Cholesterol

When this happens in the arteries supplying blood to your heart, you will wind up with chest pain, breathlessness and fatigue.

“As if this isn’t bad enough, plaque is brittle and can easily rupture, forming a blood clot that can totally block all blood flow.

If blood flow to your heart is blocked, you will have a heart attack; if it’s to your brain, you will suffer a stroke.” Like many people, you probably don’t know if your blood vessels are healthy or otherwise.

You may seem healthy on the outside, but inside, your blood vessels could be crying for help.

The thing with heart attacks and strokes is, you can never know when they’re going to happen ?

or can you?

“One simple way is to know your “It can reveal your risk of heart disease.” You have two main types of Remember atherosclerosis?

LDL-C is the real culprit.

When partially oxidised, LDL-C becomes toxic and penetrates the lining of your blood vessels to form plaque.

There are three reasons why people develop high levels of LDL-C.

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