3. Vitamin E (Tocotrienols)
Vitamin E is essential for heart and vascular health. A deficiency can raise blood pressure, putting extra stress on artery walls and increasing the risk of plaque buildup.
To help keep arteries clear, take up to 300 mg of tocotrienols daily. These are more powerful than the tocopherols found in standard Vitamin E supplements.
You can also boost your intake through foods like sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, avocados, olive oil, Swiss chard, and leafy greens.
4. Aged Garlic Extract (Allicin)
Garlic is one of the most healing foods on the planet. It contains allicin, a natural sulfur compound that helps reduce arterial calcification. Eating raw garlic daily can help control blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and slow down the hardening of arteries.
If the taste of raw garlic isn’t for you, opt for up to 2,400 mg of aged garlic extract per day.
5. Vitamin C (Whole Complex)
Vitamin C is vital for building strong, flexible arteries. It strengthens collagen in artery walls, helping maintain normal blood flow. It’s best to get it from whole plant foods like leafy greens, vegetables, berries, and fruits.
Eat foods high in vitamin C such as cabbage, sauerkraut, strawberries, bell peppers, and cruciferous vegetables. Avoid cheap “ascorbic acid” supplements that only offer a fraction of the true vitamin C complex. Instead, choose whole-fruit powders like acerola cherry or rose hips.
6. Evening Primrose Oil (GLA)
Extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose plant, this oil is rich in GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), a healthy fat that helps heal arterial walls by reducing inflammation and moving plaque to the liver for removal.
Take between 3,000 and 4,000 mg daily. It’s also commonly used by women to ease PMS and menopause symptoms.
What Causes Arteries to Get Clogged?
Too much processed food — Sugar, refined grains, and white flour inflame artery walls and promote plaque formation.
Chronic emotional stress — This raises cortisol, a hormone that tightens arteries and increases blood pressure.
Excessive omega-6 vegetable oils — Corn, soybean, cottonseed, canola, and margarine are highly inflammatory.
Low-quality calcium supplements — Poorly absorbed forms can linger in the blood and turn into calcified plaque.
Heavy alcohol consumption
Smoking, vaping, or pollution exposure — These deplete Vitamin C and reduce artery flexibility.
How to Naturally Clear Your Arteries
Cut out processed foods like sugar, cereal, bread, soda, cookies, pastries, pasta, and candy.
Eat high-quality proteins like wild-caught salmon, sardines, grass-fed beef, organic pork, and antioxidant-rich plant foods like sunflower seeds, nuts, celery, tomatoes, arugula, garlic, avocados, and leafy greens.
Take 200 mcg of Vitamin K2 (MK-7) and 500 mcg of Vitamin D3 daily. These work together to move calcium into bones and prevent it from hardening your arteries.
Take long nature walks alone for at least an hour daily to lower stress and boost oxygen levels in your bloodstream.
Ditch inflammatory omega-6 oils and cook with extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil instead. Get healthy omega-3 fats from cod liver oil, wild fatty fish, walnuts, and seafood.
Use nutritional yeast (2–3 tablespoons per day) to load up on B vitamins—especially niacin, which helps dilate blood vessels and prevent clots or blockages.
Making small, consistent changes to your diet and lifestyle can go a long way toward protecting your arteries and boosting your long-term heart health.
