he is certified as a hypertension specialist by the american society of hypertension and is a fellow of the society. elevated blood pressure is one among multiple responses to endothelial dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle dysfunction, both of which precede the development of hypertension by decades. as to the question “which occurs first, the vascular disease or the hypertension?” most people now believe that the micro-vascular disease and the endothelial dysfunction occur first, dr. houston said, with the blood pressure as a marker. considering genetics and epigenetics, dr. houston noted that most of the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) related to hypertension and cardiovascular disease are associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune dysfunction.

there are natural herbal extracts that act like ace inhibitors in the body, however these do not work as strong as a medication. there is a lot of research for garlic on pubmed, and its natural ability to support the health of your heart, capillaries, blood vessels and immune system. there have been numerous studies to show the power of the proanthocyanidins in berries, and grapes are so easy to incorporate into your diet.

herbal bioactives promote health benefits via different molecular mechanisms and most of these mechanisms are yet to be fully elucidated. allium sativum l., withania somnifera (l.) dunal, ocimum sanctum l., hibiscus sabdriffa l., ginkgo biloba l. and emblica officinalis at different concentrations (50 to 10,000 î¼g/ml) were assessed through their antioxidant and ace inhibitory potential. results showed that the dpph (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) activity of the six different herbs ranged from 1.58 â±â€‰0.63 to 11.39 â±â€‰0.15 mm/ml trolox equivalent and was in the order of emblica officinalis >withania somnifera >hibiscus sabdriffa >ginkgo biloba >ocimum sanctum =allium sativum at 1000 î¼g/ml concentration.

capsaicin promotes blood flow to tissues by lowering blood pressure and stimulating the release of nitric oxide and other vasodilators — or compounds that help expand your blood vessels (6). in animal studies, cinnamon improved blood vessel dilation and blood flow in the coronary artery, which supplies blood to the heart. these fats are especially beneficial for circulation because they promote the release of nitric oxide, which dilates your blood vessels and increases blood flow (17).