Current Hypertension Reviews - Volume 21, Issue 3, 2025

Substantial evidence indicates that breastfeeding reduces mortality and morbidity in infants. However, social changes in the 20th century resulted in a considerable decline in breastfeeding rates in many countries. Breast milk is crucial because of its nutritional, immunological, and emotional benefits and economic value. Approximately 10% of pregnancies are complicated by hypertensive syndromes, which are the most commonly diagnosed conditions during pregnancy. This perspective aims to explore how hypertension may interfere with the quality of human breast milk. While numerous studies have investigated the composition of breast milk and its numerous benefits for both infants and mothers, limited research examines the relationship between colostrum, breast milk, and hypertension. Given the diverse nutritional and immunological components of breast milk, many questions remain about this complex interaction.

Hypertension, a condition affecting 1.28 billion adults globally, poses significant health risks, including damage to the heart, kidneys, and brain. Factors such as unhealthy lifestyles, poor dietary habits, obesity, and diabetes contribute to its prevalence. While pharmaceutical interventions are effective in controlling blood pressure, their adverse effects have led to growing interest in alternative therapies such as Ayurveda and Yoga. This review explores the potential of these traditional practices, individually and in combination, for managing hypertension. A thorough literature review was conducted using databases like PubMed and Google Scholar to analyze peer-reviewed studies up to 2024. Ayurvedic treatments, including therapies like Basti and Shirodhara and herbal formulations such as Raktadabashamak Ghana Vati and Sarpagandha Vati, have shown promise in reducing blood pressure. Similarly, Yoga practices, including OM chanting and Yoga Nidra, have demonstrated stress-reducing and blood pressure-lowering effects. Despite evidence supporting their efficacy, research on their integrated use remains limited. This review underscores the importance of combining Ayurveda and Yoga for holistic hypertension management. Further scientific studies are necessary to validate this integrative approach, which has the potential to offer a safer, non-pharmacological alternative for managing hypertension and improving overall well-being.

Transdermal Drug Delivery System (TDDS) is one of the controlled drug delivery systems whose purpose is to deliver medication through the skin at a predetermined and regulated rate. Nanotechnology has enhanced the skin’s absorption of lipophilic, low-molecular-weight medicines with low-dose efficacy, making transdermal drug delivery systems a viable technique for treating various conditions. TDDS permits greater skin permeation of hydrophilic drugs, and scientists are studying macromolecules to improve disease treatment and vaccine development. While additional study is needed to determine nanocarrier safety, this approach could increase the usage of transdermal routes for administering hypertension medicines. As hypertension remains the most prevalent form of cardiovascular illness, we focus on how nanoparticles as skin delivery methods might be used to better treat this global problem. In addition, patients may not be willing to comply with traditional doses due to the greater frequency of drug administration necessary for long-term care of hypertension conditions. Transdermal drug delivery has provided numerous benefits to the medical community since its inception. These benefits include the drug's non-invasive nature, extended therapeutic effect, reduced adverse effects, greater bioavailability, improved patient compliance, and simple termination. This review aims to explore the potential of several antihypertensive drugs for transdermal delivery.