Articles Showing articles written by: Dr. Sonja Stiller, Center for Advanced Vein Care
Getting a good night’s sleep
Although “vein care” is positioned prominently in the name of our practice, our entire staff focuses on the overall health of our patients. After all, staying safe means staying healthy. This holistic approach includes reducing inflammation and improving your overall cardiovascular function, but it also includes everything from diet and...
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The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting our health beyond the disease itself. Social distancing, self-quarantining, and stay-at-home orders have caused many of us to become more sedentary, gain extra pounds, and avoid seeing medical professionals for both routine exams and when we’re experiencing major symptoms. And working from home—where...
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Let’s make next summer the best summer ever
Summer 2020 has been a bust when it comes to traditional summer activities, such as trips to Cedar Point, visits to Amish Country, local winery tours, and especially vacations to the beach, mountains or exotic locales—all activities that require plenty of standing and walking. However, if you are suffering from a venous condition, such...
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Walk to improve your leg health
It’s the middle of August and for almost six months now we’ve been spending much more time inside our homes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A lack of exercise coupled with eating and drinking more means many of us have put on extra pounds. While this is a national trend, I’m also seeing it firsthand in my own patients—not only weight...
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Chronic inflammation in your veins
One of the biggest risks associated with Covid-19 is the development of blood clots. Autopsies of patients who have died from the disease have shown multiple deep vein thrombosis, suggesting that the virus causes abnormal blood clotting. This may explain why Covid-19 affects so many different organs in the body besides the lungs. We’ve known...
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