Natural Ways to Soften Arteries
Natural Ways to Soften Arteries
In answer to a question asked the other day about how to soften arteries we thought this might be helpful.
Hardening of the arteries or Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis is a specific name given to the condition caused by arterial plaque) (also known as Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease or ASVD) is the condition in which an artery wall thickens as the result of a build-up of fatty materials such as cholesterol.
The medical fraternity use these long names to help them describe what they are talking about but sadly we commoners (some would call us patients) don’t understand what the names really mean and we begin to be disconnected from our health.
The arteries need to be elastic to ensure good blood flow and through years of poor diet and a lack of exercise they become less flexible.
At first sight cholesterol seems to be the culprit – but in actual reality it is just an easy target that facilitates the sale of drugs that can artificially lower the levels in the blood stream. The question that arises from that is should be using these products in the first place. For more on this engaging debate some of the best evidence is presented by NASAs Dr Duane Graveline MD on his site www.spacedoc.net
Let us assume that the reason the arteries are becoming inflexible is because of the presence of an internal arterial plaque. This plaque is commonly thought to be purely cholesterol whereas in fact it is cholesterol and many other compounds. Several years ago I was given an explanation that made a great deal of sense.
As we eat foods that contain simple starch which turns into glucose in the bloodstream it effectively alters the blood chemistry making it acidic which in turn begins a very slow process where the calcium, the primary mineral in the bones, is leached out of the bone structure. The amount of calcium that can remain in suspension or dissolved in the blood is very 
small and consequently the body has a mechanism where any excess calcium is placed adjacent to the artery wall. This calcium is effectively held in place by cholesterol. It’s a bit like making a brick wall, the bricks are the calcium and the mortar is the cholesterol. This process continues day by day molecule by molecule at the arterial plaque inside the arteries gets thicker and thicker and obviously less flexible.
The good news is that it’s actually relatively easy to fix.
Step one — stop eating simple carbohydrates like bread, pasta, potato, rice etc. These foods simply raise the blood glucose level and perpetuate the problem. By removing them from our diets the blood reverts to its normal chemistry and with a little help the process can be reversed. Replace them with home produced juices, raw fruits and vegetables.
Step two — by adding a very high quality food matrix vitamin and mineral complex to your diet over a protracted period there is every reason to believe that the blood chemistry can be restored and the process reversed. This process is known as chelation and is relatively simple. You will need to drink plenty of water during this time. Other things that have been shown to help are polymethoxylated flavones (PMFs), delta, gamma and alpha tocotrienols. The vitamin and mineral we recommend is Catalyst (available on Request on 0800 695 5295) or by e mail.
Step 3 — exercise more. A simple 10, 20 or 30 minute walk daily will work wonders.
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