According to Pauling, a high concentration of free lysine can destroy existing plaques . Simply removing plaque without restoring the vein or artery to health is like tearing a scab off a wound. You do not want to remove the scab until after the tissue underneath has started healing. Your body needs sufficient vitamin C so your veins and arteries can heal. This explains why plaque doesn't always form.
Atherosclerosis is a healing process.
Like a scab, plaques form after a lesion or injury to the blood vessel wall. They are also the basic building blocks of collagen. The unified theory blames poor collagen production for the entire problem of heart disease. Therefore, the Pauling Therapy not only melts plaque, but it attacks the root cause by stimulating the bodies' production of collagen. With enough collagen, arteries remain strong and plaque free.