Cardiovascular disease consistently remains as the leading cause of death around the world. In particular, Atherosclerosis or the clogging of the arteries is the no. 1 cause of heart attacks and deaths. Hence, people especially elder people and obese people, who are more prone to this disease should find natural ways of unclogging arteries. Fortunately, there are natural ways to unclog arteries just by eating the right food. Here are some of them.

B Vitamins – B Vitamins (B vitamins thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid) can help reduce arterial thickness. B vitamins are found in whole unprocessed foods such as nut and legume as well as meat such as turkey, tuna and liver.

Garlic – this natural spice help regress plaque build-up in the arteries. It also helps lower cholesterol, and decrease both diastolic and systolic blood pressure, and prevent blood clots from forming.

Kimchi or fermented cabbage, hot pepper helps halt the atherosclerotic process to prevent clogging of arteries. It also contains good bacteria that can eliminate toxic chemicals.

Avocado – essentially helps improve blood cholesterol, decrease in triglycerides and LDL and increase “good” cholesterol that in turn helps keep arteries clear of obstructions.

Broccoli – this vegetable help prevent calcification or hardening of arteries because of its vitamin K contents.

Coconut oil. Along with it other benefits, regular consumption of coconut oil prevents plaque build-up in the arteries by helping the transformation of cholesterol into useful energy.

Green leafy vegetables – such as kangkong, kamote tops, pechay and other similar leaves help prevent oxidization of cholesterol that results to plaque formation in the arteries.

Coffee – studies show that coffee drinking reduces heart disease by as much as 20%. However, a better alternative to coffee is tea, which contains antioxidants that deter absorption of cholesterol that primarily causes the clogs in arteries.

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