6 Things Vein Doctors Never, Ever Do
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If you want to protect your blood vessels in the long and short term, avoid these behaviors.
The human body is so remarkable it’s easy to take for granted all the things it does to keep us alive and healthy. At every moment, our arteries are delivering oxygen-rich blood to our organs and tissues while veins are carrying it back to the heart
Over time, however, this system does not always function as well as it used to. And there are certain behaviors that can inflict irreparable damage. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid these harmful outcomes and promote overall health.
HuffPost asked vascular surgeons ― the experts on all things veins and arteries ― to share the things they never do in the interest of their blood vessel health.
They don’t sit or stand in one place for too long.
“As a vascular surgeon who specializes in venous disease, I try never to stand or sit in one place for too long,” Dr. Tikva Jacobs at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital told HuffPost.
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