Statistically, varicose veins are found in about 25% of women. The fair sex is prone to venous circulation disorders to a much greater extent than men. There are several reasons for this.
Our main "enemy" is the female sex hormone progesterone. It reduces the tone of the venous walls and indirectly contributes to the stagnation of blood in the legs. The same effect is also oral contraceptives: taking them can provoke varicose veins and accelerate its development. Often the disease begins to develop during pregnancy: the uterus, increasing in size, compresses the veins of the small pelvis, mechanically prevents the outflow of blood from the lower extremities. Last but not least, love high heels, boots with narrow tight tops. If the legs languish in such a "captivity" from day to day, the veins can be seriously affected. If we talk about risk factors common to the stronger and weaker sex, then there are also a lot of them. Leading here genetic predisposition- weakness of the connective tissue of the venous wall is inherited. Varicose veins "choose" people whose professional activities are related to (teachers, hairdressers, etc.), as well as office workers. Sedentary work and insufficient load on the muscles of the legs not in the best way affect the condition of the veins. Frequent constipation, endocrine disorders, excess weight , smoking and unbalanced diet increase the chances of "getting" varicose veins. Unfortunately, varicose veins are a chronic disease that is constantly progressing. But it is in our power to prevent its development.
1. Diet against varicose veins
Review your diet
- Eliminate fatty, sweet, starchy foods- every extra kilogram puts an additional burden on the venous system. In order for her to breathe more freely, she will have to lose excess.
- Prohibited rich meat broths, jelly, ham, marinades, canned food (these products worsen the condition of the walls of the veins and their valves), as well as alcohol, beer and coffee (no more than a cup a day, preferably with milk).
- Drink 1.5-2 liters. liquids per day: if the body receives little water, the blood becomes viscous, which makes it difficult to move through the veins.
- Include in your diet sources of vitamins E and C, which give the veins elasticity: green tea, sea buckthorn, peas, beans, lentils, tomatoes, lettuce, green onions, liver, egg yolk.
- Useful fruit desserts and drinks containing vitamin P(rutin): it does not allow the venous walls to stretch - it strengthens the capillaries. They are rich in rose hips, citrus fruits, chokeberry, black currant, apricots.
- Lean on vegetables, fruits, bran: vegetable fiber makes the intestines work like a clock and prevents constipation, which increases pressure in the venous system.
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2. Health from nature
Harvest healing herbs
Ancient doctors advised patients to drink more to strengthen veins dodder infusion. And Bulgarian herbalists recommend nutmeg drink. To do this, grind nutmeg in a coffee grinder, pour 1 teaspoon of the powder into 200 ml of boiling water, add 1 teaspoon of honey, stir and take half a glass of the drink 2 times a day - in the morning and in the evening.
3. Drainage exercises
Do them every chance you get.
The easiest way to relieve veins- put your legs on a chair, a coffee table if you are sitting, or stretch them out on the couch with a pillow. True, there is an even more effective exercise - get on all fours. According to experts, posture on the elbows and knees (chest below the thigh) promotes blood flow, stagnant in the legs, to a much greater extent than the position adopted in such cases on the back with legs raised. And the greatest anti-varicose effect has swimming in fins on the stomach with straight legs and a foam board in outstretched hands.
4. Ice recovery
Try to "revive" tired legs
Wipe them with a piece of ice with mint infusion. Did you have a free minute? Then perform an "ice" massage in accordance with all the rules.
- Sit comfortably with your leg pulled up towards you, or put it on a bench and lean over it.
- Do not take the ice with your fingers - it will melt quickly. Wrap it in a cotton napkin, leaving only the work surface free. Stroke the skin as if you were not holding a piece of ice in your hand, but a small iron. Drive it straight (from bottom to top), in circles (clockwise) and zigzag.
- Treat the foot, lower leg and thigh first with one, then the other leg, devoting 2 to 4 minutes to each zone. No matter how cold the veins are, they cannot be cooled for more than 5 minutes, otherwise there will be a persistent narrowing of the subcutaneous vessels, which will negate the entire positive effect of the procedure.
5. Cold shower
Soak your feet in cool water 1-2 times a day
Not strong hose jet(summer) or soul (winter) walk first from toes to heels. After that, direct the water flow up the calf muscle to the hole under the knee, first along one lower leg, then along the second, and lastly along the front side of each leg, alternately from the fingers along the instep to the knee.
6. Gymnastics for the legs
Do you have to stand or sit for a long time?
Do as needed short workout for numb legs, repeating each exercise 15-20 times. Starting position - standing, arms along the body. Rise on tiptoe and lower back down on the whole foot, then stand on your heels, and at the end roll from heels to toes and back.
7. SPA for two
Set up a beach resort at home
- Relieve fatigue and swelling of the legs by taking sea salt baths. Pour warm (38 ° C) water to the middle of the calves, dissolve 1-2 tbsp. spoons of salt and walk in this artificial "sea" for 5-10 minutes. If there is no sea salt, take regular table salt or prepare herbal preparations.
- Mix equally chamomile flowers and plantain leaves. Brew 1 tbsp. a spoonful of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, strain and add to the bath water. You can also prepare baths with a mixture of white willow bark and oak (1: 1).
- Mix 1 teaspoon juniper berries(it reduces pain in the legs that occurs towards the end of the day) with 2 tbsp. spoons mint, oregano, lavender flowers and leaves(fresh or dried) - these herbs relieve muscle tension. Pour the collection into a bag of dense fabric and dip in a bath of warm water. Keep your feet in it for 10-15 minutes. Do they still hurt? Try using an herbal bag instead of compresses.
8. Compression stockings
Wear special tights
Doctors consider the most effective conservative treatment and prevention of varicose veins elastic compression- application special compression stockings(stockings, stockings, tights). When wearing such knitwear, uniform pressure is provided on the lower limbs, which contributes to normal blood circulation and improves its outflow. In this case, a kind of external "framework" is formed, which supports the weakened walls of the vessels.
Compression knitwear is divided into two types: curative and preventive. Each product is marked in millimeters of mercury, according to which it is divided into classes from I to IV. At different stages of the disease, compression of a certain strength is used. Therefore, before purchasing a product, you must consult a doctor, because only he can choose the right compression stockings.
9. Comfortable shoes
Choose the right shoes and boots
If there are already signs of varicose veins, in order to slow down the development of the disease, pay special attention to shoes. Buy boots, shoes, sandals and slippers from arch support or put special orthopedic insoles in them. Give back preference for shoes that fix the heel and ankle on a stable low (3-4 cm) heel.
10. Foot antistress
Give vent to emotions
- Nervous tension, as you know, turns into muscle tension: as a result, the clamped muscles of the thighs and legs compress the veins, preventing them from performing their function. To make it easier for the veins to pump blood from the bottom up, the muscles must not only relax, but move: then the so-called muscle pump will work. Helps to activate walking, as well as exercise "bike".
- American phlebologists (specialists in vein diseases) advise in such cases fluff up the pillow. This warm-up relieves tension calf muscles. Just put a pillow in the corner of the room, take off your shoes and show what you are capable of!
11. Precaution program
Remember simple rules
- Do not get carried away with thermal procedures- hot baths and wraps, baths and saunas: staying in them activates blood circulation, adding work to the veins. They also do not like the beach and the solarium - ultraviolet rays reduce the elasticity of the walls of the veins.
- Do not wear tight, tight clothing, tight shoes: such equipment compresses the veins of the legs and disrupts blood circulation.
- Avoid significant physical activity associated with football, tennis, weightlifting.
- Do not put heavy bags on your lap, do not keep children on your lap for a long time. This is very harmful to the veins.
12. Foot massage
Do it before taking a shower.
