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What You Should Know About Varicose Veins

Varicose veins affect around 35% of the American population. They are caused when damaged veins have difficulty sending blood from the legs and to the heart. Also called venous insufficiency, there have been many myths surrounding this issue, most of them untrue. They are caused when you sit and cross your legs. This simply isn’t true. What causes varicose veins is pregnancy, multiple pregnancies, heredity, excessive weight gain, obesity, etc. It is also more common in older females than younger males, though any gender and age can get them. Exercising only makes them worse. Not true. Exercise is too good a health improver to pass up. If you are having problems with varicose veins (especially in the calves) aching or becoming sore, make sure to do flexibility exercises for that area. Spider veins are the same as varicose veins. Not true. Varicose veins are located within the fat that is between muscle and skin, whereas spider veins are dilated surface-level veins. Spider ve

Find Superior In-Home Care in Morris & Essex Counties with Always Best Care

Seniors looking for superior in-home care can count on Always Best Care Senior Services. Their caregivers have been providing compassionate care since 1996, and have logged more than three million hours of caregiver time since then. With locations all over the United States and Canada, Always Best Care employs only the best caregivers who are trained, licensed, and undergo a thorough criminal background check. The caregivers at Always Best Care provide many different types of in-home care services including compassionate care services, home helper services, and personal care services. Caregiver functions within these categories include stimulating mental awareness, assisting with walking, reminders for appointments, overseeing home deliveries, pet care, plant care, medication reminders, changing bed linens, picking up prescriptions, organizing and cleaning closets, shopping for groceries, companionship and conversation, escorting for errands and appointments, and many others.