I don’t have varicose veins just yet, but I’ve always had spider veins from when I was young. My mom, too, except she DOES indeed have varicose veins and has since her 50’s. It is genetic. And it seems to me, the thinner your skin, the more likely you are to have them. That’s just an anecdotal observation.
If you suffer from varicose or spider veins, and you find them really ugly or bothersome to you, and surgery freaks you (and is also not effective long-term: the veins eventually return!) there are several herbal remedies that might help. I used to take a horse chestnut supplement. I don’t know if it prevented things from getting worse, but they didn’t seem to improve either. I suppose you’d have to be physically suffering to really notice a difference with the following suggestions. The above infographic is only the tip of the iceberg! Read below for more tips on how to prevent and heal varicose veins:
