Science Based Wellness

A Recapitulation

• The coronary arteries carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood to that amazing little pump called a heart.
• Most heart attacks occur when a coronary artery becomes blocked. The part of the heart muscle supplied by the blocked artery quickly dies.
• Heart muscle does not regenerate. Once part of your heart muscle dies it’s gone forever.
• Those dreaded LDLs seem to play a role in causing arterial blockage and heart attacks.

What is the role of LDLs? How do LDLs cause arterial blockage? These are the questions I’m going to be tackling in my next three posts. The answers are not as straightforward as you may think. In fact, we do not yet know all the answers.

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