Natural remedies for angina
My 75-year-old mother has stable angina and takes medication for it, but still suffers chest pain when going up the stairs or walking. She’d love to be able to exercise more and not have to rely so much on her medication. Can you suggest any natural solutions?
T.S., via email
Typically described as a feeling of squeezing, heaviness, pressure or tightness, angina is a type of chest pain that develops when the heart muscles don’t get enough oxygen. Often this happens when the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart become rigid and narrowed—a process known as atherosclerosis. Stable angina, the form your mother has, is the most common type and is generally predictable, coming on when the heart has to work harder such as during exercise or
