Varicose veins are usually thought of as those dark bulging veins on your legs, but technically hemorrhoids are also varicose veins. The term applies to any vein that has been stretched out of its normal shape. The thing that stretches them is the blood inside them. You get them in the legs because of the effect of gravity on the blood. The heart pumps the blood through the arteries out to the extremities. Then the veins carry the blood back to the heart. The pressure of the heart has dissipated, and now the blood has to move against gravity instead of with it. The veins contain a series of valves to help move the blood, much the way the lymph system works. Muscle movement helps push the valves open from the underside, then the pressure of the blood closes the valves behind it, and hold them closed. Varicose veins occur when valves above become weak and allow gravity to pull the blood back into a previous chamber. The increased amount of blood stretches the veins, and weakens them. In and of themselves the stretched veins are not a health hazard, but they can lead to clots which can be very dangerous.
Modern medicine says the answer is to kill the vein, and drain it. This leaves the vein a pale line in the skin, hardly noticeable. Modern medicine says that no harm is done to your health through this, that vein wasn’t working properly anyway. Yet people with varicose veins are prone to phlebitis, which we have covered in another article. If you can strengthen your veins, and thin your blood you can prevent or sometimes reverse varicose veins.
Nutritionally you will want to reduce the fibrin in the blood. This can be done with Enriching Gifts Plant Enzymes. These work to reduce the fibrin and to make the blood more fluid. Both of these take the strain off the veins. In addition exercise works very well in moving the blood in a natural way. Even something as simple as walking can be a big help. Another thing that will help is Enriching Gifts Heart Algae. Although the name says it is for the heart this unique algae has been shown to strengthen the whole vascular system. Strong veins will not stretch out like weak ones.
Along with these measures naturopaths encourage those with varicose veins to make sure they are getting plenty of B vitamins, as well as anti-oxidants. The Enriching Gifts Complete Vitamins Plus are just what they say, a complete formula of the vitamins you need for a healthy lifestyle. Since the Enriching Gifts Complete Vitamins Plus also contains a small amount of the Enriching Gifts Plant Enzymes you can be sure you are getting all the vitamins in the formula. If you need a little extra look at the Essential Source B12 Strips. Because these dissolve on the tongue they are absorbed by the tissues in the mouth instead of going through the stomach. People who have trouble absorbing B12 through the stomach can have a greater success with the Essential Source B12 Strips than other B12 supplements.
Because hemorrhoids are a type of varicose veins most people agree that increasing both your fiber and water intake are important. If you still have constipation the Enriching Gifts Daily Detoxification can help.
Sources:
Nature’s Medicines by Gale Maleskey and the Editors of Prevention Health Books, copyright 1999 by Rodale Inc.
The Herbal Drugstore by Linda B. White MD and Steven Foster, copyright 2000 by Rodale Press
Blended Medicine Combining Mainstream and Alternative Therapies by Michael Castleman copyrighted 2000 by Michael Castleman.
Enzymes the Fountain of Life by D.A Lopez, M.D., R.M Williams, M.D., Ph.D and K. Miehlke, M.D. copyrighted 1994 by the Neville Press Inc.
