Let us compare these plaques to concrete. A solution of water and lime dried in the sun produces a hard compound that will shatter under very little pressure or stress. Adding sand to the mixture will result in a harder substance that can be broken with the light blow of a hammer. If you add sand and gravel and allow the mixture to harden in the sun, the result will be concrete, which can only be broken with a jack hammer. The calcium formed in the arterial walls is similar to gravel in cement. It hardens the arterial walls, forms a matrix with cholesterol and fat that is hard and nonpliable and breaks up with great difficulty.
Deposits typically form in areas of the arteries that have been weakened by high blood pressure or strain. Narrowing of the arteries forces blood pressure that is already high to become even higher. As the arteries become less pliable and less permeable, insufficient cellular oxygenation results due to poor circulation. When one of the coronary arteries becomes completely obstructed by deposits, a heart attack may occur. If the arterial supply of blood to the brain is occluded, a stroke occurs.
When the lower legs are affected, poor blood flow to the extremities may result in aching muscles, fatigue, and cramp-like pains in the ankles, legs, thighs, or hips. If leg pain is initiated by walking, numbness, weakness, and a heavy feeling in the legs may also be experienced. Pain usually results when oxygenated blood is insufficient to meet the needs of the exercising leg muscles.
Depending on a variety of factors, atherosclerosis becomes progressively worse throughout the life span of the individual. Heart attacks, strokes, gangrene, kidney failure, ruptured aneurysms and thrombi are often the end result of atherosclerosis. This disease effects virtually every organ in the body.
Royal Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment
1. Avoid consumption of socially accepted poisons such as coffee, tobacco, and alcohol. Reduce your consumption of red meat. Avoid white flour, white sugar and salt, and hydrogenated fats such as margarine and vegetable oil (See “Allergy—Foods”.) Increase the fiber, such as raw fruits and vegetables, in your diet (See “Constipation”.)
2. Be careful if you are using aspirin. While it is an anti-coagulant that thins the blood, it also significantly increases your stroke risk.
3. Increase your activity level. A brisk walk in which the heart rate is increased by approximately 10 beats will improve circulation to the body organs. Do this 3 X weekly.
4. Supplements with antioxidant vitamins A, E, C, and selenium and proteolytic enzymes such as Serapeptidase help neutralize the effect of free radical damage. Kyolic Garlic, Lecithin, and the amino acid L-Carnitine all have a beneficial action on blood fats. Coenzyme Q10 has been found useful in improving tissue oxygenation. Fish oils help reduce blood clotting and prevent cholesterol deposits and; minerals such as magnesium and zinc aid in improving elasticity of vessels and tissue repair, respectively.
5. Herbs such as cayenne, ginkgo, and hawthorn have all been found useful in improving circulation, oxygenation, and relaxation of blood vessels.
6. Homeopathic to consider include: Secale (for poor circulation to the extremities), Cratageus (for high blood pressure and a weak heart) and Calcarea Fluorica (when calcification is present). All of these should be taken in a low potency of 3X, 6X, or 12X 3-4 X daily.
7. Consider an evaluation for free radical damage from environmental pollutants such as lead, aluminum, cadmium, and mercury. If elevated, heavy metal detoxification therapy is indicated. (See “Chelation Therapy”.)
8. Gentle skin detoxification through a medical spa with steam sauna, infrared sauna, and/or contrast shower.
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