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 "Varicose Veins
Varicose veins can occur in the legs or in the anal or vulvar areas in pregnancy, due to hormonal softening of the muscular walls of the veins combined with the extra weight of pregnancy. Simple yoga and other nonstressful exercise can help by improving circulation from the lower body up to the trunk; it is also good to get your weight off your legs and put your feet up whenever possible."- Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) |
 "There are three different types of valved veins located in the legs: deep veins embedded in muscles; superficial veins, which are just under the skin; and perforated veins, whose valves permit blood flow from superficial to deep veins. At the time that bulging starts to occur in the superficial veins, a woman should make a habit of rubbing several cotton balls soaked with persimmon juice on the backs of her legs every day in order to prevent the problem from becoming more severe."- John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices (Get the book.) |
 "People eating low-fiber diets pass smaller and harder stools, and the straining increases pressure in veins. The standardized American diet also increases the risk of obesity, which, while it doesn't technically "cause" varicose veins, can definitely raise the risk for them, especially if you have a genetic tendency toward them in the first place. Interestingly, the list of risk factors for varicose veins in general is pretty similar to the list of risk factors for heart disease."- Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "The veins contain valves that prevent blood from flowing back down due to gravity, but when these valves get weak, blood pools in the veins and causes them to bulge and/or become purplish. The active ingredient in horse chestnut— escin—helps strengthen vein valves, walls, and capillaries. Lack of good circulation can be another factor in causing varicose veins. Standing and sitting for long periods of time, as well as being obese, can increase the likelihood of getting them. So can pregnancy (though the condition usually gets better after delivery)." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) |
| "When it comes to preventing spider veins and larger varicose veins—which form after vein walls become weak and expand under pressure?herbalists and naturopaths recommend taking a combination of ginkgo biloba and gotu kola extracts. Together, these herbs help strengthen circulation, which over time should reduce the formation of new varicose veins—during pregnancy or at other times in your life. Exercise helps too.
Suggested dose: One dropperful of a ginkgo-gotu kola extract three times a day. An herb shop can mix it for you, or you can combine them into a dropper bottle yourself." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "There's a simple dietary measure that may control the symptoms associated with blue, bulging veins: Stay away from the salt shaker when you sit down to a meal. Salt increases puffiness and swelling in the legs, which in turn causes tenderness. • Boost Your Circulatory System D o you have aches and pains from varicose veins? A homeopathic circulatory medicine helps push blood that has pooled in defective varicose veins, thus reducing swelling and tenderness. The prescription? A 30C dose of Pulsatilla, otherwise known as windflower, up to three times a day, until symptoms disappear." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) |
| "There are three different types of valved veins located in the legs: deep veins embedded in muscles; superficial veins, which are just under the skin; and perforated veins, whose valves permit blood flow from superficial to deep veins. At the time that bulging starts to occur in the superficial veins, a woman should make a habit of rubbing several cotton balls soaked with persimmon juice on the backs of her legs every day in order to prevent the problem from becoming more severe." - John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices (Get the book.) |
 "Varicose Veins
What's really the underlying cause of varicose veins? It's usually the lack of fitness and elasticity in your skin. Varicose veins are cosmetically ugly to look at when they appear to be popping out of your legs. They should, of course, be well contained underneath your skin. This, as with almost every other problem mentioned here, is almost always the result of chronic nutritional deficiencies.
Varicose veins can be prevented through good mineralization—including minerals like zinc— as well as the avoidance of hydrogenated oils."- Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) |
 "When I got to the surgery a week later, I had hardly finished explaining how terrible was the pain in my toes, and showing the doctor not just the swollen veins but the splashing of red dots around the veins covering my foot, than he was ringing the hospital asking for an emergency admission.
An angiogram showed that the veins in my foot had closed up and were no longer carrying any blood. The results of further x-rays showed numbers of blood clots, which had accumulated in the veins at the top of my leg."- Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) |
 "These, in turn, branch off into the smallest vessels, called capillaries, which feed the cells of the body, then carry wastes and deoxygenated blood back out into venules (small veins), then into larger veins, and finally back to the right atrium.
