Just about everyone knows that the veins of the body are really, really important and are part of the body’s immune system. When the veins are damaged, we can become susceptible to serious health issues like diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease.
The problem is that there are thousands of people in the world with veins that don’t have an immune system. As a result, there’s a good chance you or someone you know will eventually suffer from a serious health issue.
The good news is that it usually doesn’t go to that extreme. So instead you can get to the bottom of the problem by looking at the veins on your body. In one study, researchers used a simple blood sample from an 80 year old woman to pinpoint the problem. They found that her veins were thin and that they often showed evidence of aging or injury. The best thing to do is schedule a blood test to determine if your veins are fine.
It’s not a fun way to go about it, but there are definitely some things you can do to prevent or treat these health problems. If you notice your veins are thin or if your veins are showing signs of aging or injury, then you should consider getting a full blood count and looking at your blood cells. You can also get a physical exam, especially if you’re seeing redness or other signs of blood flow.
If your veins are thin, you can try blood thinning. The idea is that by thinning your blood, you can help lower your risk of developing blood clots that may lead to blood clots, stroke, and/or heart attack. The most common blood thinners are heparin and aspirin. Heparin is usually injected into your veins for three to five days to thin your blood.
Even if you take these common blood thinners for a few days, it can still be pretty difficult to tell if you’re getting better or worse. The reason is because blood clotting happens on a lot of different levels. For example, it’s one of the first things to go down if your patient comes into the clinic for an exam, and blood tests are the first thing to go down and then your blood pressure is also usually down.
I had a patient who was in my office last month. She looked and felt pretty great for a few days, then her blood pressure fell and her blood tests came back as low as they did. I was suspicious, but then I noticed that her blood was a lot thicker than it had been before. I asked if she took some of these common blood thinners, and her response was “no, I just changed my diet”.
Your blood platelets and blood cells are all your cells, but they’re not like the cells that we take for a walk down the street. As you get older, your blood cells become less and less like the cells we take for a walk down the street. As you get older, your blood platelet count will fall. Your blood cell count will fall. All these things are a bit alarming when they happen, but especially when they happen at such a fast rate.
The good news is that, in many ways, your blood is like your brain. Blood platelets, like your brain, are constantly dividing and regenerating constantly. Blood cells, like your brain, are constantly dividing and regenerating less and less. In order to keep your blood cells from dropping too low (which occurs when your blood platelet count drops too low), your body has to keep making more blood cells.
This is a great thing. Thanks to the constant division and regeneration, your blood cells are constantly replenished. This makes your blood cells, like your brain cells, much more resilient to damage. This also means that it’s much easier to die from a heart attack than you would from a stroke. This is one of the reasons why it’s always a good idea to have a good heart.