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Introduction: How to clean arteries naturally
I want to tell you the number one best meal to clear out your arteries. I spent a lot of time talking about what not to eat today, we're going to talk about what to eat. This is going to be quite surprising for most of you because it's not going to follow the traditional American Heart Association idea of what you should be eating.
The endothelial layer
To figure out what to eat, we have to really look at the layer of tissue that's exposed to the blood going through the arteries, and that's called the endothelial layer. It controls your blood pressure, both high and low. It also acts as a filter, especially as the blood vessels go through the kidney, because that's what the kidney is: it's a filter. It also does other things, like preventing clots. It has an immune component.
One other very unique thing about it is that the fuel that it prefers is actually glucose. You don't have to consume glucose to feed it. Your body can very easily make glucose because it uses glucose as the primary fuel. That means it also needs insulin to hold this glucose in, which means that inside of the artery is very susceptible to problems with insulin.
The majority of the population has this insulin resistance problem. Why is that so important to know? Because if you have an insulin deficiency, you're going to have a deficiency of fuel. How do you develop insulin resistance? By consuming things that increase insulin, and that would be the chronic consumption of carbohydrates. Snacking, both snacking too much and the consumption of too many carbohydrates, creates a situation of insulin resistance.
Nitric oxide
The next thing I want to talk about is nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes the vessels. It helps keep the arteries from becoming stiff. It really supports that endothelial layer on the inside of the arteries.
Vitamin D is another thing that triggers nitric oxide. Vitamin D is so powerful and potent at helping support that endothelial layer. This is why so many people who are low in vitamin D have a problem with high blood pressure. Why? Because vitamin D supports nitric oxide.
There are a couple of other things that trigger nitric oxide. One is arginine. This is why a lot of people take it as a supplement to help lower their blood pressure. Another interesting thing about nitric oxide is that testosterone increases nitric oxide. Unfortunately, nowadays the big reason why people have low testosterone is all the plastics in the environment, because that plastic can directly shut down your testosterone.
Magnesium and clogged arteries
Another thing that's really important for increasing nitric oxide is magnesium. Magnesium tends to relax muscle spasms and tends to reduce cortisol. Think about what cortisol does: it increases stress. What's going to happen to your blood pressure? It's going to increase your blood pressure.
The other interesting thing about magnesium is that it is a very potent way to keep calcium from building up inside the arteries. Magnesium and vitamin D can help keep that calcium from even ending up in the arteries in the first place. Vitamin K2 also keeps calcium from building up in the artery.
The first thing I'm presenting to you is the various nutrients that are really important in supporting this artery. Then we're going to translate that to the best meal. I always like to take what mainstream recommends to eat to prevent heart problems and really look at that, but in the opposite direction.
If we take a look at Cheerios, you can see this little certification right here, which says American Heart Association Certified, meets criteria for heart healthy food. All you need to get this little certification is for 51% of the ingredients to be whole grains. You can have refined grains in there, you can have sugars in there, and it's still heart healthy. I don't think so.
I also need to show you another heart healthy thing that's recommended: seed oils. That's what they recommend. If we look at the mainstream recommendation, they basically recommend whole grains and unsaturated seed oils for the heart. Both of those items will start to raise insulin.
We're also told to avoid saturated fat. Things with saturated fat have cholesterol, and that could damage the heart and clog our arteries. This is why people say you need to avoid red meat, but they're not against coconut oil. One teaspoon of coconut oil has more cholesterol than 7 oz of steak. We're not against coconut oil, but we are against meat.
There is a tremendous amount of false information in relation to what's good for the heart. The statistics on heart disease are getting worse and worse and worse. What mainstream is recommending is not working.
The best meal to clean out your arteries
The best meal that you can eat to support a healthy artery and help support a healthy heart: the first thing to know is that we want to consume something that does not mess up our insulin. We're going to have to go low carb. Ketogenic is going to be best, because with ketones you can bypass this insulin resistance and feed that layer on the inside of the artery and make sure it gets enough fuel.
The primary part of this meal is going to be red meat, the exact thing they tell you not to eat. You can do a hamburger or something like that. I would just make sure it's grass-fed if you're going to have a burger. I would highly recommend you melt some cheese on it. I would find some raw cheese, because raw cheese is higher in vitamin K2. Red meat is also loaded with zinc, which will directly improve your testosterone. As far as how much, it could range anywhere from 6 oz to 8 oz.
The mistake a lot of people make is they start going to plant-based proteins that are not very bioavailable. Just think about what the heart is: it's like a muscle, and we need to give it the raw material to help support it and to help heal it.
Foods that unclog arteries
Now let's get into the second part of this meal. I'm going to recommend that you have a salad. I primarily do arugula, which also increases nitric oxide. It also has vitamin C, which is good for the arteries, and it has some vitamin E.
The other thing that can help you is pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds have high magnesium, high zinc, and selenium. Pumpkin seeds can increase nitric oxide. Maybe just take a handful of pumpkin seeds with your meal.
Vitamin D for heart health
The last thing I want to bring up is vitamin D to support a healthy heart. There's nothing more powerful than vitamin D3. It's virtually impossible to get your vitamin D from food unless you're an Eskimo eating all that seal fat, which you're probably not. So you're going to have to get it from the sun. When you're getting the sun, get a lot of it, just don't get burnt. In the winter you can't get it from the sun, so you're going to have to take it as a supplement. As a maintenance dosage, you need at least 10,000 IUs every single day. That will greatly help your heart and many other things.
Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next video.