How to Prevent Blood Clots on Flights

When you are taking an air flight that is over foursimply encourages your blood to pool in your ankles.
hours long. you should consider taking OPCs prior toThis is because the edge of the seat tends to cut
your flight. Since they improve your blood circulationdown on the flow of your blood through your leg
and keep your blood flowing. This would be helpful inveins. Certainly one result would be your ankles can
preventing your swollen ankles and blood clots onswell, but for sure, your worse result would be that
long distance air flights. This, as you probably know, isa blood clot has formed in the deep veins of your
called the economy class syndrome.legs and then travels as an embolism to your lung
I have heard of too many of you developing bloodand causes you a deadly pulmonary embolism.
clots on these flights. This is generally the result ofAnd another thing is the reduced oxygen levels and
dehydration and your traveling in cramped conditions,increased radiation levels at all high altitude flights
especially in our aged society. The unfortunate resultsincreases your need for the powerful antioxidant
are more embolisms lodging in your lungs, a day orprotection of OPCs. Note, the first thing you will
two after your flight, as this clot dislodges from yournotice is that your shoes fit tightly when you arrive
leg vein and travels through your body.at your destination. I believe all airlines should
But this so-called economy class syndrome is not justdistribute OPC supplements in-flight just like they
limited to economy class flights. I have knowledge ofused to pass out chewing gum to ease your ear
this condition being blamed for at least thirty deathspressure. And I ask you, why don't they? Better
in three years at just one hospital in London, England.bring some supplements of your own for you and
As you sit still in an airplane seat, sitting in that seatsome for those you care about.