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How do you prevent calcification in the arteries?
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By preventing CAD: Calcification is just a sign of coronary atery disease and it can be prevented by lowering risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, sedentary life style, etc.
Answered 5/18/2018
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Live right: Don't smoke, get to and stay at normal weight, eat a plant based healthy diet, exercise regularly, drink a little alcohol, have occasional chocolate. Oh, and please be sure to pick the right parents too!
Answered 8/3/2017
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Live healthy: Live healthy with a healthy diet, exercise, see a pcp on a regular basis, don't smoke and monitor your cholesterol. A great deal of damage is done while young, so you can never start too early.
Answered 8/18/2012
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