Planning your next ski trip? Don't forget to add compression socks and leggings to your packing list! Check out our reasons why you should wear compression garments while skiing, and take a look at some of our recommendations to help you look and feel good on and off the slopes.
Whether you are gearing up to stroll your neighborhood, hit some local trails, or partaking in a long-distance walk for charity, you need to have the right footwear. In this case we are talking socks.
Most socks are one size fits all, but when it comes to compression socks, stockings and leggings, size is very important. Having the right size ensures that you are getting accurate compression where you need it.
It doesn’t matter if you work a 9 to 5 or a 24 - 7, if you sit all day, stand all day or a combination of the two, compression socks are for you!
The holiday season can be exhausting, especially for retail store employees who end up with tired, aching, swollen legs as a result from standing for long hours. Read on for how one such woman found relief with compression socks.
Everyone can get blood clots, even athletes. Read about tennis star, Serena Williams, and her personal battle with blood clots, why people get blood clots, and what you can do to prevent them.
Walking an 18 hole round of golf will have you clocking about 6 miles. While this makes for a healthy day of exercise and fresh air, it can also leave your legs and feet tired, achy and swollen. Wearing compression socks for a day on the fairways can help keep your legs energized enough to stop at the 19th hole when your done.
When you spend long hours on your feet as a hair stylist, you need compression that works as hard as you do to relieve achy, tired legs.
You can’t always know when a hospital stay or surgery may be in your future, but you can prepare for scheduled procedures to make your overall experience a little easier. Here are 10 tips to set up your surgery for success.
Did you know compression legwear actually comes in a variety of support levels for just that purpose? While some versions offer firm support designed specifically for therapeutic uses, light support variations are actually designed for preventative & general lifestyle applications – think travel, pregnancy, varicose veins, spider veins & more.
We teamed up with vein specialist Dr Bunke-Paquette, MD, FACPh to get her pro answers and insights to a few of the most common compression questions. Check out our exclusive interview & read on for some more of her top tips and answers to our most commonly asked questions.
Need another reason to spring for organic produce? A new study in Environmental Research found that when people ate an organic diet, they reduced the amount of dialkylphosphates (or DAP’s, which account for 70% to 80% of organophosphate pesticides) in their urine by 89%.
