Symptoms of poor circulation

If you experience symptoms of poor circulation, there are ways to help. Revitive Circulation Booster® is a drug-free solution that’s clinically proven to increase circulation from the very first session, by activating the muscles (2nd heart) in your legs and feet.

These are some of the main symptoms you might recognise:

Pain in legs and feet
Tired, aching and heavy legs
Swollen feet and ankles

Causes of Poor Circulation

Age, diet, lifestyle, medical conditions and immobility can affect your circulation. This can result in foot and leg pain, swollen feet and ankles and cramps. A wide range of medical conditions can contribute to poor blood circulation, especially the blood circulation in your legs.

Diabetes
A complex condition where blood glucose in the body is too high, either as a result of your body not producing any insulin, or the insulin that is produced isn’t enough or doesn’t work effectively. Diabetes can affect many parts of your body and may result in reduced feeling in the feet. By increasing circulation Revitive can help to reduce or prevent diabetes symptoms such as blood-pooling (where your body is unable to pump blood up to your heart and it pools in your legs or feet).
High blood pressure
Also called ‘hypertension’, this is a condition in which blood being pumped through the body places too much pressure on the arteries causing damage to your circulatory system and contributing to poor circulation symptoms.
Diet
An unhealthy diet can lead to the arteries becoming clogged up with fatty substances – a condition called ‘atherosclerosis’. Affected arteries narrow and harden, which stops blood from flowing through them as well as it normally would. As well as contributing to poor circulation, atherosclerosis increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Eating a healthy diet can reduce the risk, and Revitive can help to increase blood flow.
Tobacco
Smoking harms the circulation in many ways, including making the walls of arteries sticky. The chemicals in cigarettes damage the lining of arteries, making them more likely to clog up with fatty substances and reducing blood flow to the fingers and toes (the parts of the body furthest away from the heart).
Age
As we grow older, we are often less active than we used to be. This, combined with the general ‘wear and tear’ of aging, can cause the circulation to work less effectively than it once did, increasing the risk of vascular disease.
Mobility
As we walk, muscles in the lower legs and feet operate like a pump, pushing blood back up to the heart. For those with a sedentary lifestyle, who don't move for prolonged periods (especially if we are sitting down), this can reduce circulation in your legs leading to pooling of blood in the feet/legs, which in turn can cause swelling, stiffness and discomfort.
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
affects over 200 million people worldwide and occurs when fatty deposits build up in the arteries, narrowing the vessels and restricting blood flow to the legs and feet. This lack of circulation reduces oxygen delivery to tissues and can lead to a range of symptoms, including intermittent pain known as claudication, which resembles leg cramps. The pain typically worsens with exercise but eases with rest. People with PAD may also experience cold sensations in one or both feet or legs, pins and needles often described as tingling, weak leg muscles, and slow-healing wounds or sores.

Circulation Explained

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