Atherosclerosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis (tests), treatment, prevention of atherosclerosis of arteries, vessels of the lower extremities, brain

Published: 07/23/2021 14:15:00 Updated: 07/23/2021

Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that primarily affects the arteries. Cholesterol is deposited in the walls of blood vessels, resulting in the formation of plaques that interfere with normal blood flow. Internal organs experience a lack of oxygen and nutrients, and with the slow progression of the pathology, their work is gradually disrupted. In the case of acute thrombosis with complete blockage of blood flow, severe complications may develop - myocardial infarction, stroke, gangrene of the lower extremities and other dangerous pathologies.

Reasons for appearance

The appearance of atherosclerosis is associated with metabolic disorders in the body, lipid imbalance and excess cholesterol in the blood.
Mechanical damage to the vessel wall also plays an important role, contributing to atherosclerotic deposits and plaque formation at the site of injury. The risk of developing atherosclerosis is higher in men over 45 years of age, women over 55 years of age or with early menopause, as well as among people with familial hypercholesterolemia and family history, whose relatives already suffer from this disease.

Other factors contribute to it:

unbalanced diet with an abundance of fatty foods;
excess body weight;
smoking;
alcohol abuse;
sedentary lifestyle;
cardiovascular diseases – ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension;
endocrine pathologies, in particular diabetes.

Treatment of atherosclerosis with folk remedies

Atherosclerosis regularly takes a disappointing toll - every year thousands of our compatriots die due to complications caused by this disease. Experts define it as one of the most terrible problems of civilization.

Atherosclerosis develops slowly, secretly and without symptoms until the unexpected reveals itself. Over many months and even years, the disease causes the blood vessels to narrow, which leads to various blood components being deposited on their walls. The arteries of the coronary system, which are responsible for the oxidation of the myocardium and its proper functioning, especially often fall under such an attack. When the arteries become clogged, it leads to a heart attack. It is estimated that in 90% of cases, atherosclerosis of the heart vessels is one of the main causes of myocardial infarction, and leads to the death of thousands of patients every day around the world! If you start timely treatment of atherosclerosis with folk remedies, then this disaster can be prevented.

Symptoms and types of atherosclerosis

As we said above, this disease is a progressive hardening and thickening of the endothelium of the vascular wall (i.e., the inner layer of blood vessels). It is mainly caused by the accumulation of fat in the body. At the site of atherosclerotic lesions, blood clots form, and the vessels narrow, preventing normal blood flow.

These degenerative changes can be located in different places:

cerebral vessels;
vessels of the lower extremities;
vessels of the heart;
in the spine and intestines (these are rare cases)

Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries and brain is the most common type of disease, since these vessels are the most vulnerable. In the case of atherosclerotic lesions of the brain and heart, disturbances occur throughout the body, as well as extensive disorders of the central nervous system.

Symptoms of cerebral atherosclerosis

personality changes;
memory gaps;
loss of quick response to environmental factors;
slow thinking;
headache;
dizziness;
general anxiety;
apathy;
slurred speech;
in more severe cases - complete loss of consciousness and paralysis

Symptoms of atherosclerosis of the heart vessels

high blood pressure;
burning sensation in the chest;
feeling of heaviness in the chest;
dizziness;
nausea;
difficulty swallowing

It should be noted that signs of atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries (that is, the heart) appear already in the last stages of the disease and, as a rule, in patients aged 60 years and above. However, special tests can show this deviation, and then you will need to begin treatment for atherosclerosis as soon as possible.

Symptoms of atherosclerosis of the lower extremities

pallor of one or both lower extremities;
periodic spasms and convulsions in these places;
peripheral feeling of coolness (that is, when a person’s feet are constantly cold);
erythema, edema, necrosis or gangrene of the lower extremities;
rapid fatigue when walking, running, or active recreation.

It should be noted that atherosclerosis of the arteries of the lower extremities is a huge danger due to the risk of sepsis (blood poisoning) and amputation of one or both legs. Therefore, as soon as you notice the first signs of the disease, you should immediately begin treatment.

Risk factors

Vascular atherosclerosis usually appears in people who:

suffer from diabetes;
have a high concentration of total cholesterol in the blood;
suffer from hypertension;
have blood clotting disorders;
have low physical activity;
are overweight and obese;
smoke;
have close relatives who suffer from atherosclerosis (genetic factor);
have reached the age of 45 and above

We invite you to find out the doctor’s opinion regarding atherosclerosis:

Nutrition

The diet for atherosclerosis is aimed at maintaining adequate cholesterol levels and avoiding too fatty foods. Fats should make up 15-30% of your daily menu. Experts recommend limiting the consumption of animal fats, lard, sweets, fatty meats and high-calorie cheeses. Saturated fatty acids increase cholesterol levels in the blood, which is very harmful to the heart and blood vessels. You should also avoid cocoa butter, as well as coconut and palm oils.

The patient's diet should be based on unsaturated fatty acids omega-6 and omega-3, which are found in corn and sunflower oil, sea fish, flaxseed oil, walnuts, and avocados.

If you have vascular atherosclerosis, you can eat meat, but you should choose lean varieties, eat in small portions and limit foods high in fat. It is allowed to eat fish and poultry without skin. You should remove all visible fat and steam or bake the meat in foil.

Carbohydrates should provide 60% of your diet's energy, but your diet should limit simple sugars. Avoid sweets, sweetened drinks, white bread.

What do traditional healers suggest to use?

Grapefruit - lowers cholesterol, contains a lot of vitamin C, beta-carotene and galacturonic acid, which dissolve all deposits in the blood vessels of the brain and heart.

Onions and garlic - contain substances with anticoagulant activity that lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Artichokes have a positive effect on fat metabolism, which is very important for atherosclerosis.

Red grapes - contains a substance that prevents platelet clotting.

Black tea contains quercetin, which prevents the accumulation of cholesterol.

Green tea - lowers blood pressure, has antioxidant properties, helps treat many diseases.

Willow bark - tea from this plant contains a record amount of salicylates - herbal precursors of aspirin. Therefore, with the help of willow bark, you can perform daily prevention of blood clots, which are a common cause of heart attacks, strokes and other diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

Cocoa and chocolate - the polyphenols contained in them will help reduce the activity of “bad” cholesterol, relax blood vessels, and activate brain activity.

Hawthorn - hawthorn tea improves blood flow to the heart, tones the blood vessels of the lower extremities, and strengthens the body as a whole.

Treatment

Since ancient times, our ancestors have collected thousands of recipes to treat atherosclerosis with folk remedies. Typically these recipes are herbal based. Additionally, you must adhere to the principles of nutrition, o

which we wrote above. A diet plus adequate treatment with folk remedies will help you forget about atherosclerosis of the lower extremities, as well as the blood vessels of the brain and heart forever.

Herbal collection No. 1

Mistletoe herb - 50 g
Hawthorn inflorescences – 20 g
Knotweed herb - 20 g
St. John's wort - 20 g
Goldenrod herb - 20 g
Yarrow – 20 g

Preparation and use: pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, cover and cook for 3 minutes. After this, let it brew for 10 minutes and strain. This remedy should be drunk warm, 1 glass three times a day, 10 minutes before meals, and you will get rid of atherosclerosis forever. Each time you need to prepare a new batch of infusion, since after cooling the herbs lose their healing effect.

Herbal tea No. 2

Mistletoe herb - 30 g
Hawthorn inflorescence – 30 g
Hawthorn fruits - 30 g
Chamomile – 30 g
Valerian root – 30 g

Preparation and use: pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Then steep the broth for 10 minutes and strain. Treatment of atherosclerosis is carried out as follows: half a glass of the drug is taken three times a day 10 minutes before meals. One course lasts 20 days, after which you need to take a 2-week break and repeat again.

Herbal tea No. 3

If you are suffering from atherosclerosis of the lower extremities, try this collection:

Chestnut bark - 100 g
Herb core – 100 g
Yarrow – 100 g
Rue herb - 50 g
Knotweed herb - 50 g
Sunflower flowers - 50 g
Schisandra leaves - 50 g
Cumin seeds - 50 g

Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour 1 teaspoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, leave in a closed container for 20 - 30 minutes, then strain. Drink the infusion warm 3 times a day between meals. Continue treatment until the feeling of heaviness and discomfort in the legs completely disappears.

Herbal tea No. 4

Hawthorn flower – 20 g
Horsetail herb - 20 g
Mistletoe herb - 20 g
Periwinkle leaves - 20 g
Yarrow – 40 g

Preparation and use: mix all herbs thoroughly. Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture into a glass of cold water, let stand for 3 hours, then cook for 5 minutes, let sit for 15 minutes, strain. During the day you need to drink 1 glass of drink in small sips. This herbal mixture quickly cleanses the blood vessels of the brain and heart, helping to completely cure atherosclerosis.

Herbal mixture No. 5

If you have been diagnosed with atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, do not despair. Traditional medicine successfully treats this disease with the following drug:

Yarrow – 20 g
Mistletoe herb - 20 g
Fucus vesiculosa – 20 g

Preparation and use: mix the herbs thoroughly, then pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of cold water, let stand for 3 hours, then put on low heat and cook for 5 minutes. Let the broth brew for 15-20 minutes, then strain. During the day you should drink a glass of this product in small sips.

