Control spider veins with the right diet

Spider veins can be a bit like gray hairs – blast them with lasers or zap them with sclerotherapy and you may find they crop up again.

Unless of course you take preventative measures.

Many nutritionists believe that changing your diet can help reduce the risk of spider veins or minimise their appearance. So – here’s some ideas gathered from experienced nutritionists for small changes that can make a big difference.

Add red or blueberries to your cereal or yoghurt in the morning – Foods like blueberries and raspberries are full of bioflavonoids – natural compounds that work with Vitamin C to help strengthen your blood vessels.

The clue is in the color of the fruit – the darker the color (red and blue colored fruit) the more bioflavonoids they contain. And it’s not exactly a hardship eating strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and other delicious fruit on a regular basis.

Don’t peel your citrus fruit too carefully – the white membranes of citrus fruit like oranges clementines, tangerines and grapefruit are also a rich source of bioflavonoids.

Most people do everything possible to avoid the white bits on citrus fruits. OK – it does have a slightly bitter taste but eat it together with the juicy bits and it tastes fine. Or buy a high quality juicer and peel the fruit carefully to retain as much of the pith as possible.

Take 120 milligrams of gingko biloba daily – gingko biloba helps to strengthen the tissues that make up your vein walls because – guess what – it’s high in bioflavonoids. Get the best quality supplement available from a reputable source.

Change your diet by adding bioflavoids as much as possible and you not only help to control your spider veins but you’ll look younger and feel fantastic too!