Fulfill massage can be done with hands or with a special massage brush with soft bristles. After water procedures, take a soft terry towel and with light movements slowly walk along the calves from the bottom up. But be sure to keep in mind: when the veins are already dilated, foot massage is contraindicated!
Prepared Olga Kulinkovich, Zvyazda newspaper, January 25, 2011.
Original in Belarusian: http://zvyazda.minsk.by/ru/pril/article.php?id=73223
Even the ancient Chinese noticed that the legs begin to age first, and then the whole body. After all, it is on the legs that a lot of nerve endings and reflex zones are concentrated. You can completely trust these sages in matters of medicine, because the entire modern health and beauty industry is based on their teachings.
Editorial "So simple!" gives you some helpful tips to help you foot health, and with them youth and good condition of the whole organism.
Foot health
If you have foot problems if in the morning you feel pain or heaviness in them, be sure to consult a doctor. Also, experts advise making compresses with medical bile. To do this, wet the fabric with bile, wrap your legs, wrap polyethylene on top, put on woolen socks over it and leave the compress on all night. Just do it carefully, because bile leaves traces. Rinse in the morning. Do these compresses every other day.
The most important rule of healthy feet is high-quality and comfortable shoes. We are not saying that you need to give up heels or flats. Each person has individual characteristics of the foot, under which you need to choose shoes. It is important that it allows the legs to breathe and does not hinder movement.
Be sure to walk barefoot for at least 10 minutes a day. Ideally, you need to walk on the morning grass, but if this is not possible, the floor is perfect. You can also build a small stone massage mat. Walking on it perfectly relieves fatigue and prevents the appearance of various diseases.
It is also very important to spend time walking only on the toes, then on the heels, on the inside of the foot and on the side. It will be just great if you add these exercises to your morning exercises. This strengthens the muscles, bones of the legs, improves blood circulation, which means it improves the functioning of internal organs.
The best assistant for health is foot massage. There are different methods of it. Doctors say that there is a special point on the arch of the foot - yun-quan. She needs special attention.
Foot massage for youth
An orthopedist gave me a disappointing diagnosis of hallux valgus (deformity of the big toe(s) of the foot). There are several reasons why this happens - hereditary predisposition, flat feet, wearing narrow shoes with high heels. My mother had a hallux valgus, I also had transverse flat feet, and yes, I wore narrow high-heeled shoes, so I earned myself "bumps" on my legs. The deformity is not very strong, but something needs to be done until the disease progresses further, so the orthopedist developed such a treatment plan - to purchase and wear orthopedic insoles, a night bandage and a daytime gel fixative.
There were big doubts about the bandage and the retainer, I doubted their effectiveness, but I decided to try it anyway, there was nothing to lose.
To begin with, I looked into one of the nearby orthopedic salons, saw the prices there, was horrified, and decided to "walk" through online stores.
I liked THEM "HEALTHY LEGS".
- RANGE
I found everything I needed there, the assortment is excellent - these are bandages, tires, insoles.
There are a lot of orthopedic insoles.
There are winter versions of the insoles, and a set of insoles for wearing shoes with high heels.
- PAYMENT AND DELIVERY
Before placing an order, I was curious about payment and delivery.
I was glad that the delivery is made throughout Russia. Delivery times were also good.
You can choose to deliver the Russian Post.
Or the transport company SDEK.
Without thinking twice, I chose the point of issue of SDEK, since the cash on delivery did not suit me, there are such crazy commissions, and upon delivery of SDEK, I will pay not such a high amount.
The marketing move of the online store did not go unnoticed.
Undoubtedly, my order was not for a small amount, so I counted on a gift.
So, payment (when receiving the parcel), delivery and delivery time completely suited me and I decided to place an order.
- ORDER
Bought two pairs of insoles.
I liked the insoles "Moda" in the sense that, firstly, they are cute, and secondly, I was going to use them in shoes with a small heel, because. I can no longer walk at a high level (I get tired quickly, and arthrosis of the hip joint makes itself felt, arthrosis is a consequence of an accident).