Herbal mixture No. 6

Rue herb - 20 g
Potentilla herb - 20 g
Mistletoe herb - 20 g
Yarrow – 20 g
Horsetail herb - 20 g

Preparation and use: mix the herbs thoroughly, pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of cold water, let stand for 3 hours, then cook for 5 minutes. Let the product brew for half an hour, then strain and drink half a glass 2 times a day. Treatment of atherosclerosis with this drug should be carried out for 2-3 months, or even longer (if the disease is severely advanced).

Herbal tea No. 7

Lily of the valley flower – 20 g
Schisandra leaves - 40 g
Potentilla herb - 60 g
Rue leaves - 60 g

Preparation and use: mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture into a glass of cold water, let it brew for 1 day, then boil for 5 minutes and leave for another 15 minutes. Strain the broth and take 1 to 2 cups of the drink in small sips throughout the day. In just 1-2 months you can completely cure vascular atherosclerosis.

Herbal tea No. 8

Cumin seeds - 20 g
Crushed Japanese sophora pods - 20 g
Schisandra leaves - 30 g
Valerian root – 30 g
Hawthorn flowers - 40 g
Nettle leaves - 40 g
Mistletoe herb - 80 g

Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour 1 teaspoon of the mixture into a glass of boiling water, leave covered for 30 minutes, strain. When treating cerebral atherosclerosis, this remedy should be taken for a year.

Herbal tea No. 9

Cumin seeds - 20 g
Clover flowers - 20 g
Valerian root – 30 g
Walnut leaves - 30 g
Hawthorn flowers - 40 g
Mistletoe herb - 80 g

Mix all herbs thoroughly. Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture into a glass of boiling water, leave covered for 2 hours, strain. Take 1 glass of tincture 2 times a day. This remedy will help with many diseases of the heart and blood vessels. If you are undergoing treatment for atherosclerosis of the lower extremities, then you need to take it for 2 months. When treating atherosclerosis of the heart vessels, the course should be extended to six months, and for atherosclerosis of the brain - up to 2-3 years.

Herbal mixture No. 10

This drug is considered the most powerful, and allows you to cure atherosclerosis even at the most advanced stages:

Birch leaf - 50 g
Nettle leaves - 50 g
Sage leaves - 50 g
Horsetail herb - 50 g
Mistletoe herb - 50 g
Hawthorn inflorescences – 50 g
Cumin seeds - 50 g
Yarrow – 50 g
Rose hips - 50 g
Brown algae - 50 g
Knotweed herb - 50 g

Preparation: mix the herbs thoroughly. Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, leave covered for 3 hours, then strain. Treatment: the drug should be drunk 3 times a day, one glass before meals. For atherosclerosis in patients over 70 years of age, the dosage is half a glass of infusion.

Nettle baths

If you have been diagnosed with atherosclerosis of the blood vessels in your legs, try treatment with nettle baths. To do this, you need to pour 100 g of dry nettle with 3 liters of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Strain the product and pour it into a bath of warm water. You need to take a bath for at least 20 minutes, repeat the procedure every day until atherosclerosis completely goes away. With such folk remedies, many patients saved themselves from leg amputation.

Melissa

With atherosclerosis, patients often suffer from tinnitus and dizziness. To alleviate this condition, treat with lemon balm tea. Just instead of brewing, throw this herb into a teapot and drink the tea several times a day.

Pomegranate juice

Pomegranate juice is not only tasty, but also healthy. The fact is that it turned out to be an effective remedy for atherosclerosis. This drink has antioxidant properties and significantly reduces lipid oxidation. To get the best results, it is recommended to drink one glass of pomegranate juice per day. Continue treatment until atherosclerosis completely goes away.

Grape seed extract

This remedy has been proven to improve the health of our arteries by inhibiting the secretion of enzymes that cause tissue damage. These enzymes remove collagen and elastin, which are essential for the normal structure and function of our blood vessels. We recommend combining grape seed extract with other anti-atherosclerosis agents. You can take it in almost unlimited quantities.

Onion

Onions help us naturally fight the problem of atherosclerosis. So if you want to get better results from the treatment, add raw onions to your diet. It has also been found that drinking one teaspoon of onion juice every day has positive effects on our entire body.

Also try treatment with a mixture of onions and honey: grate a small onion and mix with one tablespoon of honey. This remedy should be eaten in the morning on an empty stomach. If the course is continued for several months, then you can completely forget about atherosclerosis.

Classification of the disease

The formation of atherosclerotic plaques can occur in individual vessels or affect most of them. Depending on the organ in which blood flow is reduced and the affected artery, the following forms of the disease are distinguished:

Heart shape. Ischemic atherosclerosis with damage to coronary vessels and valves.
Kidney form. The renal arteries are affected.
Brain (cerebral) form. The disease spreads to intracranial vessels.
Intestinal form. The mesenteric arteries are affected.
Atherosclerosis of the aorta. Its abdominal region is most often affected.
Atherosclerosis of the arteries of the lower extremities, mainly femoral.
Atherosclerosis of brachiocephalic vessels. These include the right carotid, vertebral and subclavian arteries.

