Your Legs Are Screaming “HELP!”: 5 Warning Signs Your Heart Is in Trouble

**Your Legs Are Screaming “HELP!”: 5 Warning Signs Your Heart Is in Trouble**

When people think about heart problems, they usually picture chest pain, shortness of breath, or a racing pulse. What rarely comes to mind are the legs. Yet your legs can be one of the earliest and clearest messengers that something isn’t right with your heart and circulatory system.

Your heart’s job is simple but vital: pump oxygen-rich blood to every part of your body. When that system struggles, gravity makes the legs one of the first places where trouble shows up. Swelling, pain, color changes, and fatigue in the legs are not just “getting older” or “being on your feet too much.” In many cases, they’re warning signs.

If your legs could talk, they might be screaming for help.
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