Heavy legs, cramps, swallowing, a hot and crawling sensation in your legs? Sometimes, even varicose veins or varices? These are symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). And here are some habits you should change and some foods and plants may help you.
Restless Leg Syndrome is produced when veins have difficulty sending the blood back to the heart from the lower parts of the body. Usually, the muscle contraction impulses the blood up against gravity and a valve system inside the veins stops the blood from going down. It is when this system fails that discomfort starts appearing. Blood gets stuck, veins dilatate and some fluids are filtered to bodily tissues.
Women are more probably affected by this syndrome, due to hormonal factors. As one gets older, the symptoms of RLS are more frequent, as veins lose their elasticity. The syndrome is not summer-only, but its incidence rises due to high temperatures.