And, of course, I also bought Butterfly insoles, recommended for various forms of flat feet and hallux valgus.
I also ordered a set "Night + Day", consisting of a night bandage and a daytime gel corrector.
Then I placed an order and waited for a call from the operator.
The operator called a day later, because. The order was placed on a weekend.
It turned out that everything is there, except for the "Fashion" insoles, size 37, although when I ordered, this size was in stock. Asked to put 36 size.
By the way, all actions (registration, departure, arrival) are accompanied by SMS. And when the parcel is sent, you can track it on the SDEK website using the track number. In addition, an SMS comes, the bot will also call and inform you that the parcel can be picked up.
And, of course, I want to show my order.
Insoles "Butterfly" size 37.
Production - Russia.
Orthopedic insoles "Butterfly" Orto.Nick
Perfect fit for my size 38 winter boots, however, I had to remove my insoles. When changing shoes, I shift the insoles, so I limited myself to one pair of insoles.
Insoles "Fashion".
Also Russian made.
Orthopedic insoles "Fashion" Ortho.Nick
They are size 36 and fit my size 37 shoes perfectly. Cool, but it's too early to talk about something else.
Night bandage.
Production - China.
By the way, You can get it cheaper on Ali, there they are exactly the same and three times cheaper!
The design is complex, you have to puzzle over how to put them on your leg, because. no instructions.
I didn’t like it right away, I felt discomfort from the Velcro ties, they scratch and the delicate, thin skin turns red and itches. I doubt it very much, but we'll see, time will tell.
Day gel fixatives.
They are put on the thumb, the gel liner is between the thumb and the second finger.
Attention! Not suitable with tight shoes! Only with wide shoes with bast shoes, or with shoes a size larger, and ideally, orthopedic shoes are needed, which cost obscenely decent money.
I didn’t like the inserts, it would be better if I bought others that are put on the second finger, they look prettier and don’t have stupid “ears” on the sides.
- GIFT
They didn’t deceive, they put a small gift (I can’t call it valuable).
Toe separators for pedicure "Spread"
These are gel finger separators.
I was satisfied with the gift, "spreaders" will come in handy.
- PRICE
For all the goods, together with delivery, I gave more than 3 thousand rubles.
Expensive, but I would have left more in an orthopedic salon, but if I had placed an order for Aliexpress, I would have paid much less.
Let me summarize.
The online store is reliable, works clearly, quickly. The parcel arrived in Ufa from Moscow on the 5th day.
I’ll take off one star for misinformation of buyers (there is a product, but in fact it doesn’t have the right size, although it was on the site when ordering) and for the high cost of products, while on Ali the same product can be purchased much more profitable and cheaper. I’ll take off the second star because the reviews on the goods in the store are all positive, the online store did not publish my review of the night bandage with a negative rating, which leads me to think that the reviews there are completely custom-made.
Long and skinny legs. It seems that some girls dream about them in their dreams. But is everything so simple? What kind of legs can we consider really ideal?
1. Leg length
The correct leg length depends entirely on your height. This is logical, because a girl of 155 centimeters cannot have legs of 110 centimeters (that would look terrible). Everything should be proportional.
The ideal length is half the height plus a few centimeters. Much depends on whether your bone is wide or thin:
- broad bone: legs 2-4 centimeters longer than half the height (51-53% of the height);
- normal bone: the length of the legs is equal to half the height and another 4-6 centimeters from above (52-54% of the height);
- thin bone: legs should be equal to half the height and another 6-9 centimeters (53-55% of the height).
Remember that leg length is measured from the top of the thighbone to the floor.
2. Rule of four gaps
The legs cannot be completely straight, and this is normal. They should have a certain beautiful curve. To understand how your legs correspond to ideal parameters, stand straight in front of the mirror and connect your legs together.
The legs of the correct form form four gaps: between the feet and ankles, under the knees, between the knees and thighs, between the groin and thighs. The last window (above the knee at the bottom of the thigh) should be the narrowest.
