Does Cayenne Pepper Help In Weight Loss?

The simple answer is YES but it also does so much more.

Cayenne has been used in both food and medicine for over 9000 years and this spice has the power to change your health and does help with weight loss in a major way.

You can also stimulate the body’s circulation and reduce acidity with this pepper. It is so powerful and spicy and packs a huge punch of goodness that offers many health benefits and when added to food tastes amazing.

This spicy food is originating from South America and comes from a plant that grows to between 2 – 4 feet tall. It is part of the chilli family and when immature is green. This pepper is hotter and spicier once it matures to its beautiful red colouring. This spice is available all year round, but we mostly find it in its ground form.

Cayenne Pepper Boosts Your Metabolism

If you are lucky enough to be able to eat a whole one you will get a huge dose of vitamins A, C, E, potassium, and manganese. Capsaicin is also present and gives this pepper its spicy quality.

Capsaicin

Provides several health benefits which include boosting metabolism and regulating blood pressure. Cultures that consume high amounts of hot peppers tend to have lower levels of certain kinds of cancers, including stomach cancer.

By boosting our metabolism when increase the ability of our body to burn fat and therefore help with weight loss. Here is a little morning drink that will get your day off to a fat burning start.

Morning Lemon Detox with Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar and Cayenne Pepper

A study in 2004 published in Diabetes Care found that apple cider vinegar helped improve insulin sensitivity after a high carbohydrate meal implying that it may help reduce the glycaemic index of foods. This in turn might control hunger.

Cayenne due to capsaicin is a stimulant that helps promote weight loss by increasing your calorie burn. Also, breaks up toxins in blocked and clogged arteries making it great for heart health.

Fresh Lemon suppresses appetite and is good to help cleanse your system and reduce bloating. Also, a great help to balance your pH. levels especially first thing in the morning.

How To Mix

1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

Juice from 1 Lemon

1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper

1/4 Cup of Hot Water

Great to start the day with before you have anything else to eat or drink.

If you wanted to change flavour you could also add which will also boost or detox your immune system

Raw Honey – Local

Cinnamon

Turmeric

Ginger

Cayenne Pepper & Other Health Benefits

Cayenne Peppers medicinal benefits are numerous and effective as follows: –

Detoxifying Properties

Can heal upset stomachs

Slow intestinal gas

Stop stomach pain

Cure diarrhoea

A natural remedy for cramps

Improves poor circulation

Reverse excessive blood clotting

Lowers high cholesterol

Prevents heart disease

Reduce Cancer – The capsaicin in the cayenne pepper can help reduce the cell growth that causes cancer. It can help attack the pathways to stop the increased growth.

WHEN CONSUMED HAS THE POWER TO RELIEVE

Toothache

Seasickness

Alcoholism

Malaria

Fever

WHEN APPLIED TOPICALLY CAN BENEFIT THE SKIN TOO

Alleviates pain caused by Shingles, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis

A natural remedy for Fibromyalgia when applied as an ointment as it helps relieve the pain immediately.

The fruit of the Capsicum Plant contains a chemical called Capsicum. This chemical is being studied to test its ability to reduce pain sensations when applied to the skin. Research indicates that it would be effective as a headache remedy and potential cure for osteoarthritis.

Cayenne Pepper Side Effects

The Capsaicin in cayenne pepper can cause irritations in the mouth, stomach and intestines and can lead to vomiting or diarrhoea. Capsaicin is present in all types of Cayenne such as fresh, dried or powder form.

The other risk that you can suffer with is Heart Burn if eating high quantities. The capsaicin can cause irritations to the oesophagus and the stomach. The “heat” element can cause excessive acid to be produced in the stomach which can flow upward towards the oesophagus lining thereby causing a burning sensation within the upper part of the stomach.

Gastrointestinal Reflux Symptoms can be experienced by those people with heart burn as well as people who would not normally experience these symptoms.

How can you reduce irritation?

Yes, you can by taking with your meal or just before your meal especially if you have been asked to take supplements.

Also take care not to touch your eyes, mouth, or open wound after you have been cutting fresh or dried Cayenne Peppers as the capsaicin does not become absorbed through your skin so will linger on your fingers.

The other thing that you need to be careful of is the effects of capsaicin if interacted with certain medications. Cayenne can affect medications used for reducing stomach acid, blood thinners, aspirin, diabetes, or blood pressure medication. Ensure that you speak with a doctor if you are suffering from any other symptoms.

Nutritional Facts

Cayenne is a shrub that originated in Central & South America and now grows in both sub-tropical and tropical climates. Its hollow fruit grows into long pods that turn red, orange, and yellow when they ripen. Capsicum is a herb and the fruit are used to make medicine.

Cayenne Pepper supports weight loss as it burns excess fat because it is a metabolic booster.

1 Teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper Contains the Following

17 Calories

1 gram Fat

2 mg Sodium

2 grams Carbohydrate

1 gram Sugar

1 gram Protein

44% Vitamin A

8% Vitamin E

7% Vitamin C

5% Vitamin B6

5% Vitamin K

5% Manganese

3% Potassium

No Cholesterol

Capsaicin which makes the Cayenne Pepper spicy is also found in Jalapeño Peppers and Chilli Peppers. Found all the way through the pepper except for the seed.

Conclusion

I really enjoy the taste of Cayenne Pepper and in fact really like spicy foods so this has been part of my diet for an exceptionally long time. I have to say that this is probably my favourite of all the spices for many reasons.

Hopefully, I have introduced you too many of the benefits of this amazing little spice that perhaps you might not have known about previously. Providing you are not experiencing any side effects then the benefits you will receive are amazing.

Of course for anyone who is looking to lose weight and give your food that extra flavour this is definitely the spice for you.

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