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The most common form of vascular disease is varicose veins which usually manifests as incapacitating bulging veins in the legs, and/or painful and itchy hemorrhoids. But varicose veins are much more than a nuisance … if you ignore them, they could be fatal.

Varicose veins in the legs are typically treated with compression stockings, and hemorrhoids with over-the-counter topical ointments. And, when the going really gets rough, patients can choose from a variety of surgical procedures. But these treatments are often ineffective, expensive, unpleasant, risky, and can be accompanied by complications. So patients tend to put off until tomorrow what they should address today … and then aggressive intervention may become necessary.

What are varicose veins?

Varicose veins and hemorrhoids are painful, incapacitating and disfiguring, and mainstream doctors have few options to offer other than compression stockings or surgery.

The good news is we have the information you need to support vascular health … and prevent unsightly and painful veins!

The word varicose comes from the Latin root "varix", which means "twisted"—and it makes sense because varicose veins look like twisted and bulging dark purple or blue cords that are raised above the surface of the skin. Any vein can become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those on the backs of the calves or on the inside of the leg, anywhere from the groin to the ankle—because walking and standing increases the pressure in the veins in your lower body.

Spider veins are similar to varicose veins, but they are smaller, and are usually red or blue in color, and closer to the surface of the skin. They have short jagged lines that appear as a tree branch or spider web. Spider veins can be found on both the legs and the face, and can cover either a very small or large area of skin.³

Varicose veins can have serious complications, including hemorrhaging, blood clots, phlebitis, swollen ankles, and leg ulcers.

Varicose veins called hemorrhoids are very common in both men and women, and about 50% of the population in the U.S. have hemorrhoids by age 50. Many health professionals believe they are the direct result of fiber-depleted diets. It is interesting to note that hemorrhoids are rare in Third World populations which are typically active and eat a fiber-rich diet.

Hemorrhoids: answers to the questions you were afraid to ask

Hemorrhoids may result from:

• a fiber-depleted diet
• straining to move stool
• prolonged sitting on a toilet
• pregnancy
• aging (causes weakening of the support structures, which facilitates prolapse)
• chronic constipation or diarrhea
• anal intercourse

According to a recent scientific review on the subject, "hemorrhoids have plagued humankind since the dawn of history." Unfortunately, hemorrhoid treatment has not changed much since the days of Hippocrates … thousands of years ago. It has been estimated that 50% of the population has hemorrhoids by the age of 50.⁵

Hemorrhoids are very common among pregnant women. The pressure of the fetus in the abdomen, as well as hormonal changes, cause the hemorrhoidal vessels to enlarge. These vessels are also placed under severe pressure during childbirth. For most women, however, hemorrhoids caused by pregnancy are a temporary problem.

Symptoms
It's possible to have hemorrhoids without any symptoms. The most common symptom of internal hemorrhoids, however, is bright red blood visible on the stool, toilet paper, or in the toilet bowl.

Sometimes an internal hemorrhoid protrudes through the anus outside the body, becoming irritated and painful. This is known as a protruding hemorrhoid. Symptoms of external hemorrhoids may include painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus that results when a blood clot forms. This condition is known as a thrombosed external hemorrhoid. It is extremely painful and usually requires minor surgery.

Prevention
The best way to prevent hemorrhoids is to keep stools soft so they pass easily—thus decreasing pressure and straining—and to empty bowels as soon as possible after the urge occurs. Exercising, drinking 8 to10 glasses of purified water each day, and including at least 25 grams of fiber in your diet (most Americans get between 8 and 15 grams a day) helps reduce constipation and straining by producing softer stools that are easier to pass.

Why do varicose veins form
in the first place?

Arteries are lined with muscles that contract and move blood through the body. Veins don't have their own muscles, so they rely on large skeletal muscle movement to move blood. One-way valves keep the blood flowing in the right direction. If the one-way valve becomes weak, some of the blood can leak back into the vein, collect there, and then become congested or clogged. This congestion stretches the vein, injuring the vein lining. The swelling results in a varicose or spider vein.

The question that many doctors have is: are damaged, stretched veins the result of malfunctioning valves or do varicose veins begin in the walls of the vein as they stretch, causing the valves to malfunction? It's the "what came first, the chicken or the egg?" dilemma.

Scientists have proposed several theories based on these facts:

• Varicose veins are extremely rare in Third World populations who sit on the floor. When these communities become Westernized and start sitting on chairs, however, the incidence increases.⁶
• Varicose veins are almost always found in the legs, indicating that gravity plays a role in the human upright position.
• The incidence of varicose veins increases with age and seems to be influenced by diet and lifestyle.
• Women are three times more prone to varicose veins than men, indicating that female hormones play a major role.

Heredity, a low-fiber diet, weak vein walls, malfunctioning valves in the veins, unhealthy habits, and A-V shunts (the arterio-venous connection, in which arterial blood bypasses the capillaries through an arterio-venous shunt, due to disease, injury or hormones) are all possible causes of varicose veins.

Varicose veins are rare in Third World nations

As we have already mentioned, people who sit on the floor rather than on chairs rarely have varicose veins. This theory was presented in 1913 when a doctor named Miyauchi noticed that varicose veins were rare among traditional Japanese people who sat on the floor while eating. He also noticed that when Japanese migrated and adopted a Western lifestyle, the incidence of varicosities became more common. Similar findings have been discovered in other cultures where it is traditional to sit on the floor instead of on chairs.⁶

Varicose veins are virtually unheard of in Third World populations that eat a diet high in fiber, and devoid of processed sugars and flours.

According to Howard Baron, M.D. and Barbara Ross, authors of Varicose Veins: A guide to prevention and treatment, "The low-fiber theory is supported by studies that have found a significant statistical correlation between varicose veins and diverticulitis, an illness in which sacs on the wall of the large bowel become inflamed. Diverticulitis is believed to be caused by constipation."¹

Symptoms associated with fiber deficiency include irregularity, constipation, high cholesterol, appendicitis, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, colon and colorectol cancer.

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References

Articles of Interest from Smart Publications Health & Wellness Update

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