Perfect Legs Without Varicose

What is Varicose veins?

Varicose veins occur when valves are leaking blood vessels. The cause of valve leaking blood vessels due to genetic predisposition or because a person's weight is too heavy, or any other cause when a woman is pregnant and her stomach began to swell. Another cause for standing in a long time. When these valves fail, blood forming a pool beneath them, causing the vein or veins to swell or stand out and become what we know as varicose veins.

Varicose veins occur because of the widening and the lack of elasticity in the veins or veins that carry blood the dirty work of the entire body back to the heart. Dilation of blood vessels is usually due to abnormalities in heart valves so the blood can not flow to the heart and consequently accumulate in the blood vessels and form a bulge.

Blood vessels that stand out are seen in patients with varicose veins usually appear in the calf, although in fact it can appear anywhere. For example in the anus that can also cause hemorrhoids.

Causes of Varicose veins

Most of the causes of varicose veins due to heredity or genetic factors. Heredity is the wall of blood vessels and valves are not perfect. Genetic factors are somewhat difficult to cure. Hormones are in women can also cause varicose veins, varicose veins that is why most experienced by women. In pregnant women, this risk is increasing due to the addition of hormone at that time. Female hormones can also be triggered by taking the contraceptive pill.

Not only because of genes, other things that cause varicose veins, among others, habits, lifestyle and everyday activities can cause varicose veins. Overweight, standing too long, rarely exercise and smokingcan trigger varies.

Besides disturbing appearance, varicose veins also cause discomfort. For instance tired, heavy, pain, and in some cases can cause cramps at night.

Prevent Varicose

If you have varicose veins or have a descendant of a family suffering from varicose veins, you can melakkukan following ways to prevent varicose veins and reduce complaints due to varicose veins:

• Maintain ideal body weight remained

  Belebih weight loss can make the legs withstand heavy loads so that the risk of varicose veins.

• Do not stand and sit quietly long.

  Standing too long can cause dilation of the blood vessels. Likewise if you sit too long, should be interspersed with walking.

• Use socks

  If you have a gene causes varicose veins, you should use elastic stockings, if possible, wear long socks that reach the knee. The use of socks are needed, especially when located at an altitude such as when walking in the mountains or when flying.

• Avoid too-tight underwear

  Clothes that are too tight can inhibit blood circulation to the heart.

• Do exercise appropriate

  Moderate exercise such as walking, jogging or bicycling can strengthen the walls of veins and blood circulation. Meanwhile, the sport that causes a sudden contraction of muscles and weight as weight lifting should be avoided.

• Consumption of vitamin C

  Vitamin C is very useful to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, the consumer who can reasonably prevent the dilation of blood vessels.

• Place the feet higher position during sleep

  So that blood can more smoothly to the heart, while sleeping can put your feet on pillows or pinned to the wall with a position higher than his head. This especially can be done if there has been swelling due to prominent blood vessels.

Treating Varicose

Medicine and healing techniques there are several kinds of varicose veins. For example with some following ways:

• Consuming supplements that can strengthen blood vessel walls and elastic.
• Using elastic stockings to thigh that can help suppress the veins.
• Sclerotherapy is entering a kind of saline solution into the blood vessel dilation.
• Endovenous laser therapy is to treat varicose veins by inserting a wire into a blood vessel. Wire is inserted from the knee to the groin then done warming.
• Surgery is usually performed for severe cases already.

Varicose veins are a problem for women because the majority of cases happen to women. However, it does not mean it can not be prevented, even if varicose veins are caused by hereditary factors. With good food consumption and lifestyle that's right, you can prevent varicose veins appear on your body.