Peel your socks off at the end of the day, and there they are again, those little grooves around your ankles that look like your socks have been welded on. Most of the time it's nothing more than your elastic doing its job, or because you're wearing your partner's socks, but after 40 it's worth paying a bit more attention to what your legs are telling you. Good circulation becomes more important with every birthday, and more than 1.3 million Australians are now living with heart, stroke or vascular disease. While sock marks alone usually aren't anything to lose sleep over, they can be a gentle reminder that your body appreciates a bit more blood flow than it did twenty years ago. Fortunately, a few simple habits can help keep things cruising in the right direction.

Bank Two Minutes Of Calf Raises While The Kettle Boilss

Your heart-shaped calf muscles are your body's second ticker, helping push blood back up your legs. The soleus (calf) muscle can work for hours without tiring, and their specialised calf exercise improved blood sugar control by 52% while cutting insulin needs by 60%. Simple circulation habit. Big upside.

Neck 400ml Of Water Before Your Morning Flat White

Your blood is about half plasma, and plasma is mostly water. Start the day behind on hydration,and your circulatory system has to work harder than it should. You can even add a small pinch of Celtic sea salt to help top up the electrolytes and make you hang onto the water rather than flushing it down the toilet.

Eat Some Non-Burger Related Beetroot

Beetroot is loaded with natural nitrates that your body converts into nitric oxide, helping your blood vessels relax so blood flows more easily. Moderate exercise boosted nitric oxide enough to nearly double blood flow. Beetroot helps support the same pathway, making it a tasty addition to your day. Just remember that the slice on your burger deserves a participation award, but that's about it.

The good news is your body isn't asking you to climb Everest before smoko. It just wants a few small favours. That's why Revive5 contains RedNite® beetroot to support your body's nitric oxide production and healthy blood flow, alongside ingredients that help you make more of the energy you've already got. Because life after 40 should be about chasing the kids, the golf ball or the dog, not wondering why your socks have left a map of Tassie around your ankles.

 

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