TED (February)

TED Talk: “I’m here to talk about the stocking and, you know, there’s nothing to worry about. Three things: the stocking is light, comfortable, and breathes. Really, you can wear it through a February heatwave. No great fashion statement, true, and only one colour available. I got over it, you can too. Put your best foot forward. You may laugh, but I think of it as my Christmas stocking. [Mild laughter] Here’s the hard bit. Compression therapy helps decrease venous pressure, prevents venous stasis and impairments of venous walls, and relieves heavy and aching legs. That’s a lot of venous.”