[Riley]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if a senior citizen with high cholesterol, diabetes and risk of heart disease could be treated with aspirin, cinnamon, and myrrh, instead of the current very expensive med?

At 42 I am not a 'senior citizen', but I do have really nasty heart disease. I am going to try the Myrrh for a while- and see what it does to my cholesterol.

[Judith Anne]

The bottle I have, 100 capsules for around 6.50, says take two myrrh tablets three times a day. You should check for yourself, and make sure you don't have some sort of reaction to it by taking smaller doses at first, maybe a capsule a day, then increasing gradually to the recommended dose on the bottle you buy...

After a month of whatever dose you settle on, get your cholesterol checked.

I'm going to try the cinnamon tablets, small doses at first, and see what it does to my blood sugar levels...Type II diabetes runs in my family, and I'm at the right age to get it, even though my weight is low, I occasionally have a slightly elevated blood glucose. A maintenance Atkins diet is how I eat, with an occasional excess...

[Judith Anne]

Disclaimer--always check with your doctor, never take a nurse's advice, this is online discussion, not prescribing, I am not a licensed physician, ignore this if your doctor says it's not for you, nobody should take medical advice from an internet chat discussion, especially people with serious health conditions.

I'm totally serious about the disclaimer. Speaking as just a private person, that's what I did.

[Marie]

Both my husband and best friend had high blood pressure and cholest. issues. My friend tried Flax seed oil and had a complete recovery in 7 days. My husband had the same results in 5. It's the best kept secret, as far as I'm concerned.

[Baby Bear]

Have you tried eating garlic? Raw is best, but other forms are OK.

[GailA]

When doing some searching on my Fibro Myalgia I came across this site: asktomenaturally.com

It tells you a lot about what the individual herbs/vits do.