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Regarding atherosclerosis, I recently read Gerald Lemole's book Lymph & Longevity (not a great read, but there are some good nuggets to be gleaned), where he posits that it is caused by a clogged lymphatic system not being able to clear waste from blood vessels. I believe he stated that calcium was a step in the repair process, but since the clearance of waste is impaired by the clogged lymphatic system, they body has not way to clear it and it instead builds up and causes hardening and narrowing.

The clogged lymphatic system suggests impaired zeta potential, which can be caused by chronic infection, heavy metals, etc. Magnesium deficiency could also play a role, as magnesium and calcium are antagonists. A lack of sufficient magnesium would drive calcium into tissues.

Impaired lymphatic drainage is also implicated in breast cancer, and there is a clear connection between use of aluminum-containing antiperspirants and impaired zeta potential, due to the high positive charge of aluminum. Small amounts of aluminum are also in a lot of processed foods as an anti-caking agent.

It's also worth noting that smoking generates a lot of positive ions, something else that would impair zeta potential. It seems to me that atherosclerosis is commonly associated with smoking, but I could be wrong.

It's interesting that calcification of heart blood vessels and breast cancer could have common causal factors...

Stanley Abrahams's avatar

this is phenomenal. All the things we need in one paper. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you

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