| If you are somewhat older and more | | | | them directly on the bruise. Parsley can |
| bruise-prone than you were in your youth, it | | | | promote healing and clear up black-and-blue |
| may seem like you are adding a page a day. | | | | marks within a day or so. Hold the leaves in |
| And maybe you are. That is because you tend | | | | place with an adhesive bandage or with gauze |
| to bruise more as you grow older. When we | | | | and tape. |
| start to get up there in years, we simply | | | | |
| have less protection under the skin than we | | | | 4. Consume Aspirin At The Right Proportion |
| did in the past. Most bruises do not pose | | | | |
| serious health risk and do not require any | | | | If you take aspirin for any reason, it could |
| special treatment. Still, there are ways to | | | | be contributing to the number of bruises that |
| prevent bruising and several things you can | | | | you are getting. An adult aspirin will thin |
| do to promote healing once you suffer a | | | | the blood too much and cause the blood to |
| bruise. | | | | leak though the blood vessels. Among other |
| | | | things, that will lead to more bruises. It is |
| 1. Guard Your Vulnerable Areas | | | | good to take aspirin but only the smaller |
| | | | dose. |
| Make sure to wear protective clothing, | | | | |
| especially over those areas where you tend to | | | | 5. Try A Multivitamin |
| repeatedly bruise yourself. Wear long sleeves | | | | |
| and long pants, sweaters that fall below your | | | | If bruises show up without much apparent |
| waist and cover your hips, and shoes that | | | | cause, maybe you are just not getting enough |
| protect your feet. If you repeatedly bruise | | | | vitamin C from your diet. If so, be sure that |
| your thighs or forearms, ask your pharmacist | | | | you get a supplement. It is recommended to |
| about protective pads that you can easily | | | | take a multivitamin to ensure that you are |
| slip on to guard those areas. | | | | getting the basic requirements for the |
| | | | vitamins they need. |
| 2. Try Vitamin K | | | | |
| | | | 6. Use RICE Method |
| A deficiency of vitamin K can prevent normal | | | | |
| blood clotting, and you need some clotting | | | | The quickest way to control bruising is with |
| action to help prevent bruising. Those people | | | | a combination of four methods. RICE is an |
| that bruise excessively should eat more | | | | easy way to remember the pain-relieving |
| vegetables rich in vitamin K. Vitamin K can | | | | sequence of rest, ice, compression, and |
| be found in leafy greens and members of the | | | | elevation. Rest gives injured tissues a |
| cabbage family, such as broccoli, cabbage, | | | | better chance to heal, ice constricts the |
| and spinach. You may consider a supplement of | | | | blood vessels around the injury so less blood |
| K as well. | | | | leaks into the tissues, and compression and |
| | | | elevation help drain the blood from the |
| 3. Crush Parsley Leaves | | | | injured area. |
| | | | |
| Crush some fresh parsley leaves, then spread | | | | 7. |