South Asians have markedly fewer endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), the body's vascular repair system. Combined with chronic inflammation, and you get a model we're calling Burn and Crash: → High damage (chronic inflammation) → Low repair (depleted regenerative cells) → Accelerated cardiovascular aging It's not a genetic defect. It's a mismatch between biology designed for low inflammation, high activity environments and modern sedentary life. Once you can name the machinery, you can start to rebuild it. Zone 2 cardio helps. But why? Thats important to know. Full analysis in this week's Chai Shots. https://blog.zinda.health/p/chai-shots-006-the-signal-fire-and