Intermittent Claudication Treatments
Intermittent claudication is pain in the legs caused by atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) of the lower extremities.
Because atherosclerosis decreases the supply of blood and oxygen to the legs, people with intermittent claudication experience leg pain after walking a certain distance. People with this condition should be monitored by a doctor. The natural treatments for intermittent claudication include many of those used for atherosclerosis; these include controllinghigh cholesterol, modifying dietary and lifestyle factors that might influence atherosclerosis, and taking various nutritional supplements and herbs.
You should also learn more about atherosclerosis for more information about dietary changes that might favorably influence hardening of the arteries or the risk of heart disease associated with it. What follows is a discussion limited to those aspects of lifestyle and natural medicine that have been studied specifically in relation to intermittent claudication.
Dr Balch's Vitamin Formula for Intermittent Claudication
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- Amount Per Serving
- % DV
Vitamin E - 200
- IU
- 667%
Magnesium - 100
- mg
- 25%
Flax Seed Powder - 500
- mg
- *
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- Amount Per Serving
- % DV
Ginkgo Extract - 40
- mg
- *
L-Carnitine - 250
- mg
- *
- * Daily Value (DV) not established
