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Article: 'Drain-busting' foods that can clean your arteries; PROTECTION: Garlic can thin the blood.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2008
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Fatty build-up in the arteries - due to high cholesterol - causes themto narrow, increasing risk of heart attack. But there are arterycleaning foodsthat protect blood vessels. ANASTASIA STEPHENS, medical herbalist at London'sHale Clinic, lists the superfoods that may help keep arteries blockage-free.
GARLIC: Eat a raw, chopped clove a day in salads or soups.
Many studies show that garlic lowers bad 'LDL' cholesterol and thins the bloodwhich helps prevent arterial fur from forming. It also helps clear any existingfat deposits. Research suggests garlic acts like a 'natural detergent' in thearteries by breaking up fat molecules.
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