Bad Circulation

Statistics show that bad circulation or its extreme manifestation - heart disease is inevitable for most of us. Inevitable whist we remain in ignorance.

Bad Circulation Quizz

1. Name 15 natural (or near natural) substances which improve poor circulation.
2. Name 9 easy techniques to manage blood circulation.
3. Name a list of 11 foods which do not cause bad circulation, or which are beneficial to good circulation
4. Name a list of 6 foods which are heavily implicated in circulation problems
5. Name 3 lifetstyle habits contributing to poor circulation

Bad Circulation Answers

1. arginine, anthocyanin, vitamin e, ginkgo biloba, pennywort, neem, oil of wintergreen, cayenne, tribulus, shou wu, niacin, cobalt, frankincense, eucalyptus oil, aspirin
2. alternate hot and cold baths, lying on an incline with your head lower than your feet, massage, hatha yoga, accupressure, prevent gray hair by rubbing your fingernails together for 5 minutes every morning, stimulating scalp circulation, positive thinking, meditation, relaxing music
3. vegetables, fruit, cold pressed oils like extra virgin olive oil, cod liver oil, red wine, black cherries, cheese, yoghurt, butter, tomato paste (lycopene), fish (fish oil, some red meat)
4. unfermented milk protein (ie milk custard condensed milk powdered milk), sugar, white flour products (bread, pasta,cakes), fast food, cheap highly processed fats and oils, deep fried oils (ie not cold pressed oils)
5. smoking, anger, stress

Understand Circulation

Give yourself a mark out of 43. Did you pass? Not many people do. That proves my point; the poor circulation and heart disease plague that is upon our culture is simply a result of ignorance.

Causes of Circulation Problems

Bad Circulation due to Atherosclerosis

The most prevalent manifestation of bad circulation is atherosclerosis which is caused by the blocking of the arteries. As you know the arteries are the blood vessels which carry the blood to the extremities. Factors heavily implicated in numerous scientific studies are milk, carbohydrates, stress and smoking. These factors cause the arteries to harden through the formation of plaque deposits, increasing blood pressure, and the heart has to pump harder to maintain blood flow. Eventually the heart has to work too hard as the arteries constrict to nothing, resulting in a heart attack. Symptoms of poor circulation are skin color - extremes of red and white, sores and rashes which won't heal, cold extremites, pins and needles and numbness and muscular pain after walking some distance.

Venous Insufficiency, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Varicose Veins and Phlebitis

Circulatory problems due to blocked arteries can be treated safely with the natural supplements mentioned above. Yet that is not the whole story, because once the blood reaches the extremities, it is still possible for the blood to pool in the legs for example. There are valves at intervals in the veins which make sure that the blood returns to the heart. Basically during exercise this system acts similar to a primitive kerosene pump. It follows that sitting or standing for long hours can cause the blood to pool in the legs leading to lack of proper circulation. In general chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins and phlebitis which is swelling and infammation leading to blood clots have one thing in common. They are all improved by reversing atherosclerosis. In other words improve poor circulation using the many wonderful supplements listed above, and through a major change in lifestyle and diet.

The Blood Capillaries

Remember that sports injury? Chances are that you got some of that heat cream, and found some relief. Substances like oil of wintergreen, eucalyptus oil and niacin cause localized heat. This is due to the blood capillaries expanding, and allowing local blood circulation.

Act Now

After even such a brief overview, admit that you are much better informed on the subject of poor circulation, at least in a general sense. If you are like this dude, you dont wait for your circulation to improve, but you deal with the problem quickly.