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The Spice That Gobbles Up Arterial Plaques Before They Can Cause Atherosclerosis

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Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrition

Recent study suggested that patients with atherosclerosis may be beneficial from adding aged garlic extract as supplement into their diet.

Atherosclerosis is a disease with plaque builds up inside the arteries, affecting the levels of oxygen in the blood as well as increasing risks of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease.

Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive disease that may begin as early as childhood, caused by damage of the inner lining of the artery. However, the actual causes of the condition are  debatable.

 

Some researchers suggested that atherosclerosis may be caused by long term high blood pressure,
high cholesterol and triglycerides (a type of fat) in the blood. Particularly, in high levels of insulin in the blood from diabetes and in exposure to chemicals from smoking tobacco.

 

Patients with early stage of atherosclerosis may not experience any symptoms. However, as the disease progress, patients may have the symptoms of chest pain if the blockage occurs in an artery of the heart (coronary artery) and leg cramps during exercise or walking, if the blockage occurs in the legs.

 

In the advance stage, if atherosclerosis develops in the arteries or the brain, it may cause a heart attack and stroke, respectively. 

 

Truly, change and diet and life style not only has strong impact in prevent early onset of atherosclerosis but also inhibits progression of the condition. 

 

Dr.Torres N the lead scientist in the joint study of conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, said, ” In many cases, diet is a major driving force, which is much easier to change and follow than other factors. It is important to establish that the first strategy to treat atherosclerosis is to modify lifestyle habits, focusing on the beneficial properties of specific nutrients” and ” epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated that diet plays a central role in the prevention of atherosclerosis. In particular, we include information about fiber, plant sterols and stanols, niacin, taurine, olive oil, omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidants, minerals, methyl nutrients and soy”(5).

 

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species in the onion genus, belonging to family Amaryllidaceae, native to central Asia, used popularly in traditional and Chinese medicine in treating common cold and flu to the Plague, blood pressure cholesterol levels, natural antibiotic, etc.

 

According to the UCLA-School of Medicine, Los Angeles, the effectiveness of garlic in reduced homocysteine and progression of Atherosclerosis is the result of the changing white (wEAT) and brown (bEAT) epicardial adipose tissue(form of visceral fat deposited around the heart) in plaque stabilization.

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside the arteries affecting the levels of oxygen in the blood as well as increased risks of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease.

In a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial (conducted 2005-2007), with 65 intermediate risk patients (age 60+/-9 years) treated with a capsule containing aged garlic extract (250 mg) plus Vitamin B12 (100 microg), folic acid (300 microg), Vitamin B6 (12.5 mg) and l-arginine (100 mg) daily for a 1 year, researchers found that the application exerts a favorable improvement in oxidative biomarkers, vascular function, and reduced progression of atherosclerosis.

(AGE) retard the progression of coronary calcification in patients with coronary artery disease in vitro and vivo,

Dr. Morihara N, the lead author at the joint study said, ” Antiatherosclerotic activity of AGE is at least partly due to the suppression of inflammation and lipid deposition in the vessels during the early stage of atherosclerotic development”.

 The experiment of a total of 157 healthy postmenopausal women (age 65 ± 6) randomized study, 500 mg isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation, including garlic powder, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis progression through lowering high blood cholesterol.

Although garlic prevents the development of cholesterol-induced experimental atherosclerosis and possesses the direct anti-atherogenic activity, intake of garlic supplement should be taken with care to patients with ulcer.

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Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrition
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it’s news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada – Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

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(1) Aged garlic extract with supplement is associated with increase in brown adipose, decrease in white adipose tissue and predict lack of progression in coronary atherosclerosis by Ahmadi N1, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Zeb I, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M.(PubMed)
(2) Aged garlic extract supplemented with B vitamins, folic acid and L-arginine retards the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis: a randomized clinical trial by Budoff MJ1, Ahmadi N, Gul KM, Liu ST, Flores FR, Tiano J, Takasu J, Miller E, Tsimikas S.(PubMed)
(3) Aged Garlic Extract Suppresses the Development of Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Knockout Mice by Morihara N1, Hino A2, Yamaguchi T3, Suzuki J3.(PubMed)
(4) Anti-atherosclerotic effects of garlic preparation in freeze injury model of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits by Sobenin IA1, Andrianova IV2, Lakunin KY3, Karagodin VP4, Bobryshev YV5, Orekhov AN6.(PubMed)
(5) Nutrition and Atherosclerosis by Torres N1, Guevara-Cruz M1, Velázquez-Villegas LA1, Tovar AR(PubMed)



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