How can i prevent varicose veins?

You can't prevent varicose veins from forming. However, you can prevent the ones you have from getting worse. You also can take steps to delay other varicose veins from forming. Avoid standing or sitting for long periods without taking a break. When sitting, avoid crossing your legs. Keep your legs raised when sitting, resting, or sleeping. When you can, raise your legs above the level of your heart.

Varicose veins can't truely be prevented, but they can be kept at bay by exercizing and having a healthy diet that contains plenty of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Hope this 12-year-old can help you!

Don't smoke.........get exercise......and try not to stand for long periods

You can prevent the variscose veins in your legs (you can get them anywhere) my not crossing your legs or sitting in one position for too long; keeping your weight normal and getting some moderate exercise. Usually we women get varicose veins from pregnancies. The blood pools up and damages the valves in the vein and it starts to balloon. Sitting in cars and airplanes can take it's toll also. Just get out and take a little walk up and down the isles or stop and walk every couple of hours or so. If you're young, you have lots of time to keep those veins healthy. Godloveya.

if you stand to long you can get vericose veins and if you sit to long you can get them as well there really is no way to prevent them. I' only 22 and i already have varicose veins from carrying my 1st child.

Varicose veins often occur in older people, they're caused by blood pooling in the leg veins due to long periods of inactivity. The condition can also be passed down genetically. The best way to avoid them is to remain active and sit with your feet raised.

Well you could try wearing support hose. It helps if you stand on your feet all day at work. But as you age, you get those. Unless you have a way of not aging, then that's just a part of it unfortunately.

exercise....standinf for long periods of time over years can cause this. If you do this then the best thing to do is to always make sure your feet are elevated when you get home. Vericose veins are caused by poor circulation so exercise is #1

You can't prevent varicose veins & they occur in women of all ages. I started getting varicose veins at the age of 22. I am very active but probably prone due to genetics. To help prevent as many, don't cross your legs while sitting, support hose, exercise, & try not standing for long periods of time.