Guest guest Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 : I was concerned also about my blood circulation, a few years after I was first diagnosed. I went to see a specialist and they stated (and they even tested my circulation) that all was normal. Our circulation (healthy person with CMT) might be slower in the legs and or feet but it gets to where it needs to go (meaning the heart) without any interuptions (meaning blockage). Weakend muscles to push the blood through is the only problem. Cardio vascular exercise is the best to keep circulation going, but that can be told to anyone without the disorder too. Marin from Bridgeport, CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Recipe for Good Blood Circulation By Dr. Ben Kim DrBenKim.com If you're looking to include foods in your diet that can help to promote and maintain strong and steady blood flow through your circulatory system, give this simple and delicious fig, citrus, and romaine lettuce salad recipe a try. Figs provide a number of minerals that directly or indirectly support your cardiovascular system, the most prominent ones being potassium, manganese, and calcium. Citrus provides an all-natural source of vitamin C, which is essential to maintaining strong and flexible blood vessels. Romaine lettuce is also an excellent source of vitamin C, as well as more than a dozen other nutrients that directly or indirectly support your blood circulation, the most significant ones being beta-carotene, iron, folate, manganese, vitamin K, and chromium. Ingredients: 6-8 ripe figs, washed, dried, and quartered1 large head romaine lettuce, washed and dried and torn into bite-size piecesJuice of 1/2 lemonJuice of 1/4 orange1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Directions: Use a fork to thoroughly whisk lemon and orange juice with extra-virgin olive oil. Combine citrus-olive oil dressing with lettuce in a large salad bowl and give lettuce a good toss until the dressing is evenly distributed. Add fig quarters to the top of dressed greens. The quantities listed in the ingredients section produce approximately 4 regular servings. Please note: If fresh figs are not readily available, it's fine to use dried figs; simply soak dried figs for at least one hour in water before drying and quartering. Enjoy this delicious and good-for-your-blood-circulation salad! Suzi List Owner health/ http://360./suziesgoats What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 The way it was explained to me was, that as a certain part of the body loses muscle mass, the body realizes that area no longer needs the same amount of blood flow as it did previously, and it begins to slowly shut off the blood supply and eventually the " piping " to carry that supply. Our bodies are amazing, they realize what they need to be more efficient and often they change to accomodate that need. I know a man in my hometown that had heart blockages that he was unaware of until his doctors did some tests. To there amazement, his body had actually grown by-passes around the blockages. What was so funny, the doctor told him that he thought dogs were the only ones capable of doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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