Inflated veins (was Re: Quick Salt Question)

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I guess I'm just explaining myself poorly. See why I can't

research this? ;-)

You know how, when you are young, you can look down at your

hands and hardly see the veins? But in older people, I guess

maybe starting in the mid-20s to mid-30s, when you look at their

hands, the veins really stand out? That's what I mean. It doesn't

just happen in the hands, but it is most noticeable there. It's not

varicose veins, or high blood pressure. It's almost like the blood

vessel walls just get weaker so they swell more without added

pressure. It is definitely age related, but I don't even know the

proper term for it.

Anyone have any thoughts?

I won't try to explain again after this. I don't mean to be wasting

space here or anything.

Thanks,

Annie

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My stepbrother's veins were very visible at 15 or 16 years old, mine, at

age 71, or somewhat visible now.

Mickey is a thin-skinned guy of Italian descent. I'm thick-skinned (thick

subcutaneous fat layer, even when at a low bodyweight) and of mostly Irish

descent. As a child it was hard to find any veins. When they tried to

draw blood (a regular thing, I had rheumatic fever, and there were no

antibiotics, thn)it was like a searching expedition. Needles were blunt

instruments. Sometimes it took twenty minutes to strike a profitable vein.

Or so it seemed, anyhow.

Some people have thin skin and visible veins as a part of their genetic

inheritance. Some, of equal athletic fitness, have thicker skin, and

less visible veins. Watch boxing, basketball, or any sport where the

athletes skin is visible. Body building certainly demonstrates this

phenomenon, although at 3.5% bodyfat, everybody shows a lot of vascularity

when their muscles are contracted.

Ed S.

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Subject: [ ] Inflated veins (was Re: Quick Salt Question)

> > It's almost like the blood

> > vessel walls just get weaker so they swell more without added

> > pressure.

>

> That's what varicose veins are -- the vessel wall becomes weaker.

> They are very common in people as they age, in hands as well as

> legs.

>

> There are some treatments --

> http://www.handveins.com/

>

>

>

> > I guess I'm just explaining myself poorly. See why I can't

> > research this? ;-)

> >

> > You know how, when you are young, you can look down at your

> > hands and hardly see the veins? But in older people, I guess

> > maybe starting in the mid-20s to mid-30s, when you look at their

> > hands, the veins really stand out? That's what I mean. It

> doesn't

> > just happen in the hands, but it is most noticeable there. It's

> not

> > varicose veins, or high blood pressure. It's almost like the

> blood

> > vessel walls just get weaker so they swell more without added

> > pressure. It is definitely age related, but I don't even know the

> > proper term for it.

> >

> > Anyone have any thoughts?

> >

> > I won't try to explain again after this. I don't mean to be

> wasting

> > space here or anything.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Annie

>

>

>

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