Dare to Bare Your Legs
26 May 2008
People with varicose or thread veins often shy away from wearing baring their legs in the summer. Lifeplan has formulated a natural solution that can help reduce the appearance of unsightly veins - Horse Chestnut & Butcher’s Broom. It’s a combination of herbs that combine to help poor circulation, thereby improving the condition of broken capillaries, thread veins due to sun damage, and even varicose veins. It is also useful for those suffering from haemorrhoids or water retention.
The supplement may appeal to people who want to improve the appearance of varicose or thread veins with a natural solution, rather than opting for one of the other thread vein removal procedures available.
The anti-inflammatory properties of Horse Chestnut aids healthy blood flow through the capillaries. The active constituent of the Lifeplan formula, ‘aescin’, decreases the permeability of venous capillaries, thereby helping those with broken and/or weak blood vessels that may look unsightly as they show on the skin’s surface.
The 1st century AD Greek physician Dioscorides recommended the herb Butcher’s Broom for its health benefits and its use in medicine has continued throughout history. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory Butcher’s Broom proves highly beneficial for a variety of poor blood-flow problems. The rhizomes and roots of the plant contain ‘saponins’, which have a ‘vascoconstrictrive’ effect on the body, and its ‘flavonoid’ content is thought to help strengthen blood vessels, lessen capillary fragility, thereby helping sustain a healthy circulation.
Butcher’s Broom is also highly beneficial at helping to relieve any pain, that feeling of ‘heaviness’, leg cramps, itchiness and/or swelling associated with poor circulation.
Lifeplan’s herbal circulation aid also contains Gotu Kola, to improve the condition of varicose veins, and the extract of Bilberry Fruit and Ginkgo Biloba, all of which help blood flow to the extremities, and the brain.
For all circulatory problems, Lifeplan recommends taking two tablets of Horse Chestnut & Butcher’s Broom daily. Lifeplan-Branded Products are available from independent health food stores and by mail order at £7.99 for 30 tablets.