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How Low Sodium Diets Can Help Prevent Varicose Veins

The foods you eat may play a bigger role than you realize when it comes to risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency. Among the foods you should avoid are those with large amounts of sodium. Such foods can include, but are not limited to: Potato chips Pretzels Frozen foods Canned foods Boxed foods Condiments (ketchup, […]

Why Early Evaluation Helps You to Avoid Serious Varicose Vein Risks

When is the right time to see a specialist for varicose veins? That usually will depend on the patient and other health risks they may have. However, a good rule of thumb is early evaluation in order to avoid serious, and sometimes dangerous, varicose vein risks. The fact of the matter is, the longer you […]

Vein Disease Symptoms to Watch for: Itchy Legs

It may be no coincidence that your legs feel itchier right when you also begin to notice varicose veins and/or spider veins popping up. While not all patients with chronic venous insufficiency will experience itchy legs (symptoms can vary from patient to patient), many others will. Keep reading to learn why there is a connection […]

When Blood Clots and DVT Become Dangerous to Your Health

Poor blood circulation often manifests itself through varicose veins, or enlarged and gnarled veins generally found in a person’s legs. But what’s underneath the surface may be an even greater problem than these unsightly varicose veins, what’s referred to as deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (also known as DVT) is a condition characterized by […]

Why Varicose Veins are Common During Pregnancy and How to Prevent Them

With all the buzz about a new royal baby due to arrive sometime this month, we’ve got pregnancy on the brain! While Meghan Markle may be nearing the end of her pregnancy, many expectant mothers even as early as the first trimester may experience an increased risk of varicose veins. These dilated veins bulge to […]

Why Don’t My Vein Disease Symptoms Look like Someone Else’s?

If a friend with venous insufficiency has venous ulcers, but you don’t, does that mean you don’t have vein disease like they do? Or if another friend suffers with extreme leg cramps, but you never have, does this also indicate that you don’t have vein disease? The truth is that chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) or […]

Am I at Risk for Chronic Venous Insufficiency?

Chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, is a health condition in which veins lose their structure and inhibit proper blood flow. Blood begins to accumulate in areas where the vein walls are particularly weak. This is seen most commonly in legs as blood has to flow upward to the heart. Vein valves that help ensure that […]

How 30 Minutes a Day of Light Exercise Can Increase Lifespan and Reduce Leg Pain

What if you didn’t have to pay hundreds of dollars in gym memberships or spend hours at a time on vigorous workouts to dramatically improve your health? What if you could still increase your lifespan and help prevent against varicose veins, blood clots, and leg pain in just 30 minutes a day? New research shows […]

Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Chronic venous insufficiency is a very common medical problem. It affects over 30 million people in the United States alone. This makes it more common than coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, and stroke combined. This however, is a very underdiagnosed and undertreated condition. It is estimated that only 10% of these 30 million individuals […]

Muscle Cramps

Leg cramps are characterized by sudden muscle tightness, most commonly in the calf, foot, or thigh. They often occur at night. Nocturnal leg cramps are quite painful and cause the affected muscles to feel tight or knotted. Symptoms may last from several seconds up to several minutes. There might also be muscle soreness after the […]