"Arteriosclerosis is the
medical term describing hardening of the arteries. The most common
form of this disease, the one that kills more Americans than any
other disease, is atherosclerosis. The development of this disease
follows this pattern: The inside walls of the arteries start deteriorating
in their physical structure and small lesions (wounds) begin to
appear. This cellular deterioration of the inner walls of the
arteries is fundamentally a result of vitamin B6 deficiency.
"If the lesions become
serious enough and if there is an accompanying vitamin C deficiency
(as is usually the case), capillary rupture and hemorrhaging
(bleeding) begin to occur. The body then calls for a protective
measure to stop the internal bleeding within the artery. This action
is termed a blood clot (thrombosis), which seals off the hemorrhaging.
At the site of the injury on the artery wall, dead and dying cells,
white and red blood cells, continue to accumulate, and actually
begin to block the artery. When this happens the blood supply is
diminished, which in turn deprives the heart and the brain of life-giving
blood.
"As the injured area cells
grow, they attract numerous substances, including calcium and cholesterol.
While the calcium and cholesterol deposits continue to grow, they
begin to form areas in the arteries called atheromos. The atheromos
thicken and blood clots (thrombosis) begin to stick, resulting in
a severe reduction of blood circulation to the heart and the rest
of the body. As calcification continues, the arteries harden and
high blood pressure ensues; circulation of the blood is then greatly
diminished and a heart attack often results.
"The initial arterial
damage of lesions, hemorrhaging, blood clots and so on is first
caused by specific nutritional deficiencies in the diet. Once
the damaged area in the artery walls occurs, then the build-up of
cholesterol as well as calcium becomes a secondary problem. But
if one treats arteriosclerosis by simply reducing the dietary intake
of cholesterol, or for that matter calcium, one is merely treating
the symptoms and not the cause of the disease.
"It has come to be almost
an established position that if one wishes to protect against heart
disease, one should avoid eating saturated fats. But the evidence
shows that a high fat consumption, when accompanied by plenty of
the essential nutrients which all cells need, does not cause arteriosclerosis
or heart disease…."excerpted from Victory
Over Diabetes
by William H. Philpott M.D. & Dwight K. Kalita Ph.D.
A Diabetic Success
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