Sunday, August 23, 2009

Lose Weight And Detox With The Cayenne Pepper Diet

By Susan Wells

The Cayenne Pepper diet is a diet that is a cleansing diet and can eliminate years of toxin build up in the body. It also goes by the name of the maple syrup diet or lemonade diet. This is a very difficult diet as you basically don't eat any food except for drinking lemonade for 10 days. However you can lose a lot of weight very quickly.

Your body will actually experience several health benefits form following the Cayenne pepper diet. Cayenne pepper contains vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and capsaicin. The capsaicin is the most important part and this is found in the stem and seeds of the cayenne pepper.

Capsaicin has many functions within the body besides making your tongue go on fire. Capsaicin helps boost your immune system, kills bacteria, helps with infections and germs, helps with blood circulation, increases your metabolism, and can reduce platelet stickiness. Cayenne pepper has been used for years in homeopathic treatments.

The main toxins that the cayenne pepper diet can eliminate include heavy metals, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, prescription drugs, hormones and other congestion in the body. Most of these toxins are naturally eliminated through the liver, kidneys and other organs but a build up can occur.

When starting the Cayenne pepper diet you need to physically and mentally prepare yourself because it will be a rough 10 days of just drinking lemonade. Once you have made it through the first 10 days you move into the second phase of eating the cayenne pepper with either salt water or non caffeinated laxative tea. Then you move onto the post cleanse.

Once you have mentally and physically prepared yourself you will begin the diet by purchasing plenty of lemons, cayenne pepper powder, maple syrup and distilled water. A serving of the lemonade will consist of 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup and 10 oz of distilled water.

There are a few side effects associated with the Cayenne pepper diet and you should be aware of them. You will suffer hunger pangs and experience cravings. Particularly in the beginning when your body is getting used to the diet. Some individuals that rely heavily of caffeine may experience headaches due to withdrawal. Sometimes as the toxins are being eliminated it causes the body to be sore or itchy, this is a natural process of detoxifying your body.

It should be noted that nutritionists and doctors do not recommend the cayenne pepper diet because it can cause your stomach to stop passing food and the amount of calories in the diet is far below the amount recommended for your body to function properly. - 14130

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