Cayenne Pepper - The King of Herbs - Heal South Africa

as he says it best. "The warm [cayenne pepper] tea is faster working than capsulesor cold tea because the warm tea opens up the cell structure -- makes it expand andaccept the cayenne that much faster, and it goes directly to the heart, through theartery system, and feeds it with powerful food." I think that answers it.Question: I believe in the health benefits of cayenne pepper but drinking it causesmy stomach to get upset, although it does go away in 10 to 15 minutes or so.Answer: Good question. I totally understand, and your experience is common.Drinking cayenne pepper water is not like drinking a strawberry milkshake, to besure. Cayenne is a very, very powerful herb. One of its drawbacks, though, is thatit's hard to drink. I understand that. I've had the same experience you've had too,by the way. Here's what I recommend: after you drink your daily cayenne pepperdrink, just sit still and don't move around too much for a minimum of 10 minutes. Ittakes cayenne about 15 to 20 minutes to pass out of the stomach. I've found that byjust sitting very still without too much moving around that the upset stomach feelingpasses, and is barely noticeable IF I just sit at my computer or in my office chair oron my couch watching TV. I've also found that whenever I increase my dosage ofcayenne, the old stomach upset comes back. However, I also notice my body adaptsreally quickly to it. Simple advice, I know, but it works. Remain as still as you can.You should never drink it before working out or after working out or you'll have theworst stomach ache you've ever had, and it will probably discourage you from everydoing it again. Considering cayenne's remarkable array of health benefits, I'm willingto be a little inconvenienced.Question: Is the hotter the better with cayenne? When I take 100k Scoville HeatUnit cayenne it really burns in my stomach.Answer: Yes and no. Yes, the additional heat due to the extra capsacin in the 100kSHU heat is very good for you, but no from a practical matter. Cayenne at 30 to 50kSHU is already plenty hot. It's barely tolerable for some at that heat level. If onepersists with one capsule or 1/4th of a teaspoon of cayenne in warm water, that issufficient. Dr. Christopher, the herbalist who popularized cayenne, drank it threetimes a day. (He used a full teaspoon at a time from what I've been able to find out.If anyone knows better, please let me know.) There is simply a trade off here. Moreheat is not necessarily good from a practical point of view. Sometimes, less is moreand it's true, in my opinion, with cayenne. While it's not ideal, try taking cayenneafter you have some food in your stomach. For optimal healing benefit, especially ifyou have stomach ulcers, it's best to take it alone.