Why Circulatory Problems Can Lead To Blue Feet Why does poor circulation mean that feet appear bluish in color?
One of the components of your blood is hemoglobin. It’s the part of the blood that carries the oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body, and it’s the part, when rich in oxygen, that gives your blood its bright red color. But once blood has circulated on its journey through the body, giving up its oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the muscles and other tissues it serves, that now-depleted blood turns blue in color. With normal circulation, that blue-tinted blood spends little time in your lower extremities, your feet and legs. Rather, the combination of blood pressure, healthy valves and muscle contractions in the legs all work together to quickly return the blood to the lungs and heart to be re-oxygenated and re-circulated. But when the veins in your legs are not functioning properly, the pooling of that depleted blood in your lower legs and feet can bring a definite blue color to those areas.Circulatory Problems Can Have Serious Health Implications There are, of course, a wi
