When Nat King Cole sang about “chestnuts roasting over an open fire,†he wasn’t talking about horse chestnuts. The delicious edible seeds of the sweet chestnut tree are what we eat around the holidays, but mistake it for a horse chestnut and you’ll be sick (and sorry). Is horse chestnut a nut? If not, what […]
Chronic venous insufficiency is a fancy way to describe the swollen, underperforming veins in the legs of so many people. Whether it’s the sight of bulging veins that can be seen through the skin, or the constant swelling and fatigue that annoys you most, if you’ve got them, you’re bound to seek out ways to […]
Have you ever heard of a horse chestnut? (It’s not to be confused with the sweet chestnut that you roast over an open fire during the holidays.) The horse chestnut is a tree, but oddly enough its large brown seeds (which are encased in green spiky balls) actually look similar to sweet chestnuts, except they […]
