Cayenne Pepper Diet – Those Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock
You must become an ardent fan of the red hot chili peppers-not the early 90’s L.A. rock band, but the genuine, certifiably smokin’ hot, bring-you-back-from-the -dead garden variety Cayenne peppers and all their relatives. Mas en fuego. The hotter the better say some cayenne pepper diet diet fans.
An essential ingredient in detox diet, Cayenne also serves as an essential ingredient in most long-term detoxification diets, because it provides tremendous benefits for the heart, the circulatory system, and the entire gastro-intestinal system. More importantly, perfectly reputable, carefully controlled studies in cancer patients very strongly indicate that capsaicin, the active ingredient in our fiery pepper friends, inhibits growth of malignant tumors; it may even prevent their development. Although no bio-chemist or oncologist has captured the exact formula or process by which Cayenne acts as an anti-cancer agent, even the most hidebound traditional physicians grudgingly concede that “capsaicin shows promise as a powerful tool in cancer therapies.”
Nutritionists and naturopaths frequently recommend Cayenne not only for its own powerfully healing powers but also because it acts as a catalyst with other natural remedies, speeding and intensifying their effects.
Heart and Circulatory System
According to pepper proponents, cayenne paradoxically boosts cardio-vascular function with producing a corollary increase in blood pressure of heart rate. Most experts agree that the paradox derives from cayenne’s efficacy as a vasodilator and cholesterol fighter. In other words, cayenne opens blood vessels and increases circulation both by expanding, or dilating, veins and arteries, and by cleansing them of accumulated plaque. A growing body of case studies builds the case for medically supervised use of capsaicin as an alternative to heart surgery, or at the very least, as preparation for stressful heart surgery. Researchers also suggest that capsaicin may represent a healthy alternative to the whole family of “statins,” the most commonly prescribed drugs for reducing cholesterol. Preliminary studies suggest that cayenne in pure form or capsaicin in tablet form reduces cholesterol and arterial plaque almost as efficiently as the most popular statins, and it does not pose the same risk of liver and kidney damage as the man-made arterio-cleansers.
Pain Relief
Whereas traditional doctors and New Age practitioners have not settled all their disputes over the heart-healthy properties of pimientos de chile rojo, they have settled the debate and reconciled their differences over capsaicin’s value as a pain reliever. Capsaicin ointments and creams now are widely available in over-the-counter strengths. Doctors often recommend capsaicin creams for relief of post-herpetic neuropathy-that is, the pain that persists after an outbreak of herpes or shingles. Doctors and satisfied patients agree capsaicin also has tremendous therapeutic value in cases of “peripheral neuropathy”-pain in patients’ hands and feet, generally as a result of diabetes, but often as a symptom of incipient AIDS. Because it quickly, durably dilates blood vessels, doctors frequently recommend capsaicin for migraine headaches; and several major American pharmaceutical companies are currently considering adding capsaicin to their “advanced formula” name-brand headache relief capsules. Most of all, however, capsaicin has become the remedy-of-choice for millions of arthritis sufferers whose stomachs cannot stand the ravages of naproxen and other NSAIDs.
Digestion
Although the best cayenne peppers will burn your mouth and tongue like the fires of hell, ironically, they promote better digestion. The same chemicals that create the sensation of heat also stimulate production of digestive fluids, change the digestive system’s pH so that it digests and assimilates nutrients more efficiently, and promotes proper peristalsis to assure regular elimination. Cayenne’s chemical stimuli especially promote complete breakdown and metabolism of complex carbohydrates and fats.
Bianca Worsley is a health expert. For more great tips on using the Cayenne Pepper Diet detox please visit http://lemondietdetox.org/
