It is part of the diseases cardiovascular widespread and at risk.

It is characterized by the formation of atheromatous plaques that adhere to the inner wall of large and medium-sized vessels, developing preferentially on certain arteries: coronary, carotid, cerebral, renal, femoral, aorta. These plaques are made up of 1/5 atheromatous plaques (lipid) and 4/5 sclerotic alterations (fibrous and rigid part).

In normal arterial aging, large vessels tend to elongate, making them tortuous, and increase in caliber. In atherosclerosis, they no longer elongate, they lose their elasticity and above all they shrink in places, due to the bulging of the plaque in the lumen. Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in Western countries. Indeed, the atherosclerotic plaque can ulcerate and detach itself, causing formidable complications: hemorrhage or thrombosis. Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of death in France.

There are of course risk factors, namely: family history, advanced age, hypercholesterolemia and, more specifically, an increase in "bad cholesterol" or LDL, as opposed to "good cholesterol" or HDL, high blood pressure, which may be a consequence, but also diabetes mellitus, smoking and sedentary lifestyle. There are also some infectious origins, but they are rarer; most causes are often of metabolic origin.

The consequence of this narrowing of the artery lumen may be clinical manifestations:

• In the coronary arteries: angina or myocardial infarction.
• At the carotid or vertebral level: decreased cerebral blood flow (TIA)
• In the renal arteries: renal failure.
• At the level of the femoral arteries: intermittent claudication.

Complications may arise from rupture or detachment of a plaque, causing either hemorrhage (especially cerebral) or thrombosis (myocardial infarction, stroke).

Currently, reliable and safe medical tests can detect atherosclerosis at an early stage.

In terms of prevention and treatment, in conventional medicine you will be advised to take cholesterol-lowering drugs, a salt-free diet and blood pressure-lowering drugs, sulphonamides to lower blood sugar in case of NIDDM, to stop smoking and to take physical exercise.

There are natural preventive or curative treatments for atherosclerosis that consist of oral chelation. It is a method of cleaning the arteries, which, despite discussions and controversies, has proven to be safe and extraordinarily effective. At present, it can be stated with certainty that it is possible to help the circulatory system to rid the body of unacceptable plaques encrusted in the walls of the arteries, and this in an entirely nutritional and natural way.

The purpose of oral chelation is twofold:

1. Strengthen the body's defense system to enable it to destroy and expel free radicals.
2. Enable the body to break down atherosclerotic plaque, clear the circulatory system of clogged blood and ensure a good supply of oxygen-rich blood to the entire body. This includes nutrients that remove harmful fats and heavy metals such as lead, arsenic and mercury.