When veins, in particular on the lower extremities, become enlarged and knobbly, bulge and protrude under the skin, shine bluish or purplish through the skin, one speaks of varicose veins. They are a sign of an underlying circulatory issue. For most people varicose veins are not a source of complaint, but a cosmetic concern. HoweverContinue reading “How to improve blood circulation in varicose veins”
Category Archives: Heart Health
Acetylsalicylic acid – disadvantages over advantages for your circulatory health
Extensively used Acetylsalicylic acid, also known by the marketed name of `Aspirin´, may be less of a ‘panacea’ on account of its meaningful adverse effects. Commonly known and used as a painkiller, Aspirin has been reported to relieve of pain, reduce fever and has been promoted on account of its anti-inflammatory properties. These properties have,Continue reading “Acetylsalicylic acid – disadvantages over advantages for your circulatory health”
Chestnuts/Aesculus – one for food, one for medicine
Blood-letting with leeches- an ancient practice celebrating a revival – in particular for circulatory complaints
As part of the ancient ‘mainstream’ medical practices that have existed since antiquity, Hirudo-therapy, as a form of blood-letting to cure patients of ailments and diseases, has, throughout the millennia, been used to treat almost any infliction with illness. Only with the birth of what we today define as conventional medicine, has the medicinal useContinue reading “Blood-letting with leeches- an ancient practice celebrating a revival – in particular for circulatory complaints”
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