Avoid sedentary life to prevent varicose veins
Standing or sitting still for a long time increases the risk of varicose veins. / Korea Times fileBy Yoon Ja-young Most office workers and students spend up to eight hours a day sitting on chairs. By sitting still for hours, they can develop problems in blood circulation, which is essential for a healthy life.If the problem continues, diverse troubles will occur in the body. While most of the troubles are invisible, there is one visible outcome of the poor blood circulation that startles many — varicose veins.Kim, an office worker in her late 30s, suffered numbness in her legs every afternoon. As she sat all day, the legs would swell and there was also pain. She would get a massage to relieve the pain, and the masseur told her that her veins protruded. She went to a clinic to find what was wrong and the doctor told her that she had the early stages of varicose veins.In veins which return blood to the heart, there are valves that prevent blood from flowing back. When there is problem in blood circulation, however, the valves don’t function properly.In varicose veins,
Jan 17, 2014By Yoon Ja-young
