Stop Varicose Veins
Forty years ago, I used to work as a stewardess of a big airline company and I liked it very much. Now they call it flight attendants or hostesses instead of stewardess. I had many wonderful experiences, some funny, some not-so-funny, and even a few very frightening moments. Every time you deal with many people, there’s a feeling of excitement as each experience varies. It was very hard work and there were times when we had to serve a full meal on flights for example, from Little Rock, AR to Memphis, TN to a full cabin of passengers. That flight route took only thirty minutes to travel, so by the time we were up on the air and everyone settled in for us to do our work, we were then advised to prepare ourselves for landing. There were many times when the wheels touched the runway I was standing in the aisle with food trays in my hands. The kind of occupation I had was very taxing on our time and body. The plane cabin’s atmosphere was dry, and the combination of the cabin pressure and being on our feet so much really took its toll on the legs. Varicose veins comes with the job, so to reduce it, we wore support stockings. With the stamina I had, the work load was sustainable however the only problem was my worn out legs at the end of the flight.
Our whole body is supplied with oxygen and nutrients from the blood flowing through the arteries of the heart. Veins shape like a tube same as the arteries but their linings are thin, and have tiny valves that inhibits the blood from flowing against its right direction. Varicose veins are the product of improper blood circulation in the veins, when valves are not closing properly and blood is pooling on that area causing it to swell. Varicose veins are usually enlarged veins bulging on the legs with shades of blue. Additional symptoms are the soreness of the leg, a heavy feeling of the leg accompanied with pain, the swelling of the ankles, the itching and drying on the skin’s area, leg muscles giving in, legs cramping, eczema, and sudden bruising of the skin.
If you are overweight and do not exercise, it puts pressure on your blood circulation on the veins especially when you are crossing your legs while sitting or standing a lot for very long. Other factors playing a role in varicose veins are constipation, phlebitis, heart failure, liver disease, a deficiency in vitamin C and bioflavonoids, and family history of varicose veins.
Some alternative tips on preventing varicose veins are: regular exercise focusing on those that work the legs like running, walking, swimming, control your weight, if you sit at a desk or computer for long periods of time, get up and stretch and move around every 30 minutes, don’t cross your legs while sitting, if you stand for extended periods of time, shift your weight every few minutes, avoid tight clothing, eat a high fiber diet and watch your salt intake. If you are on your feet a lot, wear compression or support stockings. The blood’s retrograde motion is corrected once the compression stockings is worn. In fact, I suppose my wearing of the compression stockings when I was a stewardess back then was the one that reduced my chances of having varicose veins.
Epsom salt baths would be another choice that seem to be effective. You can do it twice a week (as my common practice and I feel it is helping me). I also apply massage oils with vitamin E and rosemary extract with a small amount of castor oil on my legs. The varicose veins I had did not worsen and even reduced its occurrences. Every day, I eat a well balanced meal, perform stretching workouts and supplement myself with Vitamin C and rutin (a bioflavonoid).
Nevertheless, if the condition of your varicose veins are grave, ask for medical advice and study the various choices for medical treatment.
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