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  2. 7 Ways to Improve Circulation Naturally - AOL

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    For varicose veins specifically, she suggests herbs like horse chestnut and butcher’s broom. If you’re open to supplementing your diet, Dr. Denniston recommends cayenne and ginkgo biloba ...

  3. Vascularity - Wikipedia

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    Vascularity, in bodybuilding, is the condition of having many highly visible, prominent, and often extensively-ramified superficial veins. [1] The skin appears "thin"—sometimes virtually transparent—due to an extreme reduction of subcutaneous fat, allowing for maximum muscle definition. [citation needed]

  4. Varicose veins - Wikipedia

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    Varicose veins are unlikely to be caused by crossing the legs or ankles. [17] Less commonly, but not exceptionally, varicose veins can be due to other causes, such as post-phlebitic obstruction or incontinence, venous and arteriovenous malformations. [18] Venous reflux is a significant cause. Research has also shown the importance of pelvic ...

  5. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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    These exercises and use of equipment and follow up by clinicians reduces the risk of developing blood clots. [25] Note that if a blood clot has already formed in the deep veins of the leg, bedrest is usually prescribed and the treatment to prevent bloods with physical intervention is contraindicated. [citation needed]

  6. Venous blood - Wikipedia

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    Though veins might make it appear as such, human blood is never naturally blue. [3] The blue appearance of surface veins is caused mostly by the scattering of blue light away from the outside of venous tissue if the vein is at 0.5 mm deep or more. Veins and arteries appear similar when skin is removed and are seen directly. [4] [5]

  7. Superficial vein - Wikipedia

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    Superficial veins are important physiologically for cooling of the body. When the body is too hot, the body shunts blood from the deep veins to the superficial veins to facilitate heat transfer to the body's surroundings. Superficial veins are often visible underneath the skin.

  8. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  9. Are cranberries good for you? What to know before Thanksgiving.

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    And remember, one indulgent meal is not going to make or break your health. "Focus on balance and listening to your body’s hunger and cravings on the holiday," Washington, D.C.-based dietitian ...