Symptoms of atherosclerosis

For years and even decades, the disease can occur without clinical manifestations.
Subsequently, signs of poor blood supply to various organs are observed. With atherosclerosis of the heart, the patient is bothered by “squeezing” pain behind the sternum during physical activity - angina pectoris, arrhythmia, a feeling of palpitations accompanied by shortness of breath, and the development of myocardial infarction is possible.

In case of damage to the abdominal vessels, there may be attacks of pain in the upper and middle parts of the abdomen, which are accompanied by increased gas formation and constipation.

Atherosclerosis of the cerebral arteries manifests itself in dizziness and short-term episodes of loss of consciousness, and tinnitus. As the disease progresses, a stroke may develop with its neurological symptoms - dizziness, headache, lack of coordination and disorientation, numbness or weakness of the muscles of the face, arms or legs of one side of the body, sudden speech disturbances, visual disturbances, prolonged unconsciousness.

Vascular thrombosis of the lower extremities can lead to numbness and discoloration of the skin of the legs, a crawling sensation, and muscle pain when walking - “intermittent claudication.” Subsequently, the skin becomes thin and dry, peels, nails thicken, difficult-to-heal trophic ulcers form, and frequent cramps appear.

The main symptom of renal artery disease is an uncontrolled increase in blood pressure, leading to drug-resistant hypertension.

Reasons for the development of pathology

In atherosclerosis of the vessels of the lower extremities, the provoking factor is a violation of lipoprotein metabolism in the body, which is expressed in the inability of the liver to completely process lipoproteins (fatty fractions). As a result, these compounds remain unchanged and enter the bloodstream. Fat fractions settle on the inner walls of the elements of the circulatory system and provoke an inflammatory process.

The causes of disturbances in lipoprotein metabolism, which can lead to atherosclerosis, include:

systemic metabolic and endocrine abnormalities (diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, obesity);
persistent increase in blood pressure, which negatively affects the elasticity and tone of blood vessels;
abuse of foods rich in animal fats;
bad habits (smoking, alcoholism) that negatively affect the condition of the arteries;
sedentary lifestyle;
increased physical and psycho-emotional stress;
heredity (features of hormonal levels, immune reactions, lipid metabolism in the body);
local factors causing occlusive-stenotic damage to the blood vessels of the lower extremities (history of frostbite and leg injuries).

Men suffer from atherosclerosis more often than women. This is explained by the fact that female sex hormones - estrogens - reduce the activity of low-density lipoproteins, which give impetus to the formation of cholesterol plaques.

Diagnosis of atherosclerosis

The diagnosis is based primarily on the results of laboratory tests and data from instrumental research methods.
A conversation with a patient only allows us to identify risk factors for the development of diseases and, together with an examination, as well as consultation with other specialists, suggest which organs have already been affected by the disease. Diagnosis of atherosclerosis necessarily includes:

Blood chemistry.

A high predisposition to the development of the disease is indicated by changes such as an increase in the concentration of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low- and very low-density lipoproteins, and a decrease in the amount of high-density lipoproteins.
Innovative risk factors for atherosclerosis include C-reactive protein (CRP), apolipoproteins A1 (apoA1) and B-100 (apoB), some polymorphisms of endothelial synthase genes (NOS3G894T, NOS3T(-786)C) and blood coagulation factors FV and FII. To obtain accurate results of a blood test for atherosclerosis, three days before the test you should give up fatty, cholesterol-rich foods, and 8-10 hours before, eat nothing at all and drink a lot of liquid. 30 minutes before the test, you should avoid strong emotional stress, stress, and do not smoke.

Ultrasound of the heart and blood vessels.

Echocardiography clearly shows signs of atherosclerosis of the heart valves and aorta. According to indications, ultrasound scanning of the brachiocephalic, transcranial, and arterial vessels of the lower extremities is also performed.

Electrocardiography.

Reflects disturbances in heart rhythm and electrical conductivity of the organ. Exercise testing may be performed to detect exertional angina.

The standard list of laboratory tests also includes a general clinical blood test and a general urinalysis.
Additionally, for the purpose of differential diagnosis, blood tests for the level of fibrinogen, homocysteine, antibodies to cardiolipin (IgG and IgM), and lupus anticoagulant may be recommended. To visualize atherosclerotic plaques, according to indications, angiography is used - an X-ray examination with the introduction of a contrast agent. In case of preparation for surgery on the heart vessels, coronary angiography is performed.

The “gold standard” for diagnosing pathological changes in the arteries of the brain and parenchymal organs is spiral computed tomography with contrast.

