In clinical practice, edema is a commonly encountered health issue for many physicians.
Despite its regularity, effective treatments are considered relatively recent developments. Today, with the advent of alternative therapies, benign cases of edema can be completely eradicated.
Capisette has been developed to provide you with the most potent blend of proven nutrients, proven to eliminate fluid retention regardless of edema severity.
Whether your swelling is caused by an underlying condition, or simply from sitting or standing too long on a regular basis, Capisette provides you with an effective means to control your edema.
How Do Supplements Help Edema?
Who Gets Edema?
Edema at a Glance
Edema is defined as a noticeable swelling resulting from the accumulation of fluid in certain body tissues.
The condition occurs when certain forces increase capillary permeability or interstitial oncotic pressure.
To simplify matters, the swelling occurs as excessive fluid under the skin accumulates in the spaces within the tissues that are outside of the blood vessels. These spaces may also be referred to as compartments or interstitial spaces. The body's many organs also have these interstitial spaces, or areas between the cells, where fluid can accumulate.
However, edema most commonly occurs in the feet and legs. This is known as peripheral edema.
Causes of Edema
There a multitude of internal and external influences that can lead to edema and/or fluid retention.
Edema's cause can even remain unknown, though this occurs most often in women rather than men. The existing risk factors, underlying medical conditions, and triggers include:
Varicose veins or thrombophlebitis (blood clot resulting in edema)
Heart Failure
Cirrhosis of the liver
Liver and Kidney disease (nephrotic syndrome)
Low levels of albumin in the blood
Standing or sitting for extended durations
Excessive salt intake/salt retention
What Can Help?
Conventional Treatments
Treatments for edema are focused on reversing the underlying disorder, if there is one present.
Secondly, dietary and lifestyle modifications, such as limiting sodium chloride (salt) intakes, are recommended. Lastly, many physicians implement diuretic therapies. Diuretics are used to decrease the amount of water in your system by increasing the flow of urine.
The type of edema you have will determine what treatment methods are established by your attending physician. Various types of edema exist and include the following:
Dependent Edema: Swelling localized in the face, arms, neck, and possibly, the legs and ankles.
Periorbital Edema: Indicates swelling around the eyes.
Corneal Stroma: Edema of the cornea.
Anasarca: Term used to denote generalized edema.
Preeclampsia: A condition occurring in nearly 5% of all pregnancies, which causes high blood pressure, fluid accumulation within tissues, and the loss of albumin in the urine (albuminuria).
Alternative Treatment - Capisette
It is important to note that diuretics are usually employed as a last resort, usually after all nonpharmacologic approaches have been exhausted. Alternative therapies, like Capisette, are increasing in popularity and are becoming the primary method of treatment after a diagnosis has been established.
As well, as a result of not resorting to the immediate use of diuretics, your doctor ensures that any potential nutrient deficiencies or lifestyle and dietary factors have been accurately addressed.
Capisette goes above and beyond replenishing the system with the nutrients it needs to combat fluid retention.
With its inclusion of the powerful botanicalsDandelionExtract, Gingko Biloba, Horse Chestnut,and Buchu Extract, studies support its potential for these benefits:
reducing capillary permeability
increasing circulation
and providing an anti-inflammatory effect throughout the body.
By regulating your body's delicate fluid balance with Capisette, your body becomes balanced, and subsequently, helps you to feel normal again.
Here are some of the ingredients in Capisette:
Potassium
One of the three major electrolytes in your body which may be helpful for edema by regulating the flow of fluids into and out of your tissues and cells.
Horse Chestnut
Studies report that horse chestnut may be able to reduce leakage of fluids from the capillaries caused by edema while promoting overall circulatory health.
Ginkgo Biloba
Has been used in edema centers to enhance circulation while improving blood flow.
Edema
Introduction:
Edema (also known as dropsy or fluid retention) is swelling caused by the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the spaces between the body's cells or in the circulatory system. It is most common in feet, ankles, and legs. It can also affect the face and hands. Pregnant women and older adults often get edema, but it can happen to anyone. Edema is a symptom, not a disease or disorder. Widespread, long-term edema can indicate a serious underlying health problem.
Signs and Symptoms:
These will vary and may include the following:
Swollen limbs (possibly accompanied by pain, redness, heat)
Facial puffiness
Abdominal bloating
Shortness of breath, extreme difficulty breathing, coughing up blood
Sudden change in mental state or coma
Muscle aches and pains
What Causes It?:
Some of the following factors may cause edema:
Sitting or standing for long periods
Certain medications
Hormonal changes during menstruation and pregnancy
Infection or injury to a blood vessel, blood clots, or varicose veins
Blocked lymph channels (lymphedema)
Allergies to food or insect bites
Kidney, heart, liver, or thyroid disease
High or low blood pressure
Eating salty foods
Brain tumor or head injury
Exposure to high altitudes or heat, especially when combined with heavy physical exertion
What to Expect at Your Provider's Office:
Your health care provider will look for varicose veins, blood clots, wounds, or infections. An x-ray, CT scan, MRI, urine test, or blood test may be necessary. Pulmonary edema, which occurs when fluid builds up in the lungs, can be caused by other diseases such as cardiovascular disease or by climbing at high altitudes. It can be life threatening and may require hospitalization.
Treatment Options:
Treatment may involve using compression bandages and pressure sleeves tightened over swollen limbs to help force the body to reabsorb the fluid. Other options include a salt reduction diet, daily exercise, resting with legs elevated above the heart level, wearing support hose, taking a diuretic, and massage.
