Atherosclerosis (arterial narrowing)

Your arteries are narrowing. Slowly, imperceptibly, over years. What were once open, elastic channels becomes rigid and tight. Deposits — fat, calcium, cell debris — settle on the inner walls like sediment layers in a canal that lets through less and less water. At some point the blood flow is no longer sufficient. The heart must work harder. The organs receive less than they need. The body starves — in the midst of abundance.

Medically, atherosclerosis is one of the most common vascular diseases worldwide. It underlies heart attacks, strokes, circulatory disorders in the legs. Everyone knows the risk factors: smoking, lack of movement, unhealthy diet, stress. But the psychosomatic perspective asks a deeper question: what is narrowing within you — not just in the blood vessels, but in your entire life design? Why does the stream that nourishes you grow thinner and thinner?