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Fall season offers many classic foods that are not only delicious, but healthy for the cardiovascular system, veins and arteries! Try and include these four fall foods into your diet for healthy legs!

Get regular physical activity! Muscles in the legs help your veins push blood back to the heart, against the force of gravity. If you have varicose veins or spider veins in your legs, any exercise that works the muscles in your legs will help prevent new varicose veins or spider veins from forming.

It’s the height of summertime and it’s hot. The blazing sun and 90˚F+ temperatures can actually make some symptoms of vein disease worse.

Here are four early signs of venous insufficiency you should watch out for this summer:

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It feels like Spring outside! Any activity that keeps your legs moving is beneficial to your veins. Walking is the simplest way to achieve this goal. If you live within walking distance of the local market or post office, ditch the car and take a nice stroll to your destination.

Do you feel that you are experiencing more stress than ever? 75% of adults say they’ve experienced high levels of stress recently, and also that their stress has gotten worse over the last year. If stress is not dealt with it can lead to mental, physical, and emotional health problems.

One thing that can cause poor circulation is sitting too much. Desk jobs, long car rides or flights can cause it too. There’s an easy fix—move it.

A few quick tips on the do’s and don’ts for promoting healthy veins through exercise during the winter

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just weeks away it means time to travel for most of us. Travel often disrupts your exercise routine and forces you to stay in confined spaces like cars or airplanes. During flights, restricted movement, lower oxygen pressure and dehydration cause blood to pool in your legs, increasing your chances of developing Deep Vein Thrombosis or blood clots.

The Vein Center at Johns Creek is pleased to announce the arrival of Harris Evans Danner. Congrats Emily and welcome to the family Harris!