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I’m a travel writer, and my rose was a recent trip: six glorious days sipping rosé and playing with free-range pigs at Spier Wine Farm in South Africa. The thorn? I had a swollen ankle when I arrived.

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You’re not imagining it — your legs start to feel heavy, swollen and tired after sitting or standing for a while. If you don’t move around every 60 to 90 minutes, fluid starts to build up in your ...

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