This elaborate system needs to be clear to accommodate the forceful contractions of the heart and permit strong blood flow. The walls of the blood vessels have to be smooth and free of obstruction. We will concentrate on the arteries, since CVD primarily affects arteries rather than veins."- Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) |
| "Varicose Veins
Varicose veins can occur in the legs or in the anal or vulvar areas in pregnancy, due to hormonal softening of the muscular walls of the veins combined with the extra weight of pregnancy. Simple yoga and other nonstressful exercise can help by improving circulation from the lower body up to the trunk; it is also good to get your weight off your legs and put your feet up whenever possible." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) |
| "There are three different types of valved veins located in the legs: deep veins embedded in muscles; superficial veins, which are just under the skin; and perforated veins, whose valves permit blood flow from superficial to deep veins. At the time that bulging starts to occur in the superficial veins, a woman should make a habit of rubbing several cotton balls soaked with persimmon juice on the backs of her legs every day in order to prevent the problem from becoming more severe." - John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices (Get the book.) |
 "HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are varicose (swollen or inflamed) veins in the rectum (internal hemorrhoids) and anus (external hemorrhoids). Hemorrhoids can bleed when irritated and can cause pain and itching. Hemorrhoids are typically caused by pressure on the veins in the rectum and anus. Factors that can cause the development of hemorrhoids include constipation, poor diet, lack of adequate fluids, lack of exercise, pregnancy, allergies, liver damage, long periods of sitting on hard surfaces, and tumors or cysts in the colon or rectum. Severe hemorrhoids may require surgery."- Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.) |
| "First, patients spend three hours at a time sitting in the doctor's office while an IV drips EDTA into their veins. They often require thirty or more such treatments, enough to clear their toxic metal burden. Second, medical insurers won't cover it. Nor will Medicare. Another problem is that patients sometimes develop irritated veins from the repeated procedure. So it is unsatisfactory for quite a few people.
Recently, however, a significant oral chelation formula has been developed that works well: DetoxMaxPlus. We described it at length in chapter 6, under the section on phosphatidylcholine." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) |
| "Both are caused by pressures on veins which cause them to bulge out into the skin where they take on a bluish or purple look, cause pain, and can lead to other problems, such as blood clots and serious pain. Varicose veins sometimes require surgical removal, but most often can be dealt with less drastically.
Battling varicose veins is all about pressure and gravity. Common sense tells you that the veins in your legs can be pumped up with a lot of pressure in a variety of situations. The pressure of pregnancy and giving birth is an obvious source of the kind of pressures that push out veins." - American Medical Publishing, Proven Health Tips Encyclopedia (Get the book.) |
| "These help maintain elasticity in the veins and capillaries. Lecithin, vitamin E, and rutin supplements are also recommended for preventing and repairing varicose veins.
Backache
It may not be possible to find an herb that is safe during pregnancy that is also a good treatment for backache. Gentle yoga stretches; walking and swimming; chiropractic adjustments; physical therapy; sleeping with pillows to support the legs, back, and belly; wearing flat heels; and getting plenty of minerals can all help in easing backache." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) |
 "Because of the need to strain to eliminate the stools, there is more back-pressure on the veins around the anus; this will result in hemorrhoids if the problem is there for a long time.
With chronic constipation, there may be a large amount of fecal material in the colon, which exerts pressure on the large veins leading from the legs to the heart. When this is present long enough, it may lead to varicose veins in people who are, for reasons not known, more susceptible to this vascular problem."- Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.) |
 "Similar to varicose veins, the elasticity of the anal veins weaken and form a small pouch where blood collects. They can be external (outside the anus) or internal (inside the anus). Often hemorrhoids simply resolve themselves in a few days. However, some people tend to suffer from them more than others.
Symptoms of Hemorrhoids
Symptoms of hemorrhoids may include bleeding after stools, itching and a swollen lump at the anal opening. Blood may be present on the stool, in the bowl or on wiping. There may be pain in the rectum during and after stools and on sitting."- Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) |
| "All seem to help strengthen the delicate walls of the veins and capillaries. Foods richest in these substances include berries (blueberries and blackberries) as well as cherries, grapes, and tea. Add these foods to your diet and take a supplement of grape seed extract, which is rich in these compounds.
4. Vitamin C. Vitamin C in combination with a bioflavonoid called hesperidin has been used in research (often with butcher's broom) with good effect. It helps promote better circulation and strengthens the walls of the veins." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) |
| "If you sit at a desk all day, or cross your legs a lot, you can be bulging out the veins in your legs, weakening them and promoting varicose veins.
Getting rid of varicose veins involves doing the opposite of what brings them on ?that is, reducing the amount of gravity and pressure on your legs.
