{"id":2220,"date":"2025-07-20T01:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2025-07-20T01:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:29:23","slug":"be-careful-if-you-get-these-bruises-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=2220","title":{"rendered":"BE CAREFUL, if you get these bruises on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why You Might Bruise Easily\u2014and What to Do About It<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Understanding Bruising<\/strong><br>Bruising, or ecchymosis, happens when small blood vessels under the skin break, causing blood to pool and form a mark. It usually follows a bump, fall, or injury\u2014even a minor one you might not notice. As it heals, a bruise typically changes color from red or blue to green or yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoing to purple or red, then green or yellow means the blood is being reabsorbed by your body and that the bruise is healing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When Bruising Is a Concern<\/strong><br>While most bruises are harmless and fade within two weeks, bruises that appear on the abdomen, genitals, ears, or back of hands\u2014or bruises that last longer than expected\u2014may signal a problem. Frequent or unexplained bruising could be linked to deficiencies, medications, or health conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf they last longer than two weeks or so, talk to your doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vitamin Deficiencies and Supplements<\/strong><br>Low levels of certain vitamins can increase bruising:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vitamin C<\/strong>: Supports collagen, which keeps blood vessels strong. Smokers are especially at risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vitamin K<\/strong>: Helps with blood clotting and capillary strength.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vitamin D and B vitamins<\/strong>: Their deficiencies can also contribute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Botanical supplements like ginkgo, garlic, and omega-3s may thin the blood and raise bruising risk. \u201cEven omega-3 fatty acids, saw palmetto or vitamin E can contribute to bruising.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why You Might Bruise Easily\u2014and What to Do About It Understanding BruisingBruising, or ecchymosis, happens when small blood vessels under the skin break, causing blood to pool and form a mark. It usually follows a bump, fall, or injury\u2014even a minor one you might not notice. As it heals, a bruise typically changes color from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2222,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions\/2222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}