It is well documented that, cardiovascular disease is mostly pre-determined by our individual genetic inheritance.
IE: If our family history suffered from it then, we are very likely to suffer from clogged arteries as well.
That said, we can cheat fate, at least a little bit, by avoiding the four cornerstones of early death, “sugar, yeast, starch and grease”.
This plus, if we exercise well and exercise often, we can potentially blow out the crust that otherwise literally glues itself to our vascular system.
An interesting anomaly is that, my mother’s parents both died in their 70’s from strokes (clogged arteries / serious blockage) in their necks).
Yet my mother, has very high cholesterol (around 400 total numbers) but today is alive and well at age 98.
She does not have a “sweet tooth” and remained thin, if not “skinny” all her life.
She never ate much animal fat or very salty foods (some but not much).
Furthermore, she has always remained quite active, mostly walking and bicycling until recently.
My father died at age 91 of cancer but, lived similar to my mother.
If it were not for the cancer (bone marrow), I suspect he’d have made it a lot longer.
His mother died, also from a stroke at age 89.
She definitely had a “sweet tooth” and was fat.
My father’s father died in his 50’s, due to sepsis from a botched gall bladder surgery.
Yours Truly
. I think I’m going to have a colonoscopy on a monthly basis. 