3. Hip width
Girls are most often worried about the volume of the hips. Of course, hip coverage is an important parameter for ideal legs. So, with a height of 161–165 centimeters, the correct hip circumference is 53–54 centimeters; with a height of 166–170, the thigh circumference is 55–57 centimeters; with a height of 171-175, the hip circumference should be 57-58 centimeters (be careful: the circumference of one hip, and not the coverage of two hips).
We want to note that 55 centimeters in girth is not so small, which means that thin and Beautiful legs- it's not always the same thing.
4. Beautiful calves
The calves are an equally important part of the legs. Here you need to determine the golden mean for yourself: too inflated caviar is bad, but flabby, jelly is even worse. Rounded and elastic calves do not violate the general outline of the leg and do not catch the eye.
5. Attractive knees
The knees can be both a decoration of the legs and their main problem. Good knees are small, rounded, neat, without protrusions on the sides. The knee should be equidistant from the top and bottom of the leg, midway between the top of the thigh and the foot.
Pay attention to the circumference of the leg under the knee: it should be equal to the circumference of the ankle or be slightly larger.
Unfortunately, knees give away a woman's age. It is not for nothing that Hollywood stars begin to do plastic surgery on their knees in order to return them to their correct shape.
6. Graceful ankles
A beautiful ankle should be thin (but not skinny), graceful and embossed. By the way, the shape of the Achilles tendon is also important (it is located where the heel passes into the lower leg): ideally, it has a small thickness and the right grooves on both sides.
7. A little more about the hips
We figured out the girth of the hips, but what about their shape? It is believed that the ideal thigh is like a spindle: it is slightly narrowed at the top and bottom, and slightly expanded in the middle part. If you mentally divide the thigh into three equal parts, then the widest part should be in the upper third.
In order for the hips to be elastic, toned and appetizing, it is necessary to constantly engage in sports and maintain their beautiful shape.
8. Smooth feet, pink heels, neat toes
The ideal leg has a concave, elongated and thin foot. The toes are not twisted by poor quality shoes and lie freely, one next to the other. Heel - rounded and slightly protruding from under the Achilles tendon.
Of course, fingers and heels should be well-groomed and tidy: we should not forget about pedicure, soothing baths and moisturizer.
9. Healthy feet
Beautiful legs are first of all healthy legs. Vascular stars, blue-violet mesh will spoil the appearance of even the most slender legs. A sedentary lifestyle, a sitting position for seven to eight hours, high heels, lack of physical activity - all this can lead to varicose veins. The disease is serious, often treated only with laser therapy or surgery.
Therefore, keep an eye on the health of your legs from youth. Walk, play sports, take contrast showers, give your feet a rest from heels, drink more water and visit a phlebologist.
Doctors identify several reasons for the appearance of corns and corns. When we suddenly discover these unpleasant defects on our feet, we immediately begin to worry about the question of where the corns and corns come from. So: small scratches, injuries from uncomfortable shoes can provoke the appearance of corns on the legs.
Are there other reasons for the appearance of corns and corns?
Of course, and they are very unexpected. At least for people who have not studied medicine thoroughly. It turns out that the lack of certain vitamins in the body can provoke corns and unpleasant growths on the legs.
These are, in particular, vitamins A, E and B, which are desirable to drink in combination. If these vitamins are not enough, metabolic processes in the skin are disturbed. From this, the skin becomes coarse and calluses and corns appear. Sometimes cramps in the calves of the legs can also be added to this.
And they appear so abruptly that a person cannot even sleep. It is important for you to know that with roughening of the skin of the legs, which are also accompanied by convulsions, you have a clear lack of calcium in your body. This trace element must also be included in the vitamin menu.
What else contributes to the appearance of corns?
Oddly enough, bad habits can also be seen as the cause of corns and calluses. If you drink too much coffee, smoke cigarettes one after another, walk a lot or stand at the same time, then leg diseases such as varicose veins can also be mixed with calluses.