Often such patients are recommended to consult an ophthalmologist. Fundus ophthalmoscopy reveals signs of atherosclerotic damage to small retinal vessels.

Vascular atherosclerosis - symptoms and treatment

Atherosclerosis

– chronic cardiovascular disease of predominantly elderly people. It is characterized by hardening of the arterial wall due to the proliferation of connective tissue, the formation of so-called atherosclerotic plaques, narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels and deterioration of blood circulation in organs; often complicated by vessel thrombosis.

Causes of the disease

The most serious cause of atherosclerosis is lack of exercise, excessive consumption of sugar, refined foods and fatty foods rich in cholesterol. Vascular damage can also be associated with other causes, such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. Heredity is also one of the causes of the disease.

Symptoms

Depending on the main location of vessels damaged by atherosclerosis, symptoms may be as follows:

A sign of atherosclerosis of the heart vessels is attacks of angina pectoris (pain in the heart area).
Atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels leads to dizziness, mainly with rapid changes in body position, sudden movements, a feeling of noise in the head, weakening of memory, changes in the psyche; thrombosis of a cerebral artery can lead to its rupture and hemorrhage in the brain - stroke. Most often this happens when cerebral atherosclerosis is combined with hypertension.
Manifestations of atherosclerosis of peripheral vessels are dry and wrinkled skin, emaciation, constantly cold extremities, pain in the back, arms and legs, and fatigue.

Treatment of atherosclerosis

There are several main groups of drugs that are used in the complex treatment of atherosclerosis:

Drugs from the statin group - the active components are atorvastatin, simvastatin, lovastatin, etc. These drugs help reduce the flow of cholesterol into the blood vessels and eliminate atherosclerotic plaques. This, in turn, reduces the risk of blood clot formation.
Preparations containing nicotinic acid. These medications help reduce the level of “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood plasma, and increase the level of “good” cholesterol. The use of medications based on nicotinic acid is contraindicated in case of serious violations of the normal functioning of the liver.
Preparations from the group of fibrates (the active component is fibric acid) help improve glucose metabolism and eliminate atherosclerotic plaques. Medicines of this group are used in patients with excess body weight, with elevated levels of triglycerides against the background of not too high levels of low-density lipoproteins (“bad” cholesterol).
If statins are intolerant, the patient may be prescribed medications that bind bile acids and promote their excretion - the drug Cholestide or Cholestyramine.
Drugs that thin the blood and prevent the development of thrombosis: Aspirin cardio, Plavix.

As an addition to the main treatment, use:

Medicines containing omega-3. omega-6, omega-9 polyunsaturated fatty acids. These drugs are designed to have a general strengthening, antioxidant and antiplatelet effect on the body. Helps normalize the level of “bad” cholesterol.
Sedatives based on valerian or sodium bromide.
Vitamin complexes: B vitamins, vitamin C.

Diet for atherosclerosis

In the treatment of atherosclerosis, great importance is attached to a diet that limits the consumption of foods containing cholesterol.

You should limit your consumption:

fat
meat (especially kidney and liver)
eggs
fish canned in oil (sprats, sardines, etc.)
cocoa
chocolate
black tea

Products containing iodine preparations and vitamins C and B2 are recommended. Vitamin B2 prevents the formation of a fatty layer in the walls of blood vessels.

Useful to eat:

seaweed (iodine)
peas (contains vitamin B1)
peeled eggplants, fried and stewed (reduces cholesterol in the blood, improves metabolism)
cauliflower
strawberries
boiled quince
walnuts (especially with raisins and figs)
It is recommended to eat 1-2 medium-sized grapefruits daily on an empty stomach (prevents the deposition of lime in blood vessels)
Watermelon, along with its diuretic effect, helps remove excess cholesterol from the body

To treat and prevent atherosclerosis, use sunflower oil (contains many unsaturated fatty acids). And to prevent the development of atherosclerosis, it is good to eat more cherries.

Regular consumption of apples delays the development of atherosclerosis. Eating 2-3 or more apples daily reduces cholesterol levels by 10-14%. Boiled and baked apples have a higher pectin content.

For senile capillary fragility and weakened memory, drink strong green tea.

