Our legs are two-thirds of our weight: overweight (about five people who have varicose veins, we find that four are overweight). The enemies of heavy legs, this also means a standing too long in the day, the heat plays a dilator, a home heated floor, too prolonged exposure to sunlight, depilations too close to the hot wax.
When we walk, the leg muscles put pressure on the veins, which invigorates and helps blood circulation. Furthermore, within the veins, valves – like little valves – prevent blood from flowing downward. When this mechanism is insufficient, the blood tends to stagnate and the veins are clogged. Occur when traffic problems in the legs. Women are more often affected than men because of hormonal fluctuations that weaken vein walls (contraception, pregnancy, menopause).
Before 30 years the problems of heavy legs and pain in the calves are not met. Varicose veins often appear between 30 and 40 years. Untreated, they may cause complications ocher dermatitis, varicose eczema, phlebitis and leg ulcers.
The aggravating factors of venous insufficiency of the legs are heat, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, prolonged standing.
Preventing risks venous
It must, above all, avoid risk factors, and why there are easy solutions to achieve:
- Not peel your vegetables standing stop to eat your children without taking the time to sit down. Standing still is particularly bad for traffic. Gravity pulls blood down the legs and veins end by gradually dilate.
- Choose shoes with small heels (2 to 3 cm). High heels prevent massage natural arch when walking. The lack of heel and arch collapsed this tends to cause pain in the calf.
- Do you gavez more of your favorite foods if you are just coated. Excess weight increases the work still circulatory veins.
- Without you offer a thalassotherapy for heavy legs, you may be from a few days by the sea Enjoy a long walk in to the sea, the water reaching the top of your calves. These long round trips on the beach will have the effect of massage for your greater good.
- Abandon your jeans tight thick fabric for the benefit of light, loose pants that do not compress the circulatory system of the lower body. Wear socks with elastic maintain moderately ankles or calves. There are low-set, sold in pharmacies which provide for gradual containment of the leg. When you remove the evening, there are no marks or bulging veins in the foot, and your ankles are not swollen.
- Do not miss an opportunity to walk rather than take your car. Why not plan a daily walk of at least half an hour? During the holidays, you do longer rides. Always walk briskly. Trampling is not indicated.
- Walk barefoot whenever possible. On the beach in the sand dry, but also at home on the carpet. This way of pressing your arch activate the blood return to the upper body.
- Do not sit for hours without moving. Think about getting up to walk regularly, at least every hour. Knees bent prevent the blood from the legs back up body.
- Physical exercise you like and do not submit your legs to abrupt departures. Walking, swimming, cycling and gymnastics are sweet indeed preferable tennis or volleyball. And when you come home at night, read or watch television the legs always elevated
- Prefer showers to baths. In the evening, do not lie without stimulating the wall of your veins by a good cool shower. For several minutes, made up the jet of the ankle to thigh. Then sleep in a comfortable bed with the feet of bed are enhanced with a few centimeters (a small wedge of 5 to 7 cm is sufficient).
Stalking the bad habits represent an issue of great importance since venous insufficiency leads quickly dilated veins and excessive loss of their tone, and a fragility of the vein wall which is then more capable ensure the return circulation, causing a stagnation of blood in the feet and legs, swelling, pain, inflammation, varicose veins, and phlebitis.
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