Varicose Veins
Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Fruits: berries, cherries, clementines, eggplant, grapefruit, lemons, limes, mangoes, oranges, pears, red grapes, tangerines
  • Vegetables: arugula, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, kale, onions, red/green bell peppers, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress 
  • Fish (especially mackerel, salmon, sardines & tuna), buckwheat, dulse, kelp, beans, nuts, oats
  • Olive oil, soy products, seeds (especially flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower), wheat germ, whole grains
  • Garlic, ginger
  • Drink plenty of water

Foods to Avoid or Minimize: 
  • Excess salt

Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
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  • Alfalfa, burdock (seed & root), cayenne, dandelion (leaf & root), garlic, ginger, parsley, yarrow
  • Moderate daily exercise.
  • Try not to sit or stand for an extended amount of time - move positions often.
  • Alternately hose the legs with a hot and cold shower several times, for 1-2 minutes at a time, each morning.
  • Raise the foot of the bed to raise legs at night.
  • Distilled witch hazel, lemon juice, agrimony infusion, and/or fig poultices (applied to affected area).
  • Infused oils of chili, pepper or ginger as a massage.

Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
  • ​Vitamin C/ Flavonoids: 1,000 mg vitamin C and 500 mg flavonoids 3 times daily (reduce if it causes diarrhea).
  • Vitamin E: 400 IU twice daily (check with doctor if taking anticoagulant drugs).
  • Gotu Kola: 200 mg extract or 400-500 mg crude herb 3 times daily (extract should contain 10% asiaticosides).
  • Bilberry: 80 mg 3 times daily (should contain 25% anthocyanosides).
  • Horse Chestnut: 500 mg each morning (should contain 16-21% escin).
  • Butcher's Broom: 150 mg 3 times daily (should contain 9-11% ruscogenin).

Mind-Body Connection:​​
  • Can represent feelings of being trapped in a situation you don't like, feeling over-worked or over-burdened. 

Recipes - Food Medicine: 
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways.  Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.  Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
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