The first symptom by which you can determine that not everything is in order with the legs and that varicose veins are suspiciously close is the blue stars on the legs. To this is added heaviness in the calves, muscle pain, a feeling of fatigue in the legs. As a rule, these symptoms are more felt in the evening, towards the end of the day.
There is also a reverse side of the coin: varicose veins can take into the paws and those who sit a lot. At the same time, the vessels are pinched, the blood flow is disturbed, the blood stagnates, and the disease of the legs is inevitable. To reduce the load on the joints and blood vessels, it is important to unload the legs by changing the position of the legs, alternate between sitting and standing, walking and jogging more.
Products for the prevention of varicose veins
Except physical activity in combination with a sparing attitude to the legs, you need to introduce into the diet also products that will help keep the legs healthy and beautiful. First of all, it's garlic. He has useful property strengthen the walls of blood vessels. From this, the vessels become more elastic, durable, not so brittle, and the risk of thrombosis is reduced.
Wheat (sprouted). This unpretentious, but very useful product, helps to fight leg diseases very well. It helps to reduce the intensity of pain in the knee joints, it helps even those who, due to stress, are a lot and often nervous.
Amazingly, it turns out that this fact is directly related to the health of the joints. Due to the fact that a person is nervous, the health of the joints also deteriorates significantly. They become more brittle, more often hurt. Therefore, the health of the legs also depends on whether there are foods on your menu that play a calming role for you.
Fact from folk medicine
It is strange, but, according to statistics, the joints can hurt more often in those patients who wear a large amount of jewelry on their arms, legs and neck. Especially if it's heavy jewelry.
Doctors say that it is worth giving up jewelry for a short time only, and the condition of the joints can quickly stabilize.
B1 or thiamine
According to historical data, it was vitamin B1 that was discovered by the very first of all vitamins back in 1911. Thiamine helps the body remove harmful substances, which means it cleans the same vessels, activates the work of the joints of the legs. Lack of vitamin B1 can lead to the fact that toxins accumulate in the body, this has a bad effect on the nervous system and on all other body systems.
The work of the heart and blood vessels, as well as digestion, depends on whether there is enough vitamin B1 in the body. And the legs, of course, will be healthy only when the rest of the organs are normal, since there are no unrelated organs and systems in the body. Vitamin B1 also affects the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, so it must be included in the diet to eliminate metabolic problems.
When thiamine may not work
If you drink alcohol, smoke a lot, be prepared for the fact that even the full norm of vitamin B1 may not affect your body. Pay attention to symptoms that indicate destruction vitamin B1.
This is a violation of the speed of the pulse, it becomes too strong or too weak.
The pressure can be much higher than normal - that is, the lower pressure can exceed the figure of 90.
Inability to concentrate, poor memory, sudden weight loss, swelling of the legs (any part of them), no appetite - all these are signs that the body lacks thiamine
If a vitamin B1 not enough in the body, a person may develop leg diseases. In particular, the muscles hurt, there may be tension in the joints, the muscles may cramp. In this case, the patient may have insomnia, irritability, pain in different parts of the body, as well as constipation and intestinal problems. Children with a lack of vitamin B1 can grow much more slowly than their peers.
How much vitamin B1 should be consumed for health
If you manage to use vitamin B1 more than normal, there may be an allergic reaction in the form of a rash, difficulty breathing. Overdose can occur after injections of vitamin B1, prescribed in larger quantities than necessary.
For good health vitamin B1 you need from 200 to 300 mg per day, and for children the dose is much less - up to 100 mg per day.
Vitamin B1 will work much faster and more actively if it is taken in combination with other B vitamins. This can be a vitamin supplement or products containing vitamin B1.
Vitamin B1 can be taken in sufficient doses in plant foods: wheat grains, buckwheat, oats, broccoli, peas, strawberries, strawberries, potatoes.
As for animal products, vitamin B1 is abundant in eggs and liver, as well as in kidneys and yeast.
