Description

Varicose veins, a common source of discomfort and embarrassment, are also linked with mor serious circulation disorders, such as blood clots. But they can be treated - often with great success - by self-help measures, including exercise, diet and elevation of the legs. Coping Successfully with Varicose Veins looks at the best ways to approach this uncomfortable problem.
In this holistic guide, Christine Craggs-Hinton shows that there is plenty both you and your doctor can do to lessen the discomfort and improve the appearance of these unsightly veins.

Contents

• Introduction
• Varicose veins - an overview
• Spider veins
• Possible complications of varicose veins
• Self-help measures
• A nutritional approach to varicose veins
• Diagnosing the problem
• Treatment
• Vein ligation and stripping
• Complementary therapies
• Useful addresses
• References
• Further reading
• Index

About the author

Christine Craggs-Hinton is a  mother of three, followed a career in the Civil Service until, in 1991, she developed fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition. Christine took up writing for therapeutic reasons and has, in the past few years, produced Living with Fibromyalgia, The Chronic Fatigue Healing Diet, Coping with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Coping with Gout, (all published by Sheldon Press). She also writes for the Fibromyalgia Association UK and the related FaMily magazine. In recent years she has become interested in fiction writing too.