It’s stocking stuffer season so I thought it very appropriate, and indeed quite clever, to time this particular post about stockings for the very time of year that you are buying small gifts for stockings! And have I got the best idea for you! GOGO hose, tights, and trouser socks are my new favorite undergarment and fitness/health aid!! In colors like Winter White, Black, Cocoa, Coal, Navy - you can’t go wrong!!
It used to be that the only people who knew what compression hose are, were 1) your grandma who used them after surgery or due to an ailing circulatory system to prevent blood pooling in her lower legs, to avoid swelling and varicose veins. 2. The owner of the home medical supply store who delivered them to her, along with her toilet stabilizing rails, and 3. your mom - the one you turned to everytime her mom came over, and asked, “why does grandma always wear those ugly looking pantyhose?”
Compression hose later evolved and became one of the weapons in many a pregnant woman’s arsenal against varicose veins and swelling. As PDRHealth.com explains, “Swelling in the ankles and legs commonly occurs during the later stages of pregnancy. As the uterus enlarges, it puts pressure on the vena cava, a large vessel that returns blood to the heart from the rest of the body. This pressure then backs up through the circulatory system, causing increased blood pressure in the legs, ankles, and feet. Ultimately, this pressure causes fluid to leak into the surrounding tissue.”
Nowadays though, compression technology has gone mainstream - as it should have! And aren’t we better off for it? I’ll answer that for you. Yes we are!
First of all, who among us doesn’t want to either prevent varicose veins or keep them from getting worse, without throwing away fashion and sex appeal right along with our belief in Santa? Aren’t we all on a quest to hide the fact that all the holiday eating from Halloween on, is making our bellys rival that of Santa’s?
