{"id":30894,"date":"2026-05-13T10:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/?p=30894"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:59:53","slug":"blockage-in-the-arteries-of-the-heart-5-ways-to-prevent-this-silent-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/?p=30894","title":{"rendered":"Blockage in the arteries of the heart; 5 ways to prevent this silent villain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We usually call it a &#8216;blockage&#8217; when fat and other substances accumulate in the arteries that carry blood to the heart, blocking blood flow. This can lead to serious conditions like a heart attack. The main causes are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0d30\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d34\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d15\u0d32\u0d2c\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d41\u0d31\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d07\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3e\u0d7d  \/Prof (Dr) Shimji\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cPyecHRS-W4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Plaque Formation: Bad cholesterol (LDL) in the blood accumulates on the inner walls of the arteries. This thickens over time and narrows the blood vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Uncontrolled diabetes: High blood sugar levels weaken the walls of the blood vessels and cause inflammation. This causes fat to accumulate quickly.<\/p>\n<p>High blood pressure (Hypertension): When BP increases, blood flows through the arteries at an excessive speed. This causes the arteries to lose their elasticity and causes lesions, where fat can easily get stuck.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking: The nicotine in tobacco constricts blood vessels and reduces oxygen levels. This increases the risk of blood clotting and blockages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0d30\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d34\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d15\u0d32\u0d2c\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d41\u0d31\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d07\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3e\u0d7d  \/Prof (Dr) Shimji\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cPyecHRS-W4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Trans fats and junk food: Trans fats, found in fried foods and bakery products, play a major role in clogging blood vessels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We usually call it a &#8216;blockage&#8217; when fat and other &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-2026-05-13T162941.221.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30896,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30894\/revisions\/30896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}