What can prevent these tiny bleeds that cause the subsequent plaque to build up? The same compounds that are designed to prevent scurvy in non-fruit-eating animals -- vitamin C ascorbates. Most mammals make their own ascorbates in their livers; only humans, primates, guinea pigs and one fruit-eating bat do not. The presence of sufficient vitamin C in the arteries is a critical factor in the prevention of arterial plaque, which is the precursor to about 75% of all heart attacks, and is the cause of all bypass surgeries and angioplasties. Plaque is also an underlying cause of aneurysms, another top killer for men over 55.
I've posted this info from time to time over the past few years here but it doesn't seem to sink in. Hopefully some of you out there will start drinking FRESH-SQUEEZED citrus daily and prevent a whole lot of health problems.