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Same word, different mess, different threats The word plaque is doing a lot of work on social media, and that’s what makes it confusing.Tooth plaque is basically a sticky film that you can feel with your tongue when you wake up. It’s made of bacteria, food bits, and spit, all clinging to your teeth like…
Soft and hard plaque are two different forms of fatty build-up inside your arteries, and both can quietly damage your heart over many years. The risk of heart attack becomes higher when soft plaque develops because it tends to rupture, but hard calcified plaque indicates prolonged disease progression, which reduces blood flow. Jeremy London, MD,…
Keeping a symptom journal to track any chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness and unusual sweating during physical activity will provide essential information. The occurrence of these symptoms indicates that plaque buildup has reached an advanced stage, which causes angina and heart function deterioration. Home electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) devices have become more accessible…
Arterial blockage, clinically called atherosclerosis, occurs when fatty plaques accumulate along the walls of blood vessels of the heart. Those deposits narrow the passageways, throttling blood flow, and increasing the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes. Although medicines can help, tweaking one’s diet can also improve arterial health. Please note that while artery blockage is…
For heart health, one needs to be concerned with what we are eating as well as drinking. The arteries, that carry oxygen, promote blood circulation, can accumulate plaque over time, known as atherosclerosis. The accumulation of this cholesterol, fat or calcium, can clog the arteries, elevate blood pressure, can lead to a heart stroke or…
Pomegranate juice, particularly consumed with seeds included, may reduce arterial plaque buildup by a significant amount, based on observations made by Ryan Fernando, a clinical nutrition counselor. A study cited by Ryan Fernando, showed that participants who consumed pomegranate extract or juice blended with seeds daily for a year had up to a 35 percent…
