Coronary Calcium Score: The Surprising NEW Fasting & Gut Bacteria Connection
DEFRANKSIf I asked you about clogged arteries, the first thing that pops into your head is probably cholesterol. A few of you might even mention that calcium scan you got — or that test which measures calcified plaque and your risk of a heart attack.
But I can almost guarantee no one, not even the astute longevity geeks, would bring up gut bacteria. Because until very recently, it wasn’t even on the radar. Though come on — knowing what we know about our trillions of microbes and their tentacles of wisdom, we really shouldn’t be surprised.
Yet somehow, this new data just earned them a few more longevity aura points. Uncovering how they release metabolites that travel all the way up to the smooth muscle cells wrapped around your arteries — the same cells that, when riddled with dysfunction, flip their genes into bone-building mode, laying minerals like they’re a disgruntled paleontologist — and shut the whole nefarious operation down.
Wild, I know! But only when healthy habits re-enter the picture…
Here’s everything you need to know about stopping the calcium jam in your arteries…
