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Advice
for prevention
- Avoid a sedentary lifestyle.
Don’t rely too much on the car,
bus, tube or other transport methods that
oblige us to remain immobile for many
hours. If you must remain seated or standing
for hours, ease the venous return by constantly
moving your legs.
 Toning
of the calf muscles by non-aggressive
physical exercise (walking, cycling,
jogging, cross-country skiing, swimming).
This is the most important mechanism of
venous propulsion. More aggressive sports
are inappropriate (sports which involve
jumping, tennis, deep-sea diving, sports
practised in closed spaces…).
- Food rich in vitamin E (soya
germ, virgin vegetable oil, vegetables,
wholesome cereals, brown rice, green fruit,
liver…). Vitamin E acts on the smooth
muscular fibre of the venous wall and
the connective tissue, which in turn acts
favourably on the venous tone.
- Avoid the intake of fatty foods,
as they harm our blood circulation.
 Avoid
being constipated. We should eat food
that has a high fibre content.
- Avoid obesity and excess weight.
In this case the muscular impulses and
contractions are altered, and the venous
pump in the calf becomes insufficient.
- Avoid tight-fitting clothes which
constrict the return circulation (tights,
leggings, tight trousers…)
- Don’t where high boots.
They can be harmful by causing heat which
prevents the venous return.
- Avoid high-heeled shoes which
prevent the muscular pump in the calf
from functioning properly.
- Direct heat on the legs is harmful,
whether from a heater, from the car heating
system or from heating under the floor.
- Don’t drink too much alcohol
and give up smoking.
- People with high risk should wear
an appropriate compression bandage on
their legs (therapeutic stockings
or socks)
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