When we think of heart disease, we tend to think of the big symptoms like chest pain, a heart attack or a stroke but our bodies can give us many more signals that we may be developing heart disease. Our eyes, lungs, head, skin, ankles and even fingernails can show subtle signs of impending illness and can be

monitored at home.

Those thick yellow patches around the eyes are called xanthelasma. They are small pockets of cholesterol and fat that collect under the skin when cholesterol levels get very high. The macrophages, the scavengers in our blood, try to absorb the cholesterol but can’t keep up and transform into bloated foam cells. If this is what we see on the surface, what might be happening deeper inside the heart and blood vessels? While visible on the skin, these pockets, or plaqu

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