Cayenne Pepper

[kd]

Hi! I just started the MC today-so far so good!

Has anyone tried cayenne tincture? I just noticed it has 27% grain alcohol. Should I stop using it? I really don't taste any of the heat--I have been using up to 7 drops in each dose of lemonade.

Thanks for the response!

kd

[frupti]

Hi all. Instead of putting the cayenne pepper in the lemonade, i've been taking cayenne pepper pills i've prepared myself. The capsules are vegitarian. Does anyone see any problem with digesting the capsules during the cleanse?

Thanks!
-nick

[Darkside]

It's hard for me to deal with the cayanne in the lemonade, so this is what 've been doing. I drink the lemonade and then chase it with a shot of cayanne in water. I'm using like 10 times the recomended pepper in the shot.

I hope this is an ok method as I like it, it's kind of like taking a shot of pepper vodka.

Jason

[Cara]

Jason,
Sounds good. I am putting less pepper in my drink as I am not enjoying the taste as the days go on. I am putting more cayenne in the morning drinks and less in the evening. As long as you are taking it it probably does not matter. Does it?

Good Luck!
Cara

[maryh]

This is my second cleanse, and what i do is similar to a previous post. I drink most of the lemonade, then hold onto the last sip, add the cayenne pepper then drink it down in one fell swoop!! ;D

it seems to help... burns a bit, but i down some water right after and it helps!

[L_A_Woman]

Have to put in my two cents here. I am on day 12 of second long MC, 28 days last year supervised by my wonderful naturopath who recommended I take the cayenne in capsules! Three per day. I have read reports of people suffering the cayenne in their lemonade and guess what! The caps do the trick.

Thank you for telling me about that! The taste of the cayenne was killing me! This may be a silly question, but will I still taste the cayenne if I take cayenne capsules?

[Peter]

Please be aware that although cayenne in capsules is better than not taking cayenne at all, cayenne mixed in as a powder is more readily absorbed and doesn't require the body to digest the gelatin capsule.

Not eating allows the body to direct all its digestive energy toward getting rid of old waste. Gelatin capsules are made of protein and require digestion. So, ONLY go the capsule route if you absolutely can't endure the cayenne.

I want to see you get the best results and you will if you follow Burroughs' instructions exactly.

Peter

[L_A_Woman]

That's understandable...the cayenne was impossible for me to do. They first day I had to force it down and all I was able to drink the whole day was 20 oz.

[Guest]

Hey ya'll I'm new around these here parts but I have been around other MC forums on and off around 3 years and have done 3 long MCs (40/28/21) with life changing results.

I agree with Peter regarding the caps. Pretty much this whole cayenne cap hoopla didn't appear until the MC hit mainstream with the celebrity articles about Howard Sterns sidekick Robyn Quivers. She did the MC because of some serious IBS type troubles but all the media focused on was the weightloss aspect. The internet became full of all these unscrupulous folks trying to cash in on the multi million dollar weightloss diet cash cow and started marketing the MC as a package deal. The caps are offered as a convenience item and it has absolutly nothing to do with how they work. Two of the worlds best known naturopath, herbalists and healers Dr Schulz and Dr Christopher who are staunch proponents of the healing properties of cayenne also don't recomend taking the caps.


Check out this link for an explanation why caps are really not a good idea and the best way to do the cayenne. The link also has sugestions of how folks have coped with the cayenne issues including one very well thought out approach if you "must" take the caps.

http://www.curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=478&i=9728

Regards,

Pepe

[Guest]

Cayenne pepper is such a wonderful herb, I want to share a great web page explaining its virtues. Some people wonder what it does in the Master Cleanse. Here's some information.

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/cayenne.htm

Enjoy,
Peter

:-/ Hi Peter:
A dear friend who only eats raw foods has "persuaded me " to try this cleansing fast; I just bought your book today but I started the fast this am; I have high blood pressure so I was reluctant to drink the salt water;I did drink the herbal laxative tea, and the "lemonade," upon drinking the lemonade I began to feel a "rush" itchy feeling which reminded me of when I had taken niacin tablets in the past; truth is I stopped the niacin because of the uncomfortable itchiness that the capsules gave me. I just finished the article you have posted a link for on the benefits of cayenne pepper. Sounds wonderful, but am I going to have this itchiness each time I drink the lemonade? Thanks for you help; Evon