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Page 34 | Abby's Magazine | instagram.com/abbyshealthfood CLICK: www.AbbysHealthFood.com BROWSE OUR WEBSITE Where you will find: Recipes, Health Prac oners, News & Events, Specials. Cafe' Eden's Personalized Meals, OnLine ordering. Link to Abby's Farm. Stay updated and take a look at all 53 edi ons of Abby's Magazine. Providing the largest variety of organic and Providing the largest variety of organic and Non-GMO foods and supplements in Tampa Non-GMO foods and supplements in Tampa inside walls of our blood vessels are injured, much like a scrape on the knee, our body puts a scab on it — a bandage. If you scrape your knee, the scab is made, largely, of special blood cells called platelets, which clump together and dry out, forming the scab. But inside your blood vessels, that "scab" or bandage is made of… cholesterol. And that's where the confusion comes from. Because this isn't a point of "you consume cholesterol and then that cholesterol goes and forms a scab." No. Prior to this, there was an injury to the blood vessel itself caused by toxins, or high levels of sugar, or trans fats or harmful bacteria in your blood, and cholesterol was brought in to bandage that injury. It must be bandaged. It's blood vessel. But that's where cholesterol comes in. It doesn't, on its own, build up in our blood vessels, it's sent to specific points in our blood vessels where which must squish and elongate to make it through. Omega 3 helps make these blood cells squishier, so they have an easier time passing through, thus improving blood flow. The last thing is Vitamin E. This is an amazing vitamin and through its overall function it helps to increase oxygenation of the cells. I would highly urge you to make sure it's in your vitamins. And, of course, work to increase your VO2 Max (maximal oxygen consumption, the maximum amount of oxygen that an individual can utilize during intense or maximal exercise), as this will help improve blood flow and your cell's ability to take in oxygen and increase energy levels for performance, endurance and recovery. I hope this helps. If you haven't seen the Lean Body/Lean Bulk Program, check it out and do the 30- Day Challenge. It's very effective. And make sure to join our VIP Group where you can ask any question you have and get only the best answers. an injury has occurred. An injury that was caused by something else. It's a reaction to the injury to help protect the blood vessel, not a cause of injury. So, the solution here isn't to take away your body's ability to bandage an injury, the solution is to remove the items that caused the injury which cholesterol was then needed to fix. But this cholesterol does push out into the inside passage of the blood vessel and take up space, narrowing the passageway for blood cells to get through. So, our heart needs to raise blood pressure to push the blood cells through to get oxygen to our cells. IMPROVING BLOOD FLOW There are a few things that can significantly help blood flow. The first is broccoli sprouts. These actually help to repair damage done to the blood vessels themselves that cholesterol is used to bandage. They are fantastic for overall cardiovascular health. Then there is Reds by Body Health. This contains key ingredients that both help to protect blood vessel walls, but also increase blood flow to ensure our cells and heart get the nutrients and oxygen they need for optimal health and function. And electrolytes also play a key role in the actual pumping action of the heart, as it is specific nerves that control this and they require electrolytes to function at proper levels. Then there is Omega 3 Fatty Acids. We already know that these help to maintain proper cortisol levels, high amounts of which can cause injury to our blood vessels. But they also help our cells to be "squishier," which is important here. Many of our blood vessels are very, very small. This is especially the case for those that bring nutrients through to the cells in our muscles which are responsible for the creation of new muscle cells. These blood vessels are actually smaller than the blood cells that pass through them, Do you have a question for Abby's Nutrition Specialists? Send it to us by clicking the ASK OUR STAFF button under the Abby's Mag tab on our website. Check for the answers on our website in the Abby's Answers section. Abby's Nutrition Specialists also offer free consultations. Please call (813) 265-4951 between the hours of: Mon-Sat 8am – 9pm or Sunday 9am – 8pm Or come in to see us so we can help you in person! 14374 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, FL 33618