If you're still tired in the morning or all day after a full night's sleep, that's a clue that your thyroid may be underactive. Too little thyroid hormone coursing through your bloodstream and cells means your muscles aren't getting that get-going signal. âFatigue is the number one symptom I see,â says Miller.
Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elsewhere. Veins have pairs of leaflet valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards. Leg muscles pump the veins to return blood to the heart, against the effects of gravity. When veins become varicose, the leaflets of the valves no longer meet properly, and the valves do not work. This allows blood to flow backwards and they enlarge even more. Vari
Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins, which may be visible on the skin surface, especially where skin is thin, such as the face. Broken capillaries look like thin red threads on the skin that have a webbed appearance, so that they are called spider veins.