Cinnamon For Angina?

February 18, 2009 By

DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am writing to you about the benefits of taking cinnamon supplements daily. I first saw an article in your column sent by a man who lowered his cholesterol by 30 points after taking cinnamon for a year. After taking cinnamon tablets for a year and changing nothing else, my cholesterol went from 230 to 170.

I later told one of my friends (a nurse) who said that her husband (a physician) had high cholesterol but he didn’t want to take statins because of the side effects. They discussed the cinnamon and decided to try it as he had nothing to lose. At the time he was also having terrible bouts of angina and ate nitro pills by the handful. The pain was so severe that his wife also had to give him injections of pain killers just to relieve the pain. Both the nitro and pain medication were prescribed by their primary care physician. [Read more...]

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July 8, 2008 By

DEAR DR. GOTT:
I read with interest the letter from the wife of a gentleman who developed pain in his jaw area while exercising. You were so concerned that you called the writer fearing it might be angina pectoris.

My 17-year-old daughter and I were hiking recently. She jogged ahead of me while I walked. I eventually caught up to her and she was standing there not looking “quite right”. Her color was off and she said she had a headache and that her jaw hurt. Because I had read your column, I asked her if this had occurred before and she said it happens every time she runs, uses a treadmill or dances. Nothing has been detected by her physician during her regular check-ups but I am still concerned. Is she too young to have heart problems? Should she see a cardiologist? Please help out this concerned mother.

DEAR READER:
Angina pectoris is usually caused by a lack of blood and oxygen [Read more...]

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