Blue Veins: Why are you getting them?

Do you have blue veins popping all over your body? Hands and feet? Have you ever wondered why on earth are your veins blue?

If you have, let us dig in and find out.

For starters, let’s rule out royal lineage. Even royalty has red blood like you and me. So sorry to disappoint, you are not the lost child from a long line of kings.

Your blood is the transport vehicle for oxygen. The blood travels through from the heart to the body through your arteries.

On the return trip, your veins bring blood back. The veins themselves have valves. Think of the valve as a gate that needs to open before blood can flow back.

If you are wondering why your arteries would have valves to prevent blood flowing, the reason is simple. You don’t want blood rushing back up too quickly.

So the blood moves in between valves as it makes its way back up.

Remember that the job of your blood is to transport oxygen. As blood makes its way around the body, it loses some of the oxygen, as it keeps getting used by your body.

By the time the blood reaches your veins, you are dealing with deoxygenated blood which is a is a dull red color.

The dull red color just appears blue because of the way light reflects from your skin.

So, if this deoxygenated dark red (blue) blood pools in between your valves, you develop what you and I call “blue veins.”

The reason is a lack of adequate circulation.

Ordinarily, blood should circulate and not pool anywhere. The pumping of your heart and actions of your calf muscles should keep things moving.

If this process is interrupted, you will get the pooling of blood. It goes without saying, that’s not a great outcome for you.

So what can you do?

The best option is a slow long walk. Slow long walks improve circulation and the strength of your heart muscles.

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