Cayenne Pepper - The King of Herbs - Heal South Africa

Cayenne Pepper and MigrainesDoes Cayenne Pepper Eliminate Migraines?Cayenne Pepper is an incredible medicinal herb that builds and nourishes the heart,immediately equalizing blood pressure upon its ingestion.The health benefits of cayenne pepper are many and varied and for more informationon its uses, please read the other pages in this website that you can see on the lefthandpanel.In this short article, I'd like to write about the effect of cayenne pepper uponmigraines. Migraine headaches plague many. In fact, over 45 million Americanssuffer from chronic headaches with 28 million suffering from migraines.I suspect those figures, percentage wise, are the same in Europe and in Australiaand New Zealand.I am not a doctor but a close friend, who is like my mother to me, has had virulentmigraines until she started taking cayenne. Her doctor conveyed to her thatmigraines are caused by various stimuli, including but not limited to blood vesselcontraction.In fact, according to WebMD.com, "The exact causes of migraines are unknownalthough they are related to blood vessel contractions and other changes in the brainas well as inherited abnormalities in certain areas of the brain."Moreover, WebMD.com also states that migraines are also heightened or evencaused by light sensitivity, loud noise or strong odors, intense nausea or vomiting,a loss of appetite, and finally stomach upset or stomach pain.I've personally never been afflicted with migraines; my adopted mother has, though.Sitting at her computer too long causes eye strain, which can cause a migraine.Anecdotal evidence suggests this is not uncommon.More Health Benefits of Cayenne PepperThere's good news: There is a natural cure for migraines. It is cayennepepper. At the very least, it will severely lessen the recurrence of migraines. So whileit may not be a "cure," it will certainly give some relief. Let me quote in full what myrelative wrote on the matter (she's the widow of my third cousin):I have had migraines for nearly 40 years now. They started about the time I beganmenopause. My headaches were not diagnosed as migraine, however, until about 16years ago. I have tried everything from Aleve up to 2 treatments of Botox andnothing helped except ... cayenne pepper.It stops the headache, if taken at onset, 3times out of 4. I get these headaches 2 to 4 times a week. You can't just sprinklecayenne on your food, you have to drink it. Start with a tiny bit in half a glass ofwarm water, stir well, and drink it, follow it with cold water to stop the burningsensation in your mouth. Work up to a full tsp of cayenne. I use cayenne on my food