Woman's Day
April 2015

9 Things You Need to Know About Varicose and Spider Veins
"'These are just old wives' tales,' says Luis Navarro, MD, founder and medical director of The Vein Treatment Center in New York City. The pooling of blood is actually more commonly by prolonged standing and/or sitting. Other notable causes:'obesity, smoking, lack of exercise and hormonal birth control,' according to Dr. Navarro."