By David I Crawford
 Almost everyone in America now appears to have abnormal fatty substances - of which part is cholesterol-deposited in the walls of the arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis. These deposits, may narrow the channels through which blood passes to the point that circulation is markedly decreased. Such a partial blockage, limiting the blood supply in the eyes, hastens the onset of cataract and other abnormalities; in the legs, feet, or hands, it causes coldness, discomfort, cramps, pain, and sometimes gangrene, making amputation necessary; in the brain it may cause confusion, forgetfulness, premature senility, or strokes; and in the heart, angina or attacks known as coronary occlusion.
These fatty deposits seriously complicate such diseases as diabetes and nephrosis and delay recovery from almost every illness. They may be localized as tumors, or atheromas, on the skin or be so generalized that they clog all arteries uniformly, the space left for the blood so decreased that high blood pressure results and becomes progressively more elevated as the atherosclerosis advances. High blood pressure from other causes, however, makes atherosclerosis worse.
Atherosclerosis Is Reversible
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