Conduct Becoming of A Sorority Girl

[AOII Angel]

You just reiterated what I said at the end of my post. If you have varicose veins avoid the things that make them worse. That doesn't mean that those things cause the disease. I've actually been educated extensively in varicose veins in venues other than the internet with dumbed down sites for patients. Cause and effect is not the same as association.
The advice you posted is for patients with varicose veins not everybody. Do you really think the Cleveland Clinic thinks everybody should lie down with their feet elevated for thirty minutes a day? NO!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The advice you posted is for patients with varicose veins not everybody. Do you really think the Cleveland Clinic thinks everybody should lie down with their feet elevated for thirty minutes a day? NO!

Prevention means NOT getting something to begin with. What GP quoted said that to PREVENT getting varicose veins, you should not sit with your legs crossed. And, yes, I think the Cleveland Clinic thinks everyone should elevate their feet 30 min a day, exercise for an hour a day, eat 4 fruits, 5 veggies and 3 servings of meat, not smoke, etc etc.

[AOII Angel]

I'm quite aware what prevention means. The argument remains that varicose veins are weak veins with bad valves. Crossing your legs does not make veins have bad valves. Crossing your legs makes people with bad venous valves build up pressure in the veins making them balloon, i.e. make them worse. You can't treat them by not crossing you legs, but if you have varicose veins you can not make them worse. Internet sites for medical information are written not to be the authority on any subject but only to make a difficult topic understandable for patients. As a physician, I would understand this. I'm not trying to get on anyone's case, just trying to dispell misinformation.

[Laak 315]

exercise? not smoke? I thought cigarettes had plenty of vitamins and were part of a balanced diet...

[AOII Angel]

Don't get me started on smoking! But, then again, non-smokers indulge in other ways!

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

I never cross my legs at the ankles, but if I did of course I would keep them closed but some perverts are really good. Kind of like the ones PM Mama00 goes out with.

You really are a jackass. For both comments.

I could give two shits about "proper manners", I'm ok as long as I am being polite and respectful. BUT I have heard that you're supposed to cross at your ankles to PREVENT showing your panties.

[cuteASAbug]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

BUT I have heard that you're supposed to cross at your ankles to PREVENT showing your panties.

That's what I've heard. My elementary school actually had a rule that for graduations or any other functions which required girls to be sitting in front of an audience, we had to have our legs crossed at the ankles.

[banditone]

Wow, if you woulda said this thread, or a thread on GC would become a varicose veins thread I would never have believed you...

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by banditone

Wow, if you woulda said this thread, or a thread on GC would become a varicose veins thread I would never have believed you...

Stick around. You never know when a topic on GC's going to take a u-turn, cross over the center line, go the wrong way down a one way street and end in a trainwreck.

[AOII Angel]

Who says you can't educate and entertain at the same time?

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by cuteASAbug

That's what I've heard. My elementary school actually had a rule that for graduations or any other functions which required girls to be sitting in front of an audience, we had to have our legs crossed at the ankles.

That's what the nuns always told me as well, and I figure they know something about how to keep people from looking up your skirt.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

That's what the nuns always told me as well, and I figure they know something about how to keep people from looking up your skirt.

Did they also tell you not to wear patented leather? Undie reflections are a no-no.