Many of us are familiar with this feeling of heavy legs. Most often it is women who are affected. About 70% of them suffer from it, at least periodically.

Symptoms

The feeling of heavy legs is often accompanied by muscle cramps, a feeling of numbness or ants in the legs, swollen and painful ankles. Small red dilated blood vessels may also appear on the skin of the legs (telangiectasias).

Causes

These pains are caused by poor venous return between the legs and the heart. They affect women more than men, and overweight, pregnancy, heredity and work posture (especially standing and walking) are aggravating factors.

Solutions

There are many simple solutions to reduce the feeling of heaviness in the legs, such as walking, finishing your shower with a cold water jet, massaging your legs or keeping them elevated during the night. All this stimulates the blood circulation.

Grape marc (made from red vine) is also very effective in relieving heavy legs. It is an excellent tonic and antioxidant that helps to reduce unsightly bulges, the feeling of heavy legs and orange peel skin.

Chrysanthellum americanum is also proven to be effective on heavy legs because it increases blood circulation in the lower limbs and has a positive effect on the permeability and fragility of the capillaries. It also has a beneficial effect on triglycerides (everything is linked).

These two plants will work in depth and their effectiveness will be noticed after some time (depending on the product, between 10 days and 3 weeks).

To relieve you very quickly, there are balms. These will have a more rapid action because they penetrate the body quickly. They are usually applied in the morning and evening. It is very popular with people who have a job where they spend most of their time walking or standing and also with walkers to quickly relieve swollen legs and feet from walking and heat. Generally one starts by using the balm and one of the plants mentioned (grape marc or chrysanthellum) to have a quicker effect and then only uses the balm occasionally if necessary. It is important to choose the right balm that contains a combination of plant extracts and essential oils that facilitate circulation and reduce the discomfort caused by heavy legs.