People use all kinds of supplements that are not FDA approved

[Earth-shine]

40. I'm so sorry to tell you ...

free radicals weaken those valves and the veinal walls, as well as cause so much other aging-type damage in our bodies.

I have really big calves, and have had ugly varicose veins in that area seemingly caused by those muscles pushing against the skin.

The more I exercised, the more the veins would show. Compression socks did not help.

The product was recommended to me by a friend as a general antioxidant-type nutritional supplement years ago. She didn't mention the vascular system.

A few weeks later, the veins went away. Months later, I stopped taking it, the veins came back.

And so, a few times, over the decades, I play with it. I try different products. Veins come and go based on which product I use, but it takes weeks to see results, either way.

It's 25 years of personal experience. My wife and some friends and family have similar stories.

A Google search on the terms "oxidative stress veins" produces a bunch of scientific papers that are beyond my reading level, but show that research is being done on the subject.