Posts Tagged ‘Deep Vein Thrombosis’
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- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is most known as being caused by sitting in a confined space for long periods of time leading to blood clot formation
- Symptoms: tender/swollen legs, muscle pain
- Blood clot prevention: taking natural blood thinners like nattokinase, cod liver oil, vitamin E, garlic
- Warning signs you're at risk: family history, suffered trauma to legs, heart disease, liver diseases, diabetes, obesity and 40-year-old or older
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- Blood clot formation is caused by clumps of blood cells and fibrin strands that happen as a response to blood vessel damage. Their function is to prevent excessive blood loss
- They are natural and usually dissolve and reabsorb easily but they can become dangerous
- It’s important to keep any of the coronary arteries, the carotid arteries, the pulmonary artery, the femoral artery in the leg and the abdominal artery free from blockage. If any of those become blocked it can lead to serious injury
- Risk factors include: laying or sitting for a long period of time (deep vein thrombosis), obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, pregnancy,genetic factors and the prolonged use of birth control
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Blood Clotting
16 Jan 2009
