Business and vacation travelers, the World Health Organization has just announced news that you should heed: Get off your, ummm, bottom and move around -- even when you're taking a road trip or traveling by plane. As someone with a family history of blood clotting disorders, I know the pain that can result from not following this advice.
But there's more you should take from the WHO's recommendation. It's the non-movement that could cause a clot. That means whether you're sitting down to work, taking a road trip, or lounging after a long day's work, you'll want to remember the World Health Organization's warning.
Get up, get moving at 15-minute intervals, elevate your legs for at least 10 minutes per day, take a couple of aspirin if you're feeling any muscle discomfort, and regularly consume foods that help alleviate blood clotting such as beets, red wine, salmon and natto (a cheese-like Japanese soybean dish). Even if clotting doesn't run in the family, the benefits you'll receive from following these simply tips can put you on the road to good health.
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| Jennifer D. Meacham, Gather Money Correspondent | ||||
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Comments: 16
A blood clot is nothing to mess with! My husband at the age of 29 years old was walking around for 10 days with breathing difficulty.. Dr.s kept thinking it was some kind of lung infection, took X-rays and stuff.
Finally he got so bad I had him head into the hospital. Turned out he actually had a blood clot in his left leg and two pieces had broken off and went to his lung.
He was in the hospital of 8 days and on Oxygen for 3 months.