Folk remedies

Birch (buds).
Pour 5 g of birch buds into 1 glass of water, boil for 15 minutes, leave for 1 hour and strain. Take 1/2 cup 4 times a day, 1 hour after meals.
Hawthorn.
Pour 5 g of hawthorn flowers into a glass of boiling water, cover with a lid, heat in a water bath for 15 minutes, cool to room temperature, filter, squeeze and bring the volume to 200 ml. Drink 1/2 glass 2-3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Water.
Drink 1-1.5 glasses of hot boiled water daily on an empty stomach. This cleanses the blood vessels and removes various deposits.
Buckwheat (color).
Brew a tablespoon (without top) of buckwheat flowers with 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 2 hours in a closed container and strain. Drink 1/2 glass 3-4 times a day. Sometimes cudweed herb is added to this tea as a means of calming the nervous system and lowering blood pressure.
Elecampane.
Pour 30 g of crushed elecampane roots into 0.5 liters of vodka and leave for 40 days in a dark place. Drink 25 drops before meals. Elecampane also relieves headaches.
Strawberry (root).
Pour a teaspoon of dry crushed wild strawberry rhizomes into 1 glass of water, boil for 15 minutes, add a teaspoon of strawberry leaves, leave for 1 hour, strain. Drink during the day in 3 doses.
Strawberry (leaf).
Pour 20 g of crushed wild strawberry leaves with a glass of boiling water, boil for 5-10 minutes, leave for 2 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day. Strawberry leaves have a diuretic effect and, together with salts, remove excess cholesterol from the body.
Onion (juice).
Onion juice in equal parts with honey is used to prevent and treat atherosclerosis. The mixture is taken 1 tablespoon 3-5 times a day as a means of reducing cholesterol in the blood.
Onions with sugar.
Grate one large onion (about 100 g), add 1 glass of granulated sugar and leave for 3-4 days. Take 1 tablespoon every 3 hours. Continue treatment for a month.
Melissa.
Melissa perfectly relieves nerve spasms, improves brain function, reduces dizziness and tinnitus. This plant in any form, fresh or dried, can be added to tea or a decoction can be prepared from it: 1 tablespoon of herb per 200 ml of boiling water. The use of lemon balm has no special contraindications, so it can be taken for a long time.
Sea kale.
Take a teaspoon of dry seaweed 2-3 times a day with water, juice or soup. You can also use another recipe: a mixture of seaweed (leaves) - 10 g, hawthorn (fruit) - 15 g, chokeberry (fruit) - 15 g, lingonberry (leaves) - 10 g, motherwort (grass) -10 g, strings ( grass) – 10 g, chamomile (flowers) – 10 g, corn (stigma) – 10 g, buckthorn (bark) – 10 g. Pour two tablespoons of the mixture into 2 cups of boiling water, leave until the liquid cools, then strain. Take 1/4-1/3 cup 3 times a day.
Walnut.
Walnut fruits (can be with honey) are eaten 100 g daily for atherosclerosis, cardiosclerosis, cerebral sclerosis and hypertension. An infusion of young walnut leaves is also shown: infuse 1 tablespoon of leaves for 1 hour in 0.5 liters of boiling water and drink 0.5 cups 3-4 times a day before meals.
Parsley.
A strong decoction of parsley is drunk for atherosclerosis, as well as for stones in the kidneys, bladder, and gall bladder.
Plantain.
Brew a tablespoon of dry crushed plantain leaves with a glass of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes and drink in small sips within 1 hour (daily dose). Another recipe: cut well-washed plantain leaves, mash and squeeze out the juice. Mix it with an equal amount of honey and cook for 20 minutes. Take 2-3 tablespoons per day. Store in a tightly sealed container in a cool, dark place.
Sophora japonica.
Sophora japonica removes organic salts from the walls of blood vessels; it also cleanses the blood well. Take 50 g of Sophora flowers or fruits and infuse them in 0.5 liters of vodka for a month. Drink the infusion 1 teaspoon 3 times a day for 3-4 months. For those for whom alcohol is contraindicated, we recommend brewing 1 tablespoon of Japanese sophora with 1 glass of boiling water, leaving overnight in a thermos and drinking 1-2 tablespoons 2 times a day.
Horseradish.
Wash 250 g of horseradish root (without keeping it in water), grate it, pour in 3 liters of boiled water and boil for another 20 minutes. Cool, strain, pour into a glass bottle with a stopper. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day. Course – 2-3 weeks. After a week's break, repeat.
Garlic (oil).
For atherosclerosis and hypertension, grind a head of garlic, put it in a jar and pour 1 glass of unrefined sunflower oil. Leave the mixture for 24 hours, shaking regularly, then pour in the juice of 1 lemon and stir. Leave for another 7 days in a cool, dark place. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 3 months. Then take a month's break and repeat the procedures again.
Garlic (tincture).
Place 300 g of garlic, washed and peeled, in a half-liter bottle and fill with alcohol. Infuse for 3 weeks and take 20 drops daily in half a glass of milk. This infusion is considered not only a good general tonic, but also anti-sclerosis.
Garlic (tincture).
Fill a half-liter bottle halfway with crushed garlic and add vodka. Let it brew in a dark place for 12 days, shaking daily. Take 5 drops 3 times a day 15 minutes before meals in a teaspoon of boiled water.
Garlic with honey.
Use garlic whole or crushed, as well as in the form of juice; can be mixed with honey in a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2. Take 0.5 tablespoon juice 3-4 times a day before meals.
Rose hip.
Crush the rosehips, fill 2/3 of a half-liter bottle with them and add vodka. Leave in a dark place for 2 weeks, shaking daily. Take 20 drops on a piece of sugar for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis. Therefore, in the same recipe, you can prepare a tincture from whole rose hips. Take starting with 5 drops and increase the dose by 5 drops every day. Having brought the dose to 100, gradually reduce it again to the original amount.
Eleutherococcus.
The bark and roots of Eleutherococcus, collected in the spring during sap flow or in the fall after the leaves wither, are infused with vodka in a 1:1 ratio until the tincture acquires a dark color with a specific sweetish odor. For a good anti-sclerotic effect, take 30 drops 3 times a day before meals. For atherosclerosis with damage to the aorta and coronary vessels, regular intake of Eleutherococcus senticosus tincture reduces cholesterol in the blood, increases mental performance, reduces fatigue, increases visual and hearing acuity, and increases the body's resistance.

