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                     Although there are many common medications to treat high blood pressure including beta blockers and A.C.E. inhibitors are more effective alternatives that include pomegranate juice, love flower and exercise. 

             There is evidence that pomegranate juice provides protection against heart disease. Although pomegranates (Punic granted ) have been around for thousands of years, not much research has been done until recently. Most of the research was done for the first time in Israel and has been ongoing. 

        One first study that received attention showed that pomegranate juice had antiatherogenic properties (a substance that inhibits thermogenesis , the accumulation of lipid-containing plaque in the inner lining of arteries) effects on healthy individuals and atherosclerotic mice that may be due to its antioxidant properties. 

           A few months later, results from a study conducted at the University of California showed three times more antioxidant activity than that of red wine and green tea. Then, another study in Israel showed that pomegranate juice reduced the development of atherosclerosis in mice already having advanced atherosclerosis. The following month, results of another study showed a 36% decrease in serum ACE activity and a 5% decrease in systolic blood pressure in patients who drank pomegranate juice. 

          Studies have concluded that pomegranate juice may provide extensive protection against cardiovascular disease that can be associated with its inhibitory effect on oxidative stress and serum ACE activity. Over the past 5 years, more than 150 studies and pomegranate literature have been identified in the Dubbed database of the US National Library of Medicine, with discoveries showing many health benefits of this fruit. 

             Probably the most important factor is the reduction of cardiovascular disease. Another interesting study in March 2005 examined the effects of pomegranate juice on human coronary artery samples of people suffering from severe in vitro depression (as would be in a person with high blood pressure), as well as hypercholesterolemia mice. 

           Studies have shown that the administration of pomegranate juice significantly reduces the progression of atherosclerosis, and that the proatherogenic effects caused by disturbed shear stress can be reversed with chronic management of pomegranate juice. The effect of this is that chronic administration of pomegranate juice may be effective in both the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis. 

              The results of another 3-year study suggest that pomegranate juice lowers carotid artery-media and systolic blood pressure in patients with carotid artery stenosis.

         In a recent article on pomegranates, published on Dubbed on January 17, 2007, the authors state: “The last seven years have seen more than seven times as many books by Redline on pomegranate and Punic granted as never before. . ”

          They note that seeds, juice, peel, leaf, flower, bark and roots each have a pharmacologic function. Well as other diseases in which chronic inflammation is believed to play an important etiologic role." Passion Flower also shows promise of lowering blood pressure by regulating neurotransmitters of the nervous system that reduces anxiety. 

(Passiflora incarnate ) was approved for medical use in Germany, France and other European countries for the treatment of anxiety disorders, and was once approved as a sedative and sleep-depriving drug in the US. no American company submitted data for safety and performance as required by the FDA, so it was discontinued as a prescription drug.

 Although passion flower is a Native American plant, it has been more widely studied and used in Europe than in the United States. In Germany, France, and other European countries, it has been widely accepted as a treatment for emotional distress. Common love flower products contain flavonoids as the main chemical marker. 

Although flavonoids are generally considered to be the most active component of a plant, scientists have not been able to identify a single chemical compound or group of compounds responsible for its sedative action.

 Passion flower increases the levels of a neurotransmitter known as gamma-amino butyral acid (GAZA ) , which lowers the activity of nerve cells in the brain, resulting in relief and relief from anxiety. It contains chemicals known as Carmela alkaloids, which are thought to inhibit the enzyme involved in stress. 

A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of Passiflora extract from the drug Diazepam in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) showed that Passiflora extract is effective in the management of GAD, without significant differences between its efficacy and Diazepam . 

The benefit recognized by Passiflora issued is that a few problems related to job corruption are encountered. Everyone experiences anxiety. It is a normal body reaction to uncertainty, trouble, feeling unprepared, or thought, expected or thought of an accident or threatening situation. 

Common anxiety can be a good thing. It helps to motivate a person who works well under pressure, which leads to increased productivity. But when anxiety and worry are skipped for no reason, it is a symptom of an anxiety disorder like GAD. 

People with GAD, such as those who participated in the study above, experience pathological, excessive, chronic, and often impaired ability to function in normal daily activities, and are not caused by any particular substance or condition. Passion Flower seems to be helpful in relieving stress not only for people with common anxiety, but also for those with GAD. 

Although there are many medications available for blood pressure and natural remedies (such as Metallica's Protonic ) both help to lower and maintain a healthy blood pressure, your body’s best defense against high blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease begins with lifestyle changes. 

Time to change now, no matter what your age. Start by eating a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, and other heart-healthy foods. Reduce salt intake, and avoid processed foods that deplete potassium and often have high levels of added salt that deprive your body of vital nutrients. 

Exercise more, reduce alcohol consumption and do not smoke. Your blood pressure rises as your weight increases, but losing just 10 percent of your body weight over a period of six months may lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of diabetes, the two main risk factors for heart disease. 

Those who are overweight and have high blood pressure will see a 10-lb maximum effect. Weight loss. “Due to the ongoing epidemic of BP-related diseases and the increase in high blood pressure, efforts to reduce BP in both hypertensive and hypertensive individuals have been confirmed. 

In people who do not have high blood pressure, dietary changes can lower BP and prevent high blood pressure. In the rarest stage of hypertension (systolic BP 140 to 159 mm Hg or diastolic BP 90 to 99 mm Hg), dietary changes serve as the first pre-drug treatment.

 In those patients with high blood pressure who have already been treated with drugs, lifestyle changes, especially with reduced salt intake, may lower blood pressure. 

The current challenge for health care providers, researchers, government officials, and the public is developing and implementing effective health and public health strategies that lead to radical dietary change among individuals and generally among individuals.