Studies show that 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a week decreases your risk of many health problems. This averages to 20-30 minutes of aerobic activity (walking, cycling, aerobics, etc.) a day. Choose an activity you enjoy enough to stick with! Exercise keeps your circulation flowing, improving your overall health and preventing VTE. You can do this while resting or during sleep. Elevate your legs from your feet, not your knees; so, don't prop pillows under your knees to try and elevate them. Instead, raise your feet about six inches above your heart. Avoid crossing your legs. While it's important to get exercise on a daily basis, it's not enough to sit all day, then run for 20 minutes. If you're sitting or lying down for long periods of time — for example, if you're traveling, work at a computer, or are on bedrest — you need to take exercise breaks. Every two hours, get up and do some light activity. You can just walk around or do stationary calf exercises by rocking back and forth on your heels and toes. Any situation where you're seated with your legs flexed at the knee (the typical sitting position) puts you at risk. Severe dehydration "thickens" the blood and promotes clot formation. Everyone, but especially the elderly and others in high-risk categories, should drink plenty of water. The Institute of Medicine suggests men drink 13 cups of fluids (three liters) per day, and women drink nine cups (2.2 liters).  Never let yourself get thirsty. Thirst is the first, most obvious sign of dehydration. If you are feeling thirsty, you are already on your way toward dehydration. Another early sign a dry mouth or extremely dry skin. Drinking water immediately should be enough to rehydrate the body. If you are suffering from diarrhea or vomiting, or are sweating excessively, you may need an electrolyte solution like Gatorade to rehydrate. High estrogen states put women at a higher risk of VTE. But during pregnancy, there's nothing you can do about how much estrogen your body's producing. All you can do is try to avoid other risk factors (like smoking or long periods of sitting) and make sure your situation is being monitored by a medical professional.  If you develop a VTE in a limb, the doctor can prescribe pregnancy-safe medication to prevent it from traveling to the lungs or brain and becoming potentially fatal. There are risks to taking blood thinners while pregnant, as it can interfere with the attachment of the placenta. However, in high-stakes VTE situations, Lovenox can potentially save lives. After delivery, the mother will switch to Coumadin, which is safe during breastfeeding.  VTE  is the leading cause of maternal death in the United States and Western Europe. HRT medications, taken to control the symptoms of menopause, place you at an increased risk of blood clots. A non-hormonal alternative is to try a soy isoflavone treatment like Estroven, which helps with hot flashes but has no VTE risk. You can also get soy from dietary sources like soybeans, soymilk, or tofu. There are, however, no guidelines available to help with dosing. You can also choose to simply live with the symptoms of menopause without treatment. While uncomfortable, they are not bad for your health in any way. The combination of estrogen and progestin in most birth control pills can raise your risk of blood clots by three to four times. The overall risk for healthy women without other risk factors is still pretty low, though — about one in 3,000 experience VTE.  Women who bleed heavily during menstruation or have abnormal uterine lining should choose non-hormonal options, if available. Non-estrogen (progesterone only) hormonal contraceptives or even non-hormonal choices such as certain IUDs can be considered. Even if you have a history or risk of blood clots, hormonal contraception can still be taken if you take anticoagulant medication. Your doctor may also choose a very low estrogen form (or even non-estrogen form) of hormonal contraception, which can reduce your risk. Because the excess of fat cells found in obesity is correlated with VTE risk, you should try to bring your weight down to healthy levels if you are obese (BMI of 30 or greater).  The healthiest way to lose weight is through a combination of exercise and responsible dieting. Although you should limit your caloric intake, most nutritionists warn against eating less than 1,200 calories a day. That number may be higher if you're exercising a lot. Consult your dietician for your personal recommendations.  Wear a heart rate monitor while exercising to track your heart rate. To calculate your target heart rate, first find your maximum heart rate: 220 - your age.  Multiply that number by .6 to find your target heart rate, and try to sustain that rate for at least 20 minutes while exercising at least 4 times a week. For example, for a 50 year old woman, the target heart rate would be (220-50) x .6 = 102. Compression hose are also known as TET, or thromboembolism-deterrent, hose. People who are on their feet for long hours, such as servers or nurses and doctors, often wear them to improve circulation. They can also be worn after you've already suffered from blood clots to relieve leg pain and swelling. They're sometimes used with hospital patients who spend a lot of time on bed rest. You can buy compression hose at most drugstores or pharmacies. They only need to be knee high to improve circulation. If your doctor feels like you are at high risk for a VTE, he may choose to put you on preventive medication. Depending on your individual assessment, he may recommend prescription (Coumadin or Lovenox) or over-the-counter medication, such as aspirin.  Coumadin is a prescribed drug usually taken in one 5 mg oral dose per day. However, in different people, it can produce different interactions with vitamin K, which is critical for normal blood clotting. Thus, dosages can vary wildly. Lovenox is a prescription injection you can give yourself at home. You will get pre-loaded syringes that need to be administered twice daily. The dosage depends on your weight. Aspirin is a good over-the-counter option for lower risk patient. It's been proven to prevent thrombotic events from blood clots to stroke and heart attack. One in five patients with malignant cancer will experience a VTE. This results from a multitude of reasons, including cancer-related inflammation, lack of mobility, or medication side-effects. Cancer patients who get a VTE will be placed on Lovenox or Coumadin and may get an IVC (inferior vena cava) filter. An IVC filter acts like a strainer in case a deep vein clot breaks off from a leg vein. It prevents the clot from reaching the heart or lungs, where it could prove lethal. Although there's anecdotal literature on natural therapies to reduce clot risk in cancer patients, there's no scientific backing to it. It's been argued that phytonutrients can prevent VTE in cancer patients. However, there's no known mechanism that would cause this diet to inhibit inflammation and cytokine production, as argued. Foods suggested in this diet include:  Fruits: Apricots, oranges, blackberries, tomatoes, pineapple, plums, blueberries. Spices: Curry, cayenne, paprika, thyme, turmeric, ginger, ginko, licorice. Vitamins: Vitamin E (walnuts and almonds, lentils, oats and wheats) and Omega 3 fatty acids (fatty fish such as salmon or trout). Plant Sources: sunflower seeds, canola oil, safflower oil. Supplements: Garlic, Ginko biloba, Vitamin C, nattokinase supplements. Wine and honey.
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