Wednesday Nugget: The Nutrients Your Blood Vessels Need

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With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham to an aortic dissection, I wanted to do this nugget today.

Atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, is a major cause of an aortic dissection.

Your arteries and veins need more than good cholesterol numbers, they need healthy collagen.

Collagen is one of the proteins that gives blood vessels their strength, flexibility, and resilience. As we age, collagen production declines, making it even more important to support our body's ability to produce it.

But here's the part many people don't know:

Vitamin C is absolutely essential for making healthy collagen.

Without enough vitamin C, your body cannot properly build and maintain collagen. Think of vitamin C as the foreman on a construction site, it directs the process that strengthens collagen fibers throughout the body.

Healthy collagen helps blood vessels remain flexible and resilient, while good nutrition and healthy lifestyle habits also play important roles in reducing the risk of arterial stiffening over time.

Support your blood vessels by focusing on: