{"id":7622,"date":"2020-08-18T22:18:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T22:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2020-08-18T22:18:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T22:18:30","slug":"signs-of-poor-circulation-you-should-not-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/signs-of-poor-circulation-you-should-not-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Poor Circulation You Should Not Ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7623\" width=\"289\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leg-pain-1020655506-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The circulatory system consists of our heart, lungs and blood vessels; all of which are responsible for transporting blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout our bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When our circulatory system is not functioning well, and\nblood flow has decreased, we may experience symptoms that include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Muscle cramps<\/li><li>Numbness or tingling in hands and feet<\/li><li>Cold hands and feet <\/li><li>Problems getting or keeping an erection<\/li><li>Memory loss or difficulty concentrating <\/li><li>Slow healing of wounds <\/li><li>Varicose veins<\/li><li>Fatigue <\/li><li>Edema (the accumulation of fluid in certain\nparts of the body)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The symptoms of poor circulation should not be ignored as they\nare sometimes indicative of serious health problems such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diabetes <\/li><li>Blood clots <\/li><li>Atherosclerosis<\/li><li>Peripheral artery disease <\/li><li>Hypertension <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignoring symptoms and delaying care can be detrimental to\nyour health. If you are experiencing symptoms that are associated with poor\ncirculation, notify your healthcare provider immediately.&nbsp; Your doctor can conduct a physical\nexamination or order tests to determine the cause and provide appropriate\ntreatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The circulatory system consists of our heart, lungs and blood vessels; all of which are responsible for transporting blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout our bodies. When our circulatory system is not functioning well, and blood flow has decreased, we may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/signs-of-poor-circulation-you-should-not-ignore\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7624,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7622\/revisions\/7624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}