Fees for atherosclerosis

Take a bulb of garlic (2 parts), mistletoe grass, blood-red hawthorn flowers (1 part each). Pour a teaspoon of the mixture into a glass of boiling water and leave overnight. Then strain. Take a glass 3 times a day.
Take 1 kg of raisins, dried apricots, pitted prunes, figs and rosehips, pour cold water over night, level with the berries, and in the morning pass through a meat grinder. Keep refrigerated. Take 1 tablespoon per day.
Collect 10 g of dandelion roots, wheatgrass rhizome, leaves and roots of cinquefoil, yarrow herb. Brew a tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Drink 3/4 glass before breakfast.
White birch leaves – 2 parts; immortelle flowers – 1 part; blood-red hawthorn fruits – 2 parts; medicinal cap herb – 2 parts; oregano herb – 1 part; St. John's wort herb - 3 parts; cinquefoil herb - 1 part; flax seed – 1/2 part; peppermint herb – 1/2 part; kidney tea leaf – 2 parts; cinnamon rose hips – 1 part. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of the mixture (depending on the patient’s body weight) into a thermos (0.5 l) and pour boiling water over it. The next day, drink the entire infusion warm in 3 doses 20-40 minutes before meals.
Combine the fruits of blood-red hawthorn, chokeberry fruits, and wild strawberry fruits equally. Take two tablespoons of the mixture with 500 ml of water, heat in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool for 10 minutes, strain and bring the amount of broth to the original volume with boiled water. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
Mix yarrow herb (2 parts), blood-red hawthorn flowers, horsetail herb, mistletoe herb, small periwinkle leaves - 1 part each. Pour 10 g of the collection into a glass of water, heat in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, cool for 45 minutes, strain and bring the amount of infusion to the original volume with boiled water. Take the indicated dose throughout the day in several doses.
Mix blood-red hawthorn flowers, stinging nettle leaves, small periwinkle leaves, sweet clover herb, cinnamon rose hips, horse chestnut flowers, and common raspberry fruits equally. Pour a tablespoon of the mixture into a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours and strain. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day.

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Treatment

Treatment of atherosclerosis begins with correction of diet and lifestyle changes.
All patients are recommended to lose weight, moderate physical activity, and quit smoking and alcohol. Often the cause of atherosclerosis is a nutritional factor, so diet plays a very important role. To reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, it is important to avoid meat broths, fatty, salty, smoked foods, semi-finished products, spicy, spicy, fried foods, and limit the consumption of table salt.

Prohibited products include:

sugar;
confectionery, sweets;
mayonnaise, tomato and other store-bought sauces;
bakery products made from wheat flour;
offal;
sweet carbonated drinks;
industrially produced juices and nectars;
cocoa;
canned meat and fish;
dried fruits high in sugars;
strong coffee and tea.

It is recommended to eat split meals five times a day, including a sufficient amount of fiber, protein (lean meats and fish, low-fat cottage cheese), fresh vegetables (except potatoes), fruits, and dairy products.
Drug therapy is aimed at:

decreased cholesterol synthesis (statins, fibrates);
decreased absorption of fats from food (cholesterol absorption inhibitors, bile acid sequestrants);
prevention of thromboembolic complications (antiplatelet agents);
relief of symptoms of atherosclerosis (painkillers, antispasmodics).

To determine indications for surgical treatment, the degree of disruption of blood flow in the vessel is determined.
An overlap of its lumen of less than 50% is considered hemodynamically insignificant; with stenosis of 50-70%, only drug therapy is usually carried out. Correction of arterial obstruction surgically must be performed in the third stage of atherosclerosis and narrowing of the lumen by more than 70%. There are two main types of surgical intervention:

Balloon angioplasty. A balloon is inflated inside the affected vessel, while the atherosclerotic plaque is flattened and evenly distributed along the artery wall. At the end of the manipulation, the device is removed.
Arterial stenting. During the operation, a thin lattice cylinder is inserted and opened in the area of narrowing. It also presses against the plaque, but remains in the lumen of the vessel, gradually growing into its endothelium.

Atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels and methods of its treatment

When treating people with atherosclerosis, the primary thing is the correct diet. At the same time, the patient is not recommended to eat foods that contain cholesterol - animal fats, eggs, meat, cocoa, sprats, chocolate, sardines, black tea.

It is also recommended to increase the intake of vitamins B2, vitamin C - ascorbic acid, which help reduce the formation of cholesterol on the walls of blood vessels; you should also take iodine preparations.

Also, people whose disease is cerebral vascular atherosclerosis should eat seaweed, which contains iodine, peas, which contain vitamin B2, cauliflower, walnuts, wild strawberries, raisins, figs, stewed or fried eggplants, peeled, etc. To. they help reduce blood cholesterol and improve metabolism.

It is recommended to eat watermelon, which helps remove excess cholesterol from the body and is a diuretic.

Doctors advise people suffering from cerebral atherosclerosis to eat a medium-sized grapefruit every day on an empty stomach, because it can prevent the deposition of lime in the blood vessels. You also need to eat ripe cherries and at the same time drink seven to eight glasses of water every day.

People over forty years of age who suffer from atherosclerosis should drink raw potato juice on an empty stomach. To do this, grate a potato tuber along with a medium-sized peel on a fine grater, squeeze out the juice through cheesecloth or a sieve, mix with the sediment and drink. It is recommended to repeat this procedure every day for several days.

Recipes for the treatment of cerebral atherosclerosis

Treatment can be carried out with the folk remedies given below, all of which have medicinal plants as a base. Basically, they help preserve the elasticity of artery walls and slow down the process of plaque formation, help increase the body's resistance and remove cholesterol from the body.

Juice from hawthorn fruits: Half a kilogram of hawthorn fruits needs to be mashed, add half a glass of cold water to this mass, mix and heat over low heat to forty degrees. Then cool and squeeze using a juicer. It is recommended to take a tablespoon of juice before meals three times every day.

Tincture of plantain leaves: One tablespoon of crushed dry plantain leaves is brewed with one glass of boiling water. Leave for ten minutes and drink within one hour - daily dose

Tincture of rose hips: Take ripe rose hips, crush them thoroughly, then fill 0.6 bottles with this mass and pour vodka into the contents. Leave in a cool, dark place for two weeks. In this case, you need to shake the bottle daily. After preparing the tincture, take it on a piece of sugar, twenty drops.

Decoction of wild strawberry leaves: Chop twenty grams of strawberry leaves and pour a glass of boiling water and boil for five to ten minutes. Leave the broth for two hours, then strain through cheesecloth and use one tablespoon three to four times every day. Strawberry leaves are a good diuretic that removes cholesterol from the human body in the urine.

Tincture of buckwheat flowers: One tablespoon of buckwheat flowers is poured into two glasses of boiling water. Leave in a closed container for two hours, strain. Drink the infusion three or four times a day, half a glass.

Horseradish root decoction: Take two hundred and fifty grams of horseradish, wash and dry. Then grate, pour three liters of boiled water and put on low heat for twenty minutes. After boiling the broth, filter it and drink 1/3 of a glass three times a day.

Horseradish with sour cream: Mix one tablespoon of grated horseradish with one glass of sour cream. You need to take one tablespoon with meals three or four times a day.

Melissa: Melissa is a good remedy for vascular spasms, tinnitus, dizziness, it helps improve brain activity. Melissa is used dried and fresh. It is added to tea or a decoction is prepared: add one tablespoon of lemon balm to two hundred milliliters of boiled water.

Complications

Atherosclerosis of the lower extremities is dangerous due to the development of gangrene, muscle atrophy, and thromboembolism of blood vessels of vital organs in the event of plaque rupture.
Cardiac complications with damage to the coronary vessels include myocardial infarction, focal dystrophy of the heart muscle, myocardiosclerosis, and coronary sclerosis.

With obstruction of the mesenteric arteries, ischemic colitis and intestinal gangrene are possible, and secondary arterial hypertension is possible in the renal arteries. Cerebral consequences include hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attacks, and atherosclerotic dementia.

An aortic aneurysm poses a danger to the patient's life, the rupture of which in most cases is fatal.

Prevention of atherosclerosis

For patients with a family history and age-related predisposition, a screening examination is recommended to determine the risk of developing cardiovascular pathology.
It aims to detect laboratory and genetic markers of the disease. Prevention of atherosclerosis includes weight control, proper nutrition, sufficient physical activity, giving up bad habits, and timely treatment of chronic diseases.

Author:

Pugonina Tatyana Alekseevna, Therapist