Natural Health with Megan Sheppard: Horse chestnut supplements and cruciferous vegetables

Megan Sheppard offers some natural solutions. 

My daughter, 17, has just started working at a hairdressing salon. She loves her job, but has very painful legs at the end of the day. The women in our family suffer from varicose veins, and she already has the beginnings of spider veins behind her knees. Do do you know of anything that she can do to help with the pain and prevent the veins from getting worse?

One of the best things she can do when she gets home at the end of her workday is to lie with her back flat on the floor with her legs up against the wall. She will need to make sure that her buttocks are as close to the wall as possible, then swing her hips so that the backs of her legs and heels rest fully against the wall. Hold this pose for anywhere from five to 15 minutes.