Guest guest Posted December 5, 2001 Report Share Posted December 5, 2001 I too have recently noticed a lot of very visible veins in my legs from my thighs all the way down....they don't buldge out like vericose veins but they sure do look awful. I was hoping to actually get back into a bathing suit once I finish losing weight but with these veins, I will never be able to. I cannot stomach any sort of sea food or meat. Is there any other way to get copper? Any supplements or any veggies that have it in them? Arizona > Dear Mindy Behmer, > There is at least a possibility that you are low in copper. The > richest sources of copper are shellfish and liver. To see more on > copper see; http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/copper3.html > If you do have a copper deficiency, you have a lot more urgent > things to worry about than the exact diameter of your veins. If an > artery bursts you could be paralyzed or die. Lesser problems but > still fairly serious are slipped discs, hemorrhoids, and anemia. > Arizona Hughes -------- Please stop by and visit my Website listed below http://members.aol.com/artistdesigner/Arizona_Hughes/Page_1x.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2001 Report Share Posted December 5, 2001 I know this is a weird question, but is it normal/desirable to have enlarged veins in the arms and feet? I've had them all my life, and I used to think it was normal, but I've noticed 2 things: 1) Not everyone has them, and 2) I've been getting more. Like, with the weight loss, my pelvic bones started showing, and then after I started doing a bunch of crunches/sit-ups (like 100-200 a day) I started getting a huge vein over each pelvic bone. Isn't that weird? Plus another couple of veins running across my lower abdomen. So what makes veins pop out liek that, and how do I get rid of them? Thanks! -- Mindy ----------------------- " ...that they may be one... " - Jesus, John 17:22 AIM: BirthJnky ICQ: 114149 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2001 Report Share Posted December 5, 2001 Dear Mindy Behmer, There is at least a possibility that you are low in copper. The richest sources of copper are shellfish and liver. To see more on copper see; http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/copper3.html If you do have a copper deficiency, you have a lot more urgent things to worry about than the exact diameter of your veins. If an artery bursts you could be paralyzed or die. Lesser problems but still fairly serious are slipped discs, hemorrhoids, and anemia. Sincerely, Charles Weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2001 Report Share Posted December 5, 2001 " isoptera.geo " wrote: > Dear Mindy Behmer, > There is at least a possibility that you are low in copper. The > richest sources of copper are shellfish and liver. To see more on > copper see; http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/copper3.html > I'm antsy about shellfish, but I do like liver! How many times a week should I eat liver? Thanks for the link to your page. -- Mindy ----------------------- " ...that they may be one... " - Jesus, John 17:22 AIM: BirthJnky ICQ: 114149 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 Dear Arizona, The least expensive way of getting extra copper are supplement pills. They usually come in 2 milligram size, which would probably double or triple your intake and the pill is currently equal, at 2 mg, to the current 2 mg MDR which I believe should be 2.5. I believe the RDR should be at least 3.5, and when recovering from a deficiency should probably be 6. I suspect that anything under 10 is safe with adequate zinc even routinely. Of course you could also scrape the green corrosion off soft copper pipes which is chemically pure copper carbonate. Trouble is, you would not have the foggiest notion how much you were getting. It would probably be reasonably safe procedure for a few days though. But do not expect your existing large veins to contract magically if lack of copper was what was causing them. Probably not. However do not dispair. They are not your problem. They are the problem of the people looking at them. Those people will get over it. Sincerely, Charles Weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 Thanks Charles, I will add this to the things I need to get. > << The least expensive way of getting extra copper are supplement > pills. They usually come in 2 milligram size, which would probably > double or triple your intake and the pill is currently equal, at 2 > mg, to the current 2 mg MDR which I believe should be 2.5. I believe > the RDR should be at least 3.5, and when recovering from a deficiency > should probably be 6. I suspect that anything under 10 is safe with > adequate zinc even routinely.>> I can't imagine going out and finding old copper pipes and scraping them to get copper....thats about as appealing to me as drinking the green slim from my old pool when it was dirty. > <<Of course you could also scrape the green corrosion off soft > copper pipes which is chemically pure copper carbonate. Trouble is, > you would not have the foggiest notion how much you were getting. It > would probably be reasonably safe procedure for a few days though.>> I guess I wouldn't actually expect my veins to suddenly, magically dissappear but it sure would be nice. It's true, it's not my problem but the problem of those who have to look at them and since it doesn't seem to bother my husband, I guess it shouldn't bother me too much either. > <<But do not expect your existing large veins to contract magically > if lack of copper was what was causing them. Probably not. However do > not dispair. They are not your problem. They are the problem of the > people looking at them. Those people will get over it. > Sincerely, Charles Weber>> > Arizona Hughes -------- Please stop by and visit my Website listed below http://members.aol.com/artistdesigner/Arizona_Hughes/Page_1x.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 Horse chestnut and butchersbroom is to help support the veins in the entire body. If you may you could look into buying a vein formula sold in health food stores. I don't know if it will remove the large veins that is showing, it does help with varicoise veins. Liz D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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