Why are the blood vessels on the back of my hand so prominent?

The prominent blood vessels on the back of the hand actually refer to prominent veins, because the blood vessels and veins on the back of the hand appear blue. Generally speaking, this is related to people who often engage in heavy physical labor. Of course, if the blue veins are bulging, it means that your physical fitness is not good. It may be because of poor blood circulation and some toxins in the body. You should increase massage and pay attention to diet to improve it.

Why are the blood vessels on the back of my hand so prominent?

The blue veins on your hands are obvious. This is not a disease but a normal physiological phenomenon. You don’t have to worry! In fact, it's not just the hands. For some people, the entire arms have obvious blue veins. These blue veins are actually veins, which contain venous blood, which is darker in color, so they appear blue. Then maybe you are thin and have less subcutaneous fat, so your blood vessels are more exposed.

Violent blue veins indicate poor physical fitness

The so-called "blue veins" are the visible veins under the skin of the human body (the blood vessels that send blood back to the heart). Experts believe that abnormally bulging blue veins indicate that there is stagnation of phlegm, dampness, rash, and toxins in the human body. At this time, venous blood return will be obstructed, pressure will increase, and blue veins will appear on the surface of the human body as bulges, varicose veins, and discoloration.

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: "The meridians determine life and death and regulate deficiency and excess, and they must be unobstructed." Therefore, protruding blue veins are a sign of sub-health in the human body and can even cause serious illness. For example, the blue veins on the hands, if they are on the back of the hands, indicate stagnation in the waist and back, and often cause back pain; if there are blue veins on the fingers, it indicates gastrointestinal stagnation and indigestion, and in adults it also reflects insufficient blood supply to the cerebral vessels; if there are blue veins on the palms, it also indicates gastrointestinal stagnation, blood viscosity, high blood pressure, and physical weakness.

What should I do if the blue veins on my hands are raised?

1. Do some hand massage, kneading is fine, to help relax your hands and dredge the hand meridians.

2. Apply cooling oil to the raised areas of the veins on your hands to help blood circulation, and be careful not to cause skin allergies.

3. When you have nothing to do, raise your hands up, don't let them hang down, so as to avoid insufficient power for blood to return to the heart and squeeze the veins.

4. Reduce unnecessary physical labor or physical exercise, especially heavy physical work, to reduce the pressure on blood transportation in the hands.

5. Eat some foods that can soften blood vessels, cleanse the intestines and detoxify, such as black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, corn, tomatoes, apples, kelp, walnuts, dates, eggplants, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, papayas, grapefruits, wolfberries, poria cocos, carrots, etc.

6. When you feel tired, don’t force yourself. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, rest more, avoid fatigue and mental tension, and maintain a calm mental state.