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Posted on May 11, 2018 by Cathy Brown
How to Get Rid of Spider Veins

Now that summer is in full swing in the Valley of the Sun, lots of people are heading for the pool. If you have spider veins running down your legs, though, you may find yourself wanting to cover up instead.

In most cases spider veins are harmless, but if they bother you, getting rid of them is a fairly simple process.

Spider veins show up as thin, wavy, purplish lines that spread out a bit like a spider web over your legs. Both men and women can get them, but they’re more common in women.

Genetics seems to play a role in who develops spider veins; if your mother or...

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Posted on April 09, 2018 by Cathy Brown
What's the best type of exercise for varicose veins in legs?

If you have varicose veins in your legs, does that mean you should stay off your feet? Not necessarily. The right kind of exercise can actually help keep blood from pooling in your legs.

Varicose veins develop when ineffective or weak valves in your veins have trouble moving blood from your legs to the heart. When this happens, blood flows backward, “pooling” within your veins and causing spider veins and varicose veins. Although exercise won’t make your varicose veins go away, it may help prevent them from getting worse and help you avoid new ones. 

There are two reasons for...

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Posted on March 13, 2018 by Cathy Brown
The Amazing World of Veins and Arteries

Because our job is to take care of vein problems, we talk a lot about what goes wrong with veins. Today we thought we’d share some fun facts about what goes right with the body’s blood vessels—which include the veins, arteries, and capillaries.

They’re pretty amazing when you think about it. For one thing, your system of blood vessels is vast—if each blood vessel in your body were laid out in one long line, it would stretch to more than 60,000 miles long.

The system is kind of like a tree, with the main arteries and veins representing the trunk and smaller veins and arteries...

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