6 ways to tackle the serious side of varicose veins

Healthy salad

Eat your bioflavonoids

Bioflavonoids found in foods like berries, leafy greens, garlic, and onions promote healthy veins. So make sure to eat plenty of these foods. The flavonoids found in the bioflavonoid rutin have also been shown to strengthen the walls of the veins and ease the symptoms of varicose veins.

You can get rutin in a supplement or in foods like apples, citrus fruits, figs, black tea, green tea, and buckwheat.

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Jenny Smiechowski

By Jenny Smiechowski

Jenny Smiechowski is a Chicago-based freelance writer who specializes in health, nutrition and the environment. Her work has appeared in online and print publications like Chicagoland Gardening magazine, Organic Lifestyle Magazine, BetterLife Magazine, TheFix.com, Hybridcars.com and Seedstock.com.

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