Drug Therapies
Medication for your underlying disorder -- talk to your health care provider.
Diuretics -- for example, loop diuretics or potassium sparing diuretics. These medicines reduce body fluid levels, but they also deplete important vitamins and minerals, which can result in loss of bone mass. Diuretics may have several other possibly serious side effects.
Surgical Procedures
Surgery may be needed to remove fat and fluid deposits associated with a type of edema called lipedema, or to repair damaged veins or lymphatic glands to reestablish lymph and blood flow.
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
The following nutritional and herbal support guidelines may help relieve edema, but the underlying cause must be addressed.
Nutrition and Supplements
Following these nutritional tips may help reduce symptoms:
Eliminate suspected food allergens, such as dairy (milk, cheese, and ice cream), wheat (gluten), soy, corn, preservatives, and chemical food additives. Your health care provider may want to test you for food allergies.
Reduce salt intake.
Eat foods high in B-vitamins and iron, such as whole grains (if no allergy), dark leafy greens (such as spinach and kale), and sea vegetables.
Natural diuretic vegetables include asparagus, parsley, beets, grapes, green beans, leafy greens, pineapple, pumpkin, onion, leeks, and garlic.
Eat antioxidant foods, including fruits (such as blueberries, cherries, and tomatoes), and vegetables (such as squash and bell peppers).
Avoid refined foods, such as white breads, pastas, and sugar.
Eat fewer red meats and more lean meats, cold water fish, tofu (soy, if no allergy), or beans for protein.
Use healthy cooking oils, such as olive oil or vegetable oil.
Reduce or eliminate trans fatty acids, found in commercially baked goods such as cookies, crackers, cakes, French fries, onion rings, donuts, processed foods, and margarine.
Avoid alcohol, and tobacco.
Exercise lightly, if possible, 5 days a week.
You may address nutritional deficiencies with the following supplements:
A multivitamin daily, containing the antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, the B-complex vitamins, and trace minerals, such as magnesium, calcium, zinc, and selenium.
Omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish oil, 1 - 2 capsules or 1 - 2 tbs. of oil daily, to help decrease inflammation and help with immunity.
Vitamin C, 500 - 1,000 mg daily, as an antioxidant.
Alpha-lipoic acid, 25 - 50 mg twice daily, for antioxidant support.
If you use diuretics, your doctor may have you supplement with potassium aspartate (20 mg per day), since diuretics flush out potassium from the body and cause a deficiency. Do not take extra potassium without informing your doctor. Some diuretics do the opposite and cause potassium to accumulate in the body.
Magnesium, 400 - 600 mg daily, for nutrient support.
Herbs
Herbs are generally a safe way to strengthen and tone the body's systems. As with any therapy, you should work with your doctor to determine the best and safest herbal therapies for your case before starting any treatment. If you are pregnant or nursing, do not use herbs except under the supervision of a physician knowledgeable in herbal therapies. You may use herbs as dried extracts (capsules, powders, teas), glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures (alcohol extracts). Unless otherwise indicated, make teas with 1 tsp. herb per cup of hot water. Steep covered 5 - 10 minutes for leaf or flowers, and 10 - 20 minutes for roots. Drink 2 - 4 cups per day. You may use tinctures alone or in combination as noted.
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) standardized extract, 80 - 100 mg 3 times per day for antioxidant support. Do not use Bilberry if you are on blood thinning medications.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ), 4 - 10 g of dried leaf steeped in one cup hot water. Strain and cool. However, Dandelion leaf is itself a diuretic so it should not be used while taking diuretic medications. Speak with your doctor. Do not use andelion if you have gall bladder disease, take blood thinning medications, or have allergies to many plants.
Grape seed extract (Vitis vinifera), standardized extract, 360 mg 2 times daily, for antioxidant support. Evidence suggests that using grape seed extract may improve chronic venous insufficiency, which causes swelling when blood pools in the legs.
Physical Medicine
Dry skin brushing. Before bathing, briskly brush the entire skin surface with a rough washcloth, loofa, or soft brush. Begin at your feet and work up. Always stroke in the direction of your heart.
Cold compresses made with yarrow tea.
Contrast hydrotherapy involves alternating hot and cold applications. Alternate 3 minutes hot with 1 minute cold. Repeat 3 times to complete one set. Do 2 - 3 sets per day.
Put a pillow under your legs when you're lying down.
Wear support stockings, which you can buy at most drugstores.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture may improve fluid balance.
Massage
Therapeutic massage can help lymph nodes drain.
Special Considerations:
Excessive fluid retention during pregnancy (toxemia) is potentially dangerous to both you and your baby.
Alternative Names:
Water retention
Reviewed last on: 3/9/2010
Steven D. Ehrlich, NMD, Solutions Acupuncture, a private practice specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, Phoenix, AZ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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Capisette the Remedy for Fluid Retension caused by Edema or other factors.
In clinical practice, edema is a commonly encountered health issue for many physicians.
Despite its regularity, effective treatments are considered relatively recent developments. Today, with the advent of alternative therapies, benign cases of edema can be completely eradicated.
Capisette has been developed to provide you with the most potent blend of proven nutrients, proven to eliminate fluid retention regardless of edema severity.
Whether your swelling is caused by an underlying condition, or simply from sitting or standing too long on a regular basis, Capisette provides you with an effective means to control your edema.
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