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

If you want to avoid varicose veins, you must take care of them in time.The statistics for the disease are extremely grim and give very 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 it gets younger every year.So we must fight now.As long as the veins are healthy, prevention will not take much time.

Who needs prevention against varicose veins?

Everyone without exception.This is due to our modern pace of life: an abundance of tasty and unhealthy foods, poor mobility and frequent stress.But there are also disease favorites who are likely to get sick first.These are :

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

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

The pharmacy will help you - medicines, 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 number 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 an ointment against varicose veins is justified, but must be used after medical prescription.Excessive use of these medications can lead to bleeding.
2. Venotonics.Ointments and gels that help relieve fatigue by strengthening the tone of the vein walls.They also cope well with leg swelling.
3. Honey-based ointments, creams and gelsand other bee products.They are widely used, help well and are even better advertised.
4. Complex medications.They contain both venotonic and anticoagulant components.

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

Thoroughly!We consider it necessary to warn you of the danger linked tomagic ointments, distributed in various ways: by representatives of some little-known companies, private cosmetologists, online stores.Most often, potential drugs have very dubious certificates and have not been researched.

What about traditional methods?

Traditional medicine is not immune to varicose veins.On the contrary, it actively offers many miraculous recipes that can relieve not only varicose veins, but also many problems associated with them.

Homemade ointments, medicinal decoctions and frictions, compresses and alcoholic tinctures for oral administration, according to the beliefs of traditional doctors, will effectively and inexpensively cure you in a short time.We have no intention of arguing;there are many truly excellent recipes in traditional medicine.But as representatives of official medicine, we nevertheless invite you to look for a reasonable combination - the use of traditional recipes after discussing it with your doctor.And under no circumstances refuse traditional treatment prescribed by your doctor.

We analyze the diet and define the right nutrition

Nutrition against varicose veins is of great importance.If you are a convinced carnivore and prefer sweet rolls for dessert, varicose veins will love you, have no doubt.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 Mediterranean.It contains a lot of 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 don’t forget our advice when you go shopping at the supermarket.

Compression required with stockings

Compression clothing for varicose veins is an excellent preventive and therapeutic tool.Do not confuse it with shaping tights, 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 adjust the duration of wearing underwear.The price of the show 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 mother-to-be should know this.

• The first thing a woman can do to prevent varicose veins is to adjust her diet as we described above.
• The second is sufficient physical activity.Walking on air and wearing proper shoes will help your blood vessels.
• Special gymnastics is obligatory for pregnant women.Various foot movements, rolling from heel to toe, do not create any special physical activity, but help the veins.Pregnancy is a time when sofa cushions are particularly useful.If you lie down to rest, leave your legs on the pillow - blood circulation in the limbs will be more active.
• If you were aware of varicose veins before pregnancy, consult 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 profession: sedentary work and leg work

Most of today's professions involve staying in one 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 spare you from varicose veins.Therefore, follow a few simple preventive rules:

• Never sit cross-legged or cross your legs - blood circulation in the limbs is disrupted.
• Keep the fashionable stilettos for going to restaurants and the theater - nothing more.The optimal shoes are natural shoes, with a heel of no more than 6 cm.
• Limit coffee and strong teas.Favor fruit juices, fruit drinks and still water.
• Be sure to exercise.The best way is to swim.
• Rest properly and don't overeat, control your weight.
• Sit at your desk and do foot exercises.

If you can't sit down while you work and are on the go all day, remember:

• During rest, maintain an elevated foot position.
• Morning and evening, pour cool water on your shins.
• Eat well and don't snack on the go.
• Wear compression clothing as a preventative measure and choose the “right” shoes.

General prevention exercises

There are many wellness programs to prevent 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. Jump on both legs, including rope.
3. Weightlifting exercises.
4. Stretched leg swings.

Do everything else for your health!Don't forget about 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 recently become fashionable, is an excellent remedy for varicose veins.Swimming is also a great activity.

Monotonous work at the dacha, carrying bags from the store should be reduced to a minimum.But make active outdoor recreation a habit.Follow our recommendations and your encounter with varicose veins will not happen!