Freedom from varicose veins!

By age 60, up to 70% of women have varicose veins, painfully enlarged veins in the legs. They're twice as common in women as men, thanks to fluxing levels of hormones like estrogen and progesterone that stretch vein walls (especially during menopause).

- Alex Fulton

And in summer, heat dilates veins and allows blood to uncomfortably pool in the legs. Here, the easy solutions

For instant relief
enjoy a cooling soak

Soaking tired legs in cold water, whether at the pool, a lake or simply in your bathtub, instantly soothes varicose vein pain, German scientists say. Cold water shrinks blood vessels, quickly easing swelling. Soaking in the tub? Add a cup of Epsom salts to the water. It ups circulation for even greater relief that can last for hours after you step out of the tub.