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SIGVARIS Introduces the Athletic Recovery Sock

Vanda Lancour — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:29:07 +0000

Jobst Specials Mediven Specials Sigvaris Specials Juzo Specials There is a rapidly growing trend in the athletic community to use compression therapy socks to improve performance and recovery. From sports magazines, newspaper articles and sports blogs, compression therapy is a hot topic. Of course,...

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Making This Your Best Holiday Season Ever

Brent Lancour — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:34:22 +0000

Food For Body and Mind a division of Leg Health News Maintaining a healthy diet during the Holidays is a difficult task for anyone, especially a diabetic. Remember, the winter season is about love and miracles. When we celebrate the love and miracles of the Holiday Season, we should also take the...

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Changes in Fashionable Support Stockings

Rod Lancour — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:34 +0000

Many of us remember the old fashion stockings from years past. Gradient support stockings have only been around for a little over 60 years but the changes are astronomical. A great deal of time and money has been spent by the manufacturers on research and development for making stockings more...

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Food For Body and Mind

Brent Lancour — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:38:49 +0000

Click Below to see current Specials Jobst Specials Mediven Specials Sigvaris Specials Juzo Specials Brent has brought together such wonderful recipes for fall we want to give him lots of space this month. We have wonderful garments coming and we just want to let you know we have the New Mediven...

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JoViPak – One of Our New Manufacturers « Ask Vanda Weblog

Vanda Lancour — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:21 +0000

At Support Hose Store, we pride ourselves on keeping up with the latest technology in lymphedema and gradient compression stocking therapy for our clients. We are excited to welcome our newest manufacturer, Jovipak to the Support Hose Store family! Jovipak® is a leader in the field of Lymphedema...

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WHY DO WE GET VARICIOSE VEINS

Vanda Lancour — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:34:45 +0000

Varicose veins are the result of venous insufficiency. There are many things that influence the health of the veins in our legs. Among these are hereditary, obesity, sedate life styles, and of course, age. The population of the United States is getting older, the Baby Boomers are now in their...

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Brent’s Corner – Fats Help Maintain a Healthy Body

Brent Lancour — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:19:43 +0000

Last month we covered how to control the use of oils in cooking by always measuring the amount you are using. This month we are going into further detail on using and consuming fats. Fats are a necessary part of all of our diets, but knowing the difference between bad and good fats is the [...]

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Lymphedema – Avoidance and Bandaging

Vanda Lancour — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:51:20 +0000

Last month we addressed what lymphedema is, being primary or secondary lymphedema. We discussed the lymphatic system, and the factors that contribute to lymphedema. (Please click here to go to the prior Leg Health News).This issue we would like to discuss avoiding lymphedema and keeping it in...

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Brent’s Corner – Lemon Thyme Chicken

Brent Lancour — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:54:09 +0000

I received a waterfall of “Welcome Aboard” emails last month. Thank you very much. It is wonderful being here, and it is wonderful being able to help so many people. Unfortunately some emails got lost in transmission. If this happened to you, please accept my apologies. A majority of the requests I...

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Lymphedema – Control and Management Intro

Vanda Lancour — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:51:31 +0000

What is Lymphedema? Lymphedema is a swelling of a part of the body, generally in the arm and leg appendages. The swelling is caused by an accumulation of lymph fluid in the swollen area. Lymphedema is a chronic and progressive condition but it can be controlled by proper care and attention to basic...

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