity to move solutes through the vessels to improve circulation and alter the pressure inside the veins to significantly reduce swelling and oedema. Our study is free for anyone to participate in. There are no products to be sold or marketed.
What is Inclined Therapy?
Gravity was identified as the driving force behind circulation in trees in 1994 and was applied immediately to how circulation in the body benefits from the same interaction with salts and sugars in the circulation. A video showing the use of IBT with spinal cord injury can be viewed here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3D7tBQfCxQ
I.T. is simply tilting the bed so that the head end is 15 cm’s or 6 inches higher than the foot end providing a level but tilted bed, hence the name Inclined Therapy.
People with varicose veins, oedema (fluid retention) are needed to participate in an online Diary Study, in order to prove that simply altering our sleeping position can have a positive affect on these problems.
If you or someone you know has Varicose Veins, the standard advise is to raise your legs and tilt your bed the other way to I.T, Or to undergo risky and expensive surgery that is prone to fail because it does not address why the pressure inside the vein causes it to bulge.
Which according to current physiology books makes sense. But what if that logic is incorrect? All the evidence from our study is showing that gravity is not a force we are struggling to overcome but a force that drives the fluids within the body.
Are you prepared to take the 4 week challenge and provide us with your observations? Or do you know someone who has varicose veins and would like to watch them slowly but surely shrink and improve every night they go to bed instead of becoming more unsightly and uncomfortable?
Our study is located on the Naked Scientists forum, who have a regular slot on BBC Radio. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=9843.msg121037#msg121037
My wife’s calf showing clearly her varicose vein shadow, which went flat after 4 weeks of Inclined Therapy back in 1994 and has not returned to its former state since. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=9843.msg121037#msg121037
Alun has already confirmed my statement on the study thread that Varicose veins will shrink after 4 weeks of IT and has supplied us with photographic before and after 4 weeks of IT along with a diary account of his observations. And he is not alone. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=9843.75
More reading: http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=18961.0
We are hoping to find at least 50 more pioneering volunteers who wish to avoid surgery and it’s inherent risks and failures, who are willing to provide us with photographic and a written account of their own experiences sleeping inclined.
So far our study is running towards a predicted outcome that flies in the face of current physiology literature.
Photographic Evidence: Higher Resolution
1st Photograph: Male 34 years. Varicose vein on calf muscle following 10 weeks of IT.
2nd Photograph: Same Male 34 years showing Varicose Vein on Calf Muscle 6 months of IBT
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb31/Andrew_K_Fletcher/Varicose%20veins/Calf10-weeksIBT.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb31/Andrew_K_Fletcher/Varicose%20veins/jan-2008-2-text.jpg
Yours sincerely Andrew K Fletcher
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