What is the quickest way to clear artery plaque and reverse heart disease?

According to American heart association, artery plague (Atherosclerosis) is a fatty deposits that can clog arteries. These buildups are called plaque. They’re made of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood). 

Typically the person who has developed artery plaque is a person who ate too much sugar and starch and did not exercise regularly. They often also have some extra pounds of weight they carry around.

Sugar and starchy foods lead to oxidized LDL particles that are aggressively forming plaque. Sugar and starchy foods also increase triglycerides, a known risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.

1. My first recommendation therefore is to cut out sugar and to limit starchy foods from the medium and high glycemic index. What is the Glycemic Index? Choose foods with a glycemic index of less than 55 (low glycemic foods).
2. Exercise on a regular basis. This will bring your HDL cholesterol level up, which works on dissolving your own atherosclerotic plaques. HDL is the good cholesterol. It balances the LDL cholesterol, the bad cholesterol.
3. There are two vitamins that are important to consider: use 200 micrograms once daily of vitamin K2 and around 4000 to 5000 IU vitamin D3. Here I am explaining why: Calcium, Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 Needed For Bone Health.  It is good for your bones and for prevention of plaque formation in the arteries.
4. Forget technology. Cardiologist have procedures where they can clean out severe plaque from coronary arteries. But this tends to not hold up in time. The plaque reoccurs, when you do not change your lifestyle. In addition these surgical procedures are risky, occasionally even deadly.

Conclusion

As often in life, so it is with arterial plaque: it is back to basics. Pay attention to good nutrition and adopt a low glycemic diet. Also get into a regular exercise program of 30 minutes of a treadmill and 20 to 25 minutes of weight lifting using weight machines in a gym.

Credit: Ray Schilling, contribution on Quora