Cayenne Pepper And Weight Loss
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Written by Peter Johnson
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Monday, 10 November 2008 |
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What do we know about cayenne pepper aside from the fact that it is the main part of piquant cuisines for centuries? Cayenne pepper or more commonly known as the red, hot chili pepper is a native plant of Central America, though the most pungent variety have been known to come from China, India and Pakistan. This variety has been known to improve the blood circulation thus regulating heart and blood pressure, ease arthritis, aids in digestion, and relieves queasiness. Nevertheless, aside from the many medicinal benefits it can give, which can give honey a run for its money, a new breakthrough made this celebrated pepper species more eminent by the effort of half of the calorie-scared population.
Recently, cayenne pepper has been a word of mouth of avid, diet freak people. Maybe because most of them have tried everything to take off those excess fats patiently but failed. Honestly, almost more than half of the earth’s obese population had tried various kinds of regimen. A low fat diet, a high-fiber diet, a salt-free diet, some even tried a sugar-free diet, using sugar-free sweeteners or natural sweeteners such as honey. A small number of them may have attained success but most of them were still left to wondering what would be best to pump out those unwanted fats and toss them down the drain. Well, cayenne pepper maybe their answer. This hot fruit has a chemical compound called capsaicin, which, metaphorically-speaking can exceed the heat capacity of even the hottest volcano on earth. It is also an active component found in other chili pepper varieties. This compound is responsible for giving chili peppers their heat. As this hot pepper variety is extremely fiery, it boosts up the body’s metabolism of fat leading to weight loss. How does it do that? A study shows that cayenne pepper increases enzymes in the liver responsible for burning fat thus decreasing the body’s fat deposits caused by a high-fat diet at the same time, suppressing a person’s honey appetite.
It is also believed that capsaicin can also boost up the body’s ascorbic acid level. Ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C, is essential in most metabolic processes in the body. It burns fat by liquefying it to be able to be flushed out easily from the body.
Then what is the easiest way to take cayenne pepper and have that most desired body? There are over the counter capsules and there are also mixtures that can aid for a quick weight loss. A diet of a simple mixture of water, maple syrup, lemon and cayenne pepper can make a person lose an approximate of twenty pounds within two weeks. Maple syrup acts like honey, a sweetener, for this mixture. The lemon and maple syrup, with almost the same benefits as honey, will serve as the nutrient-providers while in this diet. Several testimonials can be found as to the effect of this hot mixture in weight loss. But of course, as with other food regimen, one must always be educated to the side-effects and must always be prepared emotionally and physically.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 November 2008 )
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