There is a case of a 41 man who was otherwise healthy in all respects who suffered an acute myocardial infarction while taking cayenne pepper pills daily as part of a weight loss program. Another of a 25 year old male, also otherwise healthy who experienced the same. And still a third, which to me seems far less credible, who experienced the same after using a capsaicin patch. All of these were reported on Pub Med. Still another other factors to consider before administering cayenne for all heart conditions were those that unfortunately Dr. Christopher and his 1000’s of followers who advocate cayenne for all acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders is whether the patient is taking various heart medications especially blood thinners for which cayenne with its blood thinning properties may be contraindicated or at least should be carefully monitored. Finally taking any strong spicy herb in close conjunction with any herb or drug causes the effects of the drug to amplify, go deeper and last longer. While this is an excellent principle when creating an herbal formula to which a little cayenne is added, it could be a serious problem if one is taking a dose specific drug with a narrow margin of safety. Again none of these should mean that one should be overly cautious or worried about using this powerful herb. Indeed, it is unlikely that any government agency could limit our access to hot salsa or Tabasco sauce but when specifically used as treatment an informed herbalist should be aware of the energetic properties of cayenne. From an Ayurvedic energetic perspective cayenne is more likely to be beneficial if someone has a kapha or vata condition while in TCM, anyone with excess signs of stagnation, dampness or phlegm. I prefer to either take Solaray’s Cool cayenne which is buffered with cooling, demulcent herbs or to mix it with olive oil which its yin-soothing properties that will offset some of the more irritating effects of cayenne. One may ask, how is cayenne with its heating properties effective for relieving pruritus, psoriasis, rheumatic pains, sore throat, headache, stomach pains, and so many other inflammatory and infections conditions including stomach and Gi tract ulcers? Did you ever hear of fighting fire with fire? The method it to burn off the unwanted toxins and substances that would feed the inflammation so the body can heal itself. Again, this method is effective for all except those with
There is a case of a 41 man who was otherwise healthy in all respects who suffered an acute myocardial infarction while taking cayenne pepper pills daily as part of a weight loss program. Another of a 25 year old male, also otherwise healthy who experienced the same. And still a third, which to me seems far less credible, who experienced the same after using a capsaicin patch. All of these were reported on Pub Med. Still another other factors to consider before administering cayenne for all heart conditions were those that unfortunately Dr. Christopher and his 1000’s of followers who advocate cayenne for all acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders is whether the patient is taking various heart medications especially blood thinners for which cayenne with its blood thinning properties may be contraindicated or at least should be carefully monitored. Finally taking any strong spicy herb in close conjunction with any herb or drug causes the effects of the drug to amplify, go deeper and last longer. While this is an excellent principle when