Prevention of varicose veins on the legs - the disease can be stopped!

Statistics state that varicose veins are one of the most common diseases. Especially it affects the female half of the population after 30 years.

Varicose is a disease, with the development of which the veins cease to be elastic, they expand and expand. This leads to the appearance of heaviness and pain in the legs, and the legs begin to swell.

There are cases when there are cramps of calf muscles. As a result of the expansion of the veins, subcutaneous "nodes" are formed, which, when broken, can cause life-threatening bleeding.

The causes of varicose

Do not give an unambiguous answer regarding the causes of the disease. It is known only that in the risk zone are people engaged in heavy physical labor, in addition, suffering from overweight, flat feet, as well as pregnant women.

There is only an approximate list of reasons for the occurrence of varicose veins:

• is overweight;
• constipation and bowel problems;
• physical inactivity;
• sedentary lifestyle;
• considerable physical exertion;
• pregnancy;
• large and prolonged load on the legs;
• upright;
• genetic predisposition;
• disorders in the endocrine or hormonal systems;
• frequent stresses and nervous shocks, as well as other causes.

Also, a number of specialists investigating the causes of varicose veins pay attention to the work of the intestine and the condition of the veins on the legs. They emphasize the connection between the work of these two bodies.

It is characteristic that the blood, coming from the lower extremities on the way to the heart, is collected in the veins of the small pelvis and the abdominal cavity. When occurs on its way obstructions due to stagnation in the intestine, its circulation ceases.

In addition, the development of the disorder is facilitated by diseases in the pelvic organs, especially in women, as a result of hormonal failures, pregnancy, exposure to toxins, antibiotics, alcohol or hereditary predisposition.

Unfortunately, as a result of congenital inferiority of veins valves, there is a high risk of transmission of this ailment to a child. As practice shows, the probability of this is 70% if at least one of the parents has this disease.

The paramount task is to recognize the enemy on time

For the prevention of varicose veins, you need to know its main symptoms:

• pain in the legs, heat and even burning in the veins of the legs;
• the appearance of gravity in the lower limbs;
• late in the evening the appearance on the legs of edema and swelling;
• nocturnal leg cramps;
• dilated veins;
• the color of the shin is dark, trophic ulcers occur rarely.

In order to prevent the occurrence of varicose veins on the legs should adhere to the implementation of a whole range of measures. First of all, you should pay attention to your diet and radically revise the diet and the quality of foods. This will help normalize weight and improve bowel function.

Diet

The main emphasis in the diet should be made on foods that contain fiber. After all, the fiber absorbs all the excess and takes it out of the body. So unique its properties by physicians were often used after the Chernobyl catastrophe, since cellulose removes radionuclides from the body.

Cellulose is called an intestinal cleaner due to the principle of its purification as if by a metal scraper from adhering on the walls of fecal blockages. Especially a lot of fiber is found in cereals and peel of vegetables and fruits.

To reduce body weight, it is necessary to reduce the number of animal fats in your daily diet. Optimal for them in general replaced with vegetable oils, which for varicose will have only a beneficial effect on the body.

Nutritionists do not recommend eating fast food because of the large amount of fats and trans fats that result in increased cholesterol, overweight and slagging of the body.

It is necessary to give maximum attention to a product containing a large amount of vitamin C, because it maximizes the strengthening of the walls of veins, and increases immunity.

Other factors

In addition to nutrition prevention of varicose veins contribute to such factors:

• optimal selection of the mode of work and rest, thanks to which you can minimize the burden on your legs. This is especially true if there is an innate predisposition to the disease;
• with a sedentary lifestyle, the choice of different poses for sitting;
• refusal to use the "one leg to the other" position;
• rejection of tight clothing, which strongly squeezes the lower limbs and inguinal zone;
• avoidance of chronic constipation, as they greatly increase the blood pressure in the small pelvis;
• rest only in one climatic zone.

What will benefit the

Useful and necessary actions and activities for the prevention of leg varicose:

• cycling, as they improve the work of the heart and blood vessels;
• to practice swimming;
• during the rest of the legs to be placed on a hill, 15-20 cm above the heart;
• do constantly morning or evening exercises;
• apply hirudotherapy;
• to abandon bad habits;
• practice the contrast shower;
• drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day;
• do special exercises that promote the outflow of blood;
• to take medications to increase the tone of the venous wall.

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of preventing varicose veins. It is important to prevent the further development of the disease at an early stage. For this purpose, it is best to avoid visiting saunas, taking hot baths, and staying in the sun for a long time.

In the case when after a day you feel heaviness in your legs, you should put your feet on a hill during sleep. If your professional activity involves staying in a sitting or standing position for several hours, change the position of the body as often as possible.

To do this, you can step from one foot to the other, step on the spot or sit to rotate the feet. Also, after taking a shower, it is recommended to rinse your feet with cold water. With varicose veins, it is recommended to practice swimming, walking, skiing and bicycling.

Leg health in your hands

All of us want to always remain young, beautiful and healthy. However, very few care for their legs and their health.

However, it is just necessary to keep your legs healthy until old age, because we stand on them, walk and run. What is characteristic, it is not always necessary to use expensive fashionable procedures for these purposes, it often happens that one should adhere to only a few rules:

• to eat only natural products of and give up sugar, fast carbohydrates, and fatty foods;
• after a hard day of work give feet rest , raising them for a while;
• make for the feet various herbal baths , which will not only remove the feeling of heaviness in the legs, but also make the skin of the legs elastic;
• do contrasting foot baths , which will help improve blood circulation;
• foot massage will promote blood flow.

For prolonged standing or sitting, the most simple foot gymnastics should be performed regularly. For a short time, you should stretch your legs and strain them, after which you should warm up the muscles.

To bend and unbend knees, do rotational movements, compress and unclench your toes. This will help to eliminate the stagnation of blood in the vessels, while you are immobilized. If possible, it will be nice if you perform several sit-ups, this will not only eliminate stagnant phenomena, but will also break the muscles of the buttocks and thighs.

Summing up

Despite the fact that varicosity is difficult to cure and sometimes comes to surgery, if you follow the prevention of the disease, you can minimize the chances of its occurrence.

First of all, you should pay attention to your food. After all, everything we eat brings for our body, both good and bad.

Saturating the body with fat products of animal origin, we thereby provoke an increase in cholesterol in the blood and overweight. Therefore, the diet should pay more attention to vegetables and fruits, rich in vitamins, and minerals.

The second important factor is the special exercises that will promote blood flow.

You should also pay attention to the wardrobe and, if possible, remove tight and tight things, as they pinch and worsen blood circulation. You should prefer free and comfortable clothes. Compliance with these simple rules will help to avoid the development of varicose veins.