What are ways to prevent varicose veins?

Slow the disease: Environment increases our inherited disorder as well as hormones and pregnancy, prolonged standing, prolonged sitting, heat, heavy weight lifting, age, sedimentary job, etc. Wear prescription strength graduated compression stockings , elevate your legs when you can, walk 30 minutes a day, calf muscle exercises, get your veins repaired by a vein specialist: www.Phlebology.Org.

There are several: There is a strong hereditary influence in the development of varicose veins...Stress facors such as prenancy, hormal changes, trauma to name a few can be just the extra stress on these evins to cause the development of varicosity.

Several: 1. Regular lower body exercise to keep calf muscles strong. 2. Medical grade compression stockings. 3. Leg elevation. 4. Limited use of high-heeled shoes. 5. Refrain from long periods of standing in one place.

None really: The major cause of varicose veins is heredity. The evidence in support of the things dr. Hertzman mentioned is conflicting at best. If you have inherited the tendency to get varicose veins, it will happen regardless. You might be able to make them less severe than they would have been otherwise with the things that have been mentioned. Doing those things will make your legs hurt less.