Sentences with phrase «directly damaging to blood vessel»

Homocysteine is a dangerous molecule that is directly damaging to blood vessel walls, and high levels of it are associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

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With the loss of the cushioning effect provided by free - moving collagen in the blood vessels, the force of the surge of blood that is driven into the arteries by the pumping action of the heart is carried directly to organs like the kidneys and the brain, damaging to the structures that filter our blood and that connect the functional regions of our brain, and putting us at risk of a stroke.

Insulin in excess damages blood vessels directly, ironically we get plaques to try to repair the damage, let's rip off the bandages and ignore the cause and proclaim ourselves treated!