1 You'll need to avoid strenuous activities, but you may be able to continue normal daily activities, such as going to work. 2  Talk to your doctor about an appropriate level of activity for you. 3  Follow a balanced diet.
Nitroglycerin works by causing your veins to expand or dilate, known as venodilation. It also works on dilating the coronary arteries, contributing to the relief of angina.
In fact, 4 moles of nitroglycerin produces 35 moles of hot gases. One advantage that nitroglycerin has over some other high explosives, like TNT, is that no solid forms of carbon (in the form of soot or smoke) is produced when it is detonated.