If you're already taking a statin pill for your heart, adding aged garlic extract might help slow down the buildup of calcium in your heart arteries—kind of like a helpful sidekick for your heart...

From: Aged garlic extract retards progression of coronary artery calcification.

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If you're already taking a statin pill for your heart, adding aged garlic extract might help slow down the buildup of calcium in your heart arteries—kind of like a helpful sidekick for your heart...

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Aged garlic extract may be associated with a reduction in the progression of coronary artery calcification in adults who are already receiving statin therapy, indicating a potential ancillary benefit in the management of early atherosclerosis.

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Study: Aged garlic extract retards progression of coronary artery calcification.

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