Hormone Causing Heart Disease
How It Happens
The heart pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients throughout the entire body by way of a network of arteries. The heart itself must also be supplied with oxygen-rich blood in order to perform its job.
Heart disease occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked due to fatty material building up in the arteries and eventually closing them off. This process is called atherosclerosis, or “hardening of the arteries.”
The fatty buildup can eventually close the arteries...
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