Happy 11-11-11! It’s an exciting date, isn’t it? I’m going to celebrate by posting about socks!
I little while ago, I got some knee-high compression socks as an impulse buy. I’ve read that they’re supposed to make your legs feel better if you are a person who stands all day. I’ve worn them a couple of times. I like how it feels to put them on, because they’re very squeezy. They stay up all day, which is interesting; no other socks I wear do that. But I have to say that I don’t really notice a difference in how my legs or feet feel at the end of the day. Maybe it’s one of those cases where you can’t prove a negative: Maybe I don’t think my legs or feet feel extra good or anything, but if I hadn’t worn the socks they would be feeling extra bad. One difference I did notice was how good it felt to take the socks off. ahhhhh… pressure released…
It was an interesting experiment, but I’ll probably just stick with my regular socks.
Ha! Knickers.
That is fascinating. The squeeziness is supposed to make it easier for your heart to pump the blood back up your legs? I think I know how to test their effectiveness: One kind of sock on each foot. Be sure to treat your legs the same, though – no ‘running a marathon’ with one leg and ‘sitting and watching cartoons’ with the other. It’d throw off the test accuracy.
Happy 11/11/11!
HA!! You must try this experiment.
I had a doc a few years back who suggested those style knee highs, too. I’m fairly sure they compressed my toes (if nothing else) to the point they don’t quite straighten the same any more. Much aggrevation putting on and taking off. Mine did actually slide down over time, too. Therefore, currently in the “only wear when other laundry is dirty” drawer.
…and, oh, let’s all take a moment today at 11:11 a.m., just to make the pattern complete. Thank you. Carry on…
I just heard on the radio that today was International Corduroy Day. Unfortunately, I am not properly attired.
Dang it! I have about 15 pairs of corduroys! But today it’s jeans and purple turtleneck day for this Raven’s fan!
Do your calves usually hurt at the end of the day in regular socks? Did the squeeze on your feet make your shoes seem to big? As the day wore on, did you not notice the girdle grip anymore? Why are some leaves red & some orange when they change?
I don’t know that I’d say my calves hurt at the end of the day. My legs to get tired though.
The squeeziness of the socks did not make my feet feel smaller.
I did notice the grip all day. Tight-fitting things on my legs bend my leg hairs, and bent leg hairs can be uncomfortable for me.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange colors. Small amounts of these colors have been in the leaves all along. We just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll. In some trees, like maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn cause the leaves turn this glucose into a red color.
(Thank you, Science Made Simple)
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html
HA! You crack me up…and thanks for the information!