Reducing Inflammation: A Key to Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes

The video discusses how people with normal cholesterol levels can still suffer heart attacks or strokes due to inflamed arteries, which facilitate plaque formation. Reducing inflammation can significantly lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Researchers have found that targeting both cholesterol and inflammation can reverse plaque buildup. A simple blood test can measure inflammation, and heart disease patients can lower it through medications, weight loss, and physical activity.

What is the relationship between inflammation in arteries and the formation of plaque?

How can reducing inflammation impact the risk of heart attacks and strokes?

What does recent research suggest about the reversibility of plaque buildup?

What role does a simple blood test play in managing heart disease?

What methods can heart disease patients use to lower inflammation?