Can you reverse the progression of coronary heart disease? Yes. Healthy lifestyle changes can halt plaque build-up in the arteries. They can also lower risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, and help shed excess weight. Plaque build-up in our arteries usually happens over many years.
The Descendants of Cosimo deâ Medici. Lorenzo was a poet himself, and supported the work of such Renaissance masters as Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo (whom the Medicis commissioned to complete their family tombs in Florence).
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The Medici family was the wealthiest family in Florence. They developed their wealth through textile trade then helped to develop the economy by opening the Medici bank. The Medici bank used a credit/debit system that allowed more people to enter the merchant business and allowed for the post-plague economy to rebuild.