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The famous costume fitting is now here, and all the efforts of the last few months to get back in shape after the winter should have already paid off. But we mustn’t let our guard down: never as in summer it is important to keep food under control, to lose weight and protect our well-being.
It is precisely during the hot months, for example, that many women find themselves having to deal with a health problem that also involves an important aesthetic factor. We are talking about the varicose veins, a disorder that afflicts many people (mostly women) and that worsens in particular conditions: when you are overweight, when you spend a lot of time on your feet, during pregnancy and, precisely, in summer.
Varices are dilated veins due to become walls less elastic and weaker, swollen by the blood which, due to the laws of gravity, struggles to return to the heart and accumulates on the legs. One of the first remedies to solve this problem is constant physical activity, which allows you to tone the muscles of the lower limbs and improve circulation. But nutrition also plays an important role, as explained by the dr. Corrado Pierantoni, specialist in endocrinology and metabolic diseases and clinical nutritionist in Lanciano (CH).
An excellent diet to combat varicose veins should be light and rich in beneficial substances for the body, such as C vitamin and the potassium – the latter mineral helps eliminate excess fluids. Green light therefore to fruit and vegetables, but also to lean meat, blue fish (rich in omega-3 acids) and fresh cheeses. Better to prefer whole carbohydrates and reduce the intake of simple sugars, fats and sodium, which increases water retention. Finally, it is good to drink a lot of water, to ensure our body is properly hydrated.
To lose weight, in addition tosupply and physical activity, we can rely on herbs: phytotherapy is an excellent ally to lose weight while remaining healthy. There are many natural remedies that work in different ways, such as reducing the sense of hunger or reactivating the metabolism. With our expert we have highlighted some of the most useful herbs for those who want to get rid of a few extra pounds, remembering that it is still good to put yourself in the hands of a professional for optimal results.
An example is the konjiak, a plant rich in glucomannan able to increase the sense of satiety and, consequently, to reduce the need to eat between meals. There carallumaInstead, it is an edible cactus that has very interesting properties: several studies have shown its ability to regulate the levels of insulin, a hormone with a fundamental role in glucose metabolism.
