Fish Oil Reduces Blood Pressure

By Michael A. Smith MD

There are 17 known heart disease risk factors, with high blood pressure ranking at the top of the list. The silent killer really is a killer.

Elevation in blood pressure can eventually cause complete blockage of an artery by initiating endothelium damage — that’s damage to the inside lining of an artery.

A damaged endothelium is the first step in developing unstable arterial plaques – the kind of plaques that are prone to rupture. Ruptured plaques cause clots to form within the lumen of the artery and the result is complete blockage.

This is why maintaining healthy …read more