Circulation
How blood actually moves around your body, and what happens when it cannot.
Your circulation is one continuous system. The same vessels that feed your heart run to your brain, your kidneys, your gut and all the way down to your feet, which is why a problem in one place so often says something about the others.
That is also the useful part.
What protects the vessels in your legs is mostly what protects the ones around your heart.
6.5 million
US adults aged 40 and over living with peripheral artery disease, which narrows the arteries to the legs
CDC
1 in 3
deaths in the United States in 2023 were from cardiovascular disease
CDC
What you will find here
- How blood actually moves, and what slows it down
- Why leg symptoms can be a heart warning
- What narrowing does over years rather than days
- The tests that look at circulation, and what they show
Reading on circulation
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How Your Gut Health Affects Your Blood Vessels (And What You Can Do About It)
Your gut and your heart might seem like completely separate parts of your body, but they're actually in constant communication with each other.
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Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)
Post-thrombotic syndrome is a condition that can happen to people who have had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg.
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Leg Pain After a DVT: Exploring Causes and Finding Relief
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in a deep vein, blocking blood flow. Some patients experience pain after a DVT.
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