1)When on a long plane or train trip, get up and walk around every half an hour. If on a long trip by car, stop once in a while and get out to stretch your legs.

2)When you are reading or watching television, elevate your feet and rest your legs on a chair or stool.

3)Mobility helps general circulation. Walking is beneficial as the movements of leg muscles help push the blood upward. Swimming or walking in deep water against legs helps move the blood up the veins and protect against stagnation.

4)Sleeping with feet raised slightly above the level of the heart helps the blood flow away from ankles. In case of serious trouble with varicose veins, the bed should be raised by placing blocks of six inches height under the posts at the foot. This is, however, not advisable for persons with heart trouble.

5)If confined to bed, movement of feet and legs should be encouraged to help keep circulation moving youthfully.

6)Round garters should never be worn. They cut off the venous circulation, thus raising pressure in the veins and increasing the risk of varicositis.

7)Elastic girdles should not be worn continuously, especially when seated for a long time, such as at a desk, or during a plane, train or auto trip. The girdles bunch up and hamper the return flow of blood.