What is it?
Arteriosclerosis (calcium deposits) and Atherosclerosis (fat deposits) involve a build-up on the inside of artery walls.
What causes it?
While there is overwhelming evidence that high levels of cholesterol increases the risk of developing Atherosclerosis, Angina, DVT and Blood Clots, cholesterol is not the damaging mechanism. Measuring the proportional relationship between HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol more accurately assesses the risk of atherosclerosis. The latest research shows that inflammation and free radicals cause damage to both the cholesterol and artery walls that initiates a natural repair sequence that results in the patching and build-up of calcium and cholesterol deposits. The marker that I believe will become the gold standard for risk is Homocysteine. This relates to cardiovascular risk in a much more precise way than cholesterol. A simple blood test indicates the risk and can be re-measured after a nutritional program to ascertain the effectiveness of the program
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