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Water! You should plan to drink at least 8
to 10 glasses of water every day! This is extremely
important in keeping fat and healthy veins. Drink
beverages without caffeine or alcohol. Beverages
like coffee and soft drinks often contain caffeine.
Caffeine and alcohol counteract the good effects
of water. They make your body dehydrated. Try
drinking water, Kool-Aid, juices, and Gatorade.
Remember. Seattle’s damp weather can make you
lose your desire to drink water. You need to drink
water even when you aren’t thirsty. Act like every
day is a hot summer day!
Dry, itchy skin! Our weather can also aggravate
dry, flaky, cracky skin problems. Drinking water will
give your skin the moisture it needs. Your diet can
affect your skin. Eat foods that have “Omega 3”
fatty acids. Foods like eggs, tuna fish, sardines
and whole grain bread and cereals are naturally
rich in these fatty acids. You can also buy Omega 3
supplements from the vitamin section of supermarkets
and drug stores. Omega 3 fatty acids can give your
skin that “High Pro Glow.”
Moisturize! You can use a moisturizing
lotion or cream on dry skin. Make sure that you
wash your skin first! You don’t want to trap dirt,
with Sylvia, our Verifiable Vein Lady
Here are some of Sylvia’s
most common tips for keeping your veins healthy!
nasty germs, and bacteria next to your skin with
a greasy lotion. Putting lotion on dirty skin can be
like pouring gasoline on a fire! It may trap germs
and bacteria next to your skin and actually increase
your skin’s irritation!
Eat Fruit! Take every chance to eat a piece
of fruit. Especially bananas! Fruit contains lots of
vitamins that will help your body heal itself.
Eat Something! Your body needs food
to keep it going. Food also helps your body heal.
It may be hard to think about drinking water
and eating food, especially when you’re high.
But drinking water and eating food are two of
the most important things you can do to keep
your veins fat and healthy.
Speaking of drinking and eating, come and see
Sylvia. She always has plenty of juice, treats,
and healthful heapings of Vein Love for all!
Sylvia is taking the month of May off. But stop by the
Downtown or Capitol Hill Needle Exchange to find out
when the next Veincare workshops are. You can also
find out by calling us at 622-6925