Varicose veins are denied a date: reasonable prevention of the disease

If you want to avoid varicose veins, you should take care of them in a timely manner.The statistics of the disease are discouraging and provide truly frightening percentages!Especially for the female population of the planet.Of course, at a young and active age, your thoughts are in no way directed to varicose veins: life is busy, you have a lot of strength and oh, how far you are from the venerable years of your beloved grandmother with ugly knots on your legs!However, varicose veins are an insidious disease.And every year he gets younger.So we have to fight now.As long as the veins are healthy, prevention will not take long.

Who needs varicose vein prevention?

All without exception.This is due to our modern rhythm of life: abundance of tasty and unhealthy food, poor mobility and frequent stress.But there are also those favored by the disease who risk falling ill earlier.These are:

• People who havehereditary risks, that is, one or both parents suffer from varicose veins.
• Representatives of the professions that requirestanding for a long time, sitting in one position, professional athletes (runners, weightlifters, etc.)
• Overweight foodies.
• Stylish fashionistas and fashionistas– lovers of tight, tight clothes and high heels.
• Women.We included females in a separate group, because in addition to the factors listed, pregnancy and menopause represent a risk condition for varicose veins.

Additionally, people who already suffer from chronic metabolic diseases, heart and vascular diseases, and cancers are at risk.Secondary varicose veins, i.e. caused by the underlying pathology, are dangerous for them.

The pharmacy will help: drugs, ointments and other products

The pharmaceutical industry is also aware of the problem of varicose veins.Therefore, in the assortment of pharmacies you will find a sufficient amount of ointments and creams for tired legs and for the first symptoms of varicose veins.Conventionally, all drugs for local use are divided into several groups.

1. Heparoids.The medicinal substance thins the blood and dissolves blood clots.The use of ointment for varicose veins is justified, but it should be used under a doctor's prescription.Excessive use of these drugs can cause bleeding.
2. Venotonic.Ointments and gels that help relieve fatigue by strengthening the tone of the venous walls.They also deal well with leg swelling.
3. Ointments, creams and gels based on honeyand other bee products.They are widely used, help well and are advertised even better.
4. Complex drugs.They have both venotonic and blood thinning components.

All these drugs are easy to use.Read the annotation and use it.But don't forget the most important thing:Visit your doctor first!

Carefully!We consider it necessary to warn you of the danger in relation tomagical ointments, distributed in various ways: by representatives of some little-known companies, private cosmetologists, online stores.Very often potential medicines have very dubious certificates and have not undergone any research.

What about traditional methods?

Traditional medicine does not distinguish from varicose veins.On the contrary, it actively offers many miracle recipes that can relieve not only varicose veins, but also many problems related to them.

Homemade ointments, medicinal decoctions and rubbings, compresses and alcoholic tinctures for oral administration, according to the beliefs of traditional doctors, will heal you efficiently and economically in a short period of time.We don't mean to argue;there are many truly excellent recipes in folk medicine.But as representatives of official medicine, we still urge you to look for a reasonable combination - the use of folk recipes after discussing them with your doctor.And in no case refuse the traditional treatment prescribed by the doctor.

We analyze the diet and set the right diet

Nutrition for varicose veins is of great importance.If you are a convinced meat eater and prefer sweet rolls as dessert, varicose veins will love you, have no doubts.And at the same time, obesity, metabolic problems and many other unpleasant ailments will fall in love with you.

The optimal diet for the prevention of varicose veins is the Mediterranean one.It contains many vegetables, fruits, seafood and fish, but there is almost no meat or baked goods.Did you know that people who prefer Mediterranean cuisine very rarely have blood vessel problems?

So remember our advice when you go shopping at the supermarket.

Compression required with socks

Compression garments for varicose veins are an excellent preventive and therapeutic tool.Don't confuse it with shapewear pantyhose: they are different products.Special 3D equipment will help you select the size of underwear and the level of compression you need, on which you will not only be accurately measured, but also the condition of the vessels of the extremities will be assessed.

We do not recommend purchasing and wearing compression stockings yourself.Only an experienced phlebologist can professionally determine the individual size and regulate the duration of wearing underwear.The price of the release is a single consultation.

Pregnancy: You can avoid varicose veins

Pregnancy is a physiological process, but the load on the veins of the lower extremities increases significantly.Every expectant mother should know this.

• The first thing a woman can do to prevent varicose veins is to adapt her diet as we have described above.
• The second is sufficient physical activity.Walking on air and wearing the right shoes will help your blood vessels.
• Special gymnastics is mandatory for pregnant women.Various movements of the feet, rolling from heel to toe, do not create any special physical activity, but help the veins.Pregnancy is a period during which sofa cushions are particularly useful.If you lie down to rest, let your legs be on the pillow - blood circulation in the limbs will be more active.
• If you were aware of varicose veins before pregnancy, see a phlebologist for further advice.He will select compression garments for you and tell you how to wear them correctly and for how long.

Varicose veins and occupation: sedentary work and leg work

Most professions today involve sitting in the same place for a long time.More precisely, on the computer.Even if your posture is comfortable and the chair is comfortable, these conditions will not save you from varicose veins.So follow some simple preventative rules:

• Never sit cross-legged or cross your legs - blood circulation in the limbs is interrupted.
• Save the trendy stilettos for going to restaurants and the theater - nothing more.The optimal shoes are natural ones, with heels no higher than 6 cm.
• Limit strong coffee and tea.Give preference to juices, fruit drinks and still water.
• Make sure you do sports.The best way is to swim.
• Get adequate rest and don't overeat, monitor your body weight.
• While sitting at your desk, do foot exercises.

If you can't sit while working and are on the move all day, don't forget:

• While resting, maintain an elevated position of the feet.
• In the morning and evening, pour cool water on your shins.
• Eat well and don't snack on the run.
• Wear compression clothing as a preventative measure and choose the “right” shoes.

General exercises for prevention

There are many wellness programs for the prevention of varicose veins.Therapeutic exercises are used when the disease already exists.If you know for sure that you are prone to varicose veins, do not include in your morning exercises:

1. Active squats.
2. Jumping on both legs, including jumping rope.
3. Weight lifting exercises.
4. Tense leg swings.

Do everything else for your health!Don't forget the foot exercises.After all, they can be performed even while lying in bed, and even sitting in an office chair they work well.

Cycling, which has become fashionable lately, is an excellent remedy against varicose veins.Swimming is also a great activity.

Monotonous work at the dacha and carrying bags from the store should be minimized.But make outdoor recreational activities a habit.Follow our advice and your encounter with varicose veins will not take place!