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An important part of keeping your legs and feet healthy and preventing spider veins is maintaining a healthy body weight. Follow a balanced diet and work with your doctor to reach a goal weight that is appropriate for your height and body type. This will reduce excess stress on your feet and blood vessels. Salt causes your body to retain water and swell, which can put pressure on veins. Fiber prevents constipation, another form of pressure that can lead to the appearance of spider veins. Avoid processed foods like snacks and prepackaged meals, since these are often loaded with sodium. Eat plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. Avoid using salt when you cook at home. Getting daily exercise improves your circulation even when you aren't moving, and it helps keep your body weight healthy. Focus on exercises that keep your feet and legs moving to prevent the appearance of spider veins. Develop an exercise regimen that involves cycling, running or jogging. If that's too high-impact, take daily walks or light swims. Weight training is good for circulation, too. Start incorporating weights into your exercise routine.

summary: Maintain a healthy body weight. Eat less salt and more fiber. Exercise regularly.

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You are not the boss of anyone but yourself and telling a friend they need to lose weight is rude and can lose you their friendship. People are going to make their own decisions and at a certain point they need to be allowed to decide what they need for themselves. This is true even if their weight has become a health problem. Chances are they recognize that it's a problem and if they want to do something about it, they will. When a friend is committed to losing weight they will need the support from their friends. If they're willing to share with you, find out as much as you can about the diet and exercise regime they're undergoing. Commit to exercising with them. Tell them that you'll bike to work with them, or go for a run in the evenings every day. Go to the gym with them and offer encouragement. Eat the dishes that they prepare, or some of their diet food with them so that they don't feel so isolated in their food choices. It isn't your job to monitor how they're doing. Unless they specifically ask you to do this, don't focus on how they're doing, what they're eating, when the screw up, and so on. You aren't the diet police. You're here to support and encourage them, not take them to task. Cheer on the little victories and the things they accomplish. Avoid criticizing when they fail to do something right. If they eat the wrong foods or go a little slack on their exercising, that isn't your job to tell them to shape up. When they've lost some weight, or when they've managed to step up their exercise program, make sure you celebrate that. Make sure that these celebrations don't focus on and aren't centered around food. Take them out to a movie, or buy them a pedicure, or that lovely new book they've been craving. When you talk to them, don't focus on the diet, on what they've accomplished or where they've fallen short. Instead, ask how they've been doing (them as a person), how their dog is doing, how their schooling is going, and what the new changes are at the job. Remember: whether they succeed or fail with losing weight, this is your friend. Their life shouldn't have to revolve around weight-loss and how much they weigh. It's tempting to show someone how much you're there for them by giving them lots of "helpful" ideas for how to do things better, or giving them exercise plans and weight-loss books. Don't do this. It's better to ask what they need, and simply be there for them, than to push in where you're not wanted.

summary: Don't tell them they need to lose weight. Become an active part of their weight-loss program. Focus on what they're doing right. Celebrate achievements along the way. Care about the person, not the diet. Avoid going overboard with helpfulness.

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Although frozen, unblanched carrots can stay preserved for 10-12 months, their taste and texture may change over time. If possible, try to use the carrots within 1-2 months for the best flavor. Frozen carrots, blanched and unblanched, can last longer than 10-12 months but are more likely to develop freezer burn.
summary: Keep the carrots in the freezer for up to 10-12 months.