Equal and opposite reaction
Isaac Newton told us that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Applying pressure against the outward thrust of varicose veins will help them shrink back down. Buy elastic support stockings that will hug your legs and force blood back out of the veins." - American Medical Publishing, Proven Health Tips Encyclopedia (Get the book.) |
 "If, for example, you develop a laxness in the walls of your blood vessels, the veins in your legs may begin to bulge (varicose veins)—as might those around the anus (hemorrhoids). Liver problems can also contribute to hemorrhoids, and constipation to varicose veins, but if their main cause is weakness of the connective tissue itself, then the problem is likely to show up in more than one spot—both hemorrhoids and varicose veins, for example—and perhaps hernias as well. This is when a cell salt—in this case Calc fluor—will help."- Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D., Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine (Get the book.) |
 "My back ached, veins in my legs hurt, I felt ill after ingesting most foods?especially dairy—and yearned to wear normal-sized clothing.
I joined a support group as size 24 to 26. Applying myself to the protocol, feeling centered with a new sense of values, I soon said "no" easily and lost seventy-five pounds, to size 18.1 am vegan today, use the protocol, and enjoy the world of real food, delicious tastes, and an athletic life in a healthy, attractive body. I volunteer in needy countries where my nursing skills help me help other people, bringing positive, vital energy."- Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) |
 "When the computer displayed the final photograph, it was dazzling: a perfect image of the leaf in light, like a shadow in reverse, but in incredible detail, each of its tiniest veins delineated. Surrounding the leaf were little white spots, like a sprinkling of fairy dust—evidence of high-energy cosmic rays. With his next exposure, Schwartz used a software filter to screen out the ambient radiation. The image of the leaf was now perfect.
As they studied this latest photograph on the screen of the computer in front of them, Schwartz and Creath understood that they were making history."- Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) |
 "As I bent down, nearing her face, I could see her veins through parchment-paper-thin skin. I embraced her, feeling the birdlike bones of her back, and felt the universal warmth of life within her embrace. It felt like hugging a delicate child.
"The way you live," I told her, "I'd be surprised if you don't make the Guinness World Records for the oldest person who ever lived."
"Oh, go on," she said with a wave of supreme indifference.
A few months into writing this book, I got a call from Margarite. Her mother had died. Lydia had peacefully dozed off and never woke up."- Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) |
 "A disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) that occurs when someone has diabetes for a long time. antigens—Substances that cause an immune response in the body. The body perceives the antigens to be harmful and thus produces antibodies to attack and destroy the antigens. arteriosclerosis—A group of diseases in which the artery walls get thick and hard, slowing blood flow. artery—A large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body."- Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) |
| "If, for example, you develop a laxness in the walls of your blood vessels, the veins in your legs may begin to bulge (varicose veins)—as might those around the anus (hemorrhoids). Liver problems can also contribute to hemorrhoids, and constipation to varicose veins, but if their main cause is weakness of the connective tissue itself, then the problem is likely to show up in more than one spot—both hemorrhoids and varicose veins, for example—and perhaps hernias as well. This is when a cell salt—in this case Calc fluor—will help." - Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D., Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine (Get the book.) |
 "And now the ecstatic dance moves inside, swirling through veins, meridians, nerve channels, spinal column—flowing free. Then, streaming out through my fingertips, toes, and the top of my head, the river of energy flowing clearer and brighter with each wave. The waves of silver light rock me back and forth, lulling me deeper and deeper into the dream of the silver lady. As her dream becomes my dream we walk hand in hand through field and forest visiting with green ones, furry ones, watery ones, solid ones, all her friends."- Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.) "Yet we are inexorably tied to our past through the very blood that courses through our veins each day. Sometimes you may feel like you carry an enormous burden but don't know exactly where it comes from. The weight is so heavy and yet it seems impossible to lay down, this ancestral burden that has been passed to you. The chains of ancestral prejudice, ancestral suffering, and ancestral longing keep you bound to a particular view of who you are in this world. This burden is held in your energy body, keeping you from fully expressing yourself." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.) "You will be able to see the very tiny hairs on the stalk or the sectioned veins on the leaf, unavailable for your viewing without the lOx lens. When observing the environment of the plant, you want to pay attention to the quantity and its proximity to people. Dandelion may grow in great profusion right outside your doorstep, or you may only find a couple of rattlesnake plantains growing deep in the woods. As a general rule, the plants growing close by in large quantity will be the ones you will eat and use for nourishment or as tonifying medicine." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.) |
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