How to Treat Spider Veins with Home Remedies

Most often noticed on the ankles, thighs and feet, spider veins are tiny, dilated blood vessels that resemble blue or purple twisted, jagged lines. Often caused by heredity, hormonal changes, poor circulation or standing for prolonged periods of time, the web-like spider veins can be unsightly, itch or be painful to the touch. If you have a moderate case of spider veins or aren't ready to the help of a vein specialist, consider these methods to treat spider veins with home remedies.

Instructions

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  Reduce the pressure in your legs and feet that can lead to spider veins by propping your legs up whenever you're sitting or resting. Treat spider veins with home remedies also known to increase circulation and strengthen veins like brisk walks, swims, bike rides or exercises like calf raises (slowly rolling up to the balls of your feet and back down again).

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  Keep spider veins from getting worse by avoiding tight clothing and sitting or standing positions that can restrict the blood flow in your legs. If you know you'll be standing for a long time, consider wearing support stockings available at pharmacies. Wearing compression hose is a spider vein treatment that can keep blood from pooling in spider veins and reduce the swelling.

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  Alter your diet to eat more foods that can improve the health of your veins. Treat spider veins with home remedies that include eating more Vitamin C-rich foods, particularly fruits like blueberries, oranges and grapefruit touted for increasing the strength of your blood vessels. Vitamin K-rich foods like lean meats, tomatoes and deep green vegetables have also been known to reduce the amount and severity of spider veins.

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  Try to treat spider veins with home remedies like wrapping spider veins with soft cloths soaked in apple cider vinegar for thirty minutes. Performing this spider vein treatment twice a day is reported to improve the appearance of spider veins after about eight weeks.

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  Turn to herbal remedies. Consuming the herb horse chestnut has been shown to increase circulation, strengthen vein walls to reduce new spider veins and relieve blood vessel swelling and discoloration. It's recommended to take two 50 milligram capsules of horse chestnut each day, but be sure to consult your physician about potential side effects before starting herbal spider vein treatments.