Summer heat can cause swelling in your legs and feet, especially during exercise. You may notice more discomfort from your varicose veins – more pain, aching, or swelling than usual. Exercise is important for your overall health as well as your vein health, and these exercises can help protect you from complications with your varicose […]
If the thought of being poked with a needle more than a few times is enough to make you never want to step foot in our office, then we have another treatment for you. Although sclerotherapy is a great way to get rid of varicose veins, it’s not for everybody especially patients who are scared […]
Here at our office, Dr. Heeringa sees patients for a variety of vein related issues, but the two most common things that he treats patients for are both venous insufficiency and varicose veins. Unless you’re a doctor in this field, you may not know the difference between these two things and may even mistake them […]
When it comes to having swelling throughout your body, it’s all created equal, right? Here at Northern Michigan Vein Specialists, we treat patients for a variety of different issues that may cause swelling including conditions like Lipedema and Lymphedema. As two conditions that are often mistaken for each other— and rightfully so— there are actually […]
When it comes to varicose veins and your overall vein health, sodium isn’t doing your body any favors. And because sodium is in almost everything that we eat in the American diet, it can be a hard thing to avoid if you suffer from any sort of vein condition or disease; especially around Thanksgiving. To […]
Your body goes through more changes during pregnancy than you may have ever imagined. And although most changes are good— like a growing baby and belly— some changes can be a bit more painful and irritating. If you have developed varicose veins during your pregnancy, you are certainly not alone. In fact, some studies have […]
In this day and age, it seems like more and more scientific evidence points to the fact that you are what you eat— in virtually every part of your life. If you suffer from varicose veins, you may be surprised to learn that your diet may play a big role in how you got varicose […]