Question 1

what is good.for.blood circulation?

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Exercise is good: Overall good blood circulation is best supported by making healthy lifestyle and behavioral choices. Eat well and sensibly, watch your weight, avoid tobacco which narrows blood vessels, know your family and personal risk for developing atherosclerosis of your blood vessels. Exercise, including cardiovascular, will help your heart and blood vessels stay healthy.

Question 2

what are signs of bad blood circulation?

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Bad circulation: A cold and blue extremity would be two signs of poor circulation to that extremity

Question 3

what activities are good for blood circulation?

Accepted Answer

Exercise: Aerobic exercise (walking, biking, swimming, rowing, eliptical, dancing, etc) is the best but weight training (anaerobic) also helps.

Question 4

how do i know if i have a good blood circulation?

Accepted Answer

Your skin should: feel warm and look pink. Your hands and feet should feel warm too. If you are moving, your blood will be circulating well. Your heart pumps blood to every organ, especially the brain, and when exercising, it pumps it throughout your body, and to your muscles.If your circulation is poor, your complexion may look pale, and you may feel cold all the time. In that case UR doctor needs to do a work up.

Question 5

is cold shower healthy and it it good for blood circulation?

Accepted Answer

Myth: Take a shower which is comfortable for you.   The purpose of a shower is to clean your body.  Your blood circulation will benefit from exercise, normal weight  and drinking lots of water.

Question 6

what are the signs of poor blood circulation?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Tingling, numbness, cold sensation to touch, chronic nonhealing infections, skin discoloration, pain are all signs of poor circulation, usually occuring in the lower limbs.  Please see your doctor!

Question 7

my hands get very cold when the temperature lowers. do you know why this might be?  overall i believe i have good blood circulation and stay active.

Accepted Answer

Raynaud's: Raynaud's phenomenon is excessively reduced blood flow in response to cold or emotional stress, which may even cause discoloration of the fingers, toes, and occasionally other areas.  The phenomenon is believed to be the result of vasospasms that decrease blood supply to the respective regions.  Usually benign.  If severe, you can simply wear gloves in cold weather.  Best wishes.

Question 8

are phlebotonics any good for blood or venous circulation? can elderly suffer from vertigo due 2 poor blood circulation? what medicines can be taken?

Accepted Answer

Backwards thinking: You're starting at the end: what treatments? Instead of at the beginning: what is it &amp; what is the cause? Vertigo is like pain: it's not a disease, it's a symptom. Like pain it can have many causes, from trivial to serious. Often no specific cause can be found. THEN you go to (symptomatic) treatment. See your doctor &amp; find out what it is; THEN what you can do about it.

Question 9

dear doctors, 

please tell the best exercise & food for good blood circulation in:-

1) whole body
2) especially to penis region

thanks/ajit
india?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: There is nothing special for that.  Just eat healthy.  No ghee. Limit all fats, oils, dairy (including lassi, butter, whole milk).  Eat more vegetables & fruit (with very little to no oil).  Limit salt.  Limit meat intake - the best are fish (not shellfish) & poultry - goat/lamb, beef, pork are fatty.  Eat more unsalted, unfried nuts.  More beans/legumes (dals).  Severely limit sweets & fried food.

Question 10

does physical therapy substitute for walking. will the blood circulation be good if you practice physical therapy but without walking through the day?

Accepted Answer

: It depend what type of physical therapy you do. Physical therapy may be as good as a walking exercise if you move your trunk and all extremities during the therapy. I wonder if you know Tai Chi which can be considered as one type of physical therapy and it can substitute walking exercise.

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My hands get very cold when the temperature lowers. do you know why this might be? overall i believe i have good blood circulation and stay active.

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Are phlebotonics any good for blood or venous circulation? can elderly suffer from vertigo due 2 poor blood circulation? what medicines can be taken?

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Dear doctors, please tell the best exercise & food for good blood circulation in:- 1) whole body 2) especially to penis region thanks/ajit india?

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