I have lost some weight and my legs felt "heavy" upon prolonged standing. Is this varicose?

Question

It is "heavier" on my left leg but my right leg gradually catches the same symptoms. My blood pressure is normal, Im a housewife, all the housework has contributed to my weight loss (10 - 12 pounds in a year's time). I eat well but am still losing weight. Do I have to take any supplements? I only take Vit C once in a while. Pls help...anybody there with similar experience as mine? Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

With varicose veins you would feel the pain in the actual veins. The heavy feeling is lack of circulation going on. What I recommend it is you get a board large enough for your body and the right length for your body and place one end on a chair or sofa and the other end on the floor. Lay on this for fifteen to 30 minutes at a time, several times a day. This will help your circulation and hopefully in time stop the heavy feeling in your legs.

I also recommend a hot bath every evening with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts, this helps pull the toxins out of your muscles. And will help with The circulation.

I recommend you take a Multi vitamin every day. it's critical that you take the vitamin every day. Your body loses so much nutrition and needs fortifying. I think the best is GNC's "Multi gel" which you can purchase at their website www.gnc.com. It's a very economical vitamin and absorbs better into the body then any I have ever used. I also recommend Co Q 10, 100mg in soft gel form, three times daily. This will increase the circulation and help strengthen the heart. I've enclosed a link for the one I think is the best, it is expensive.

Dehydration can cause severe pain in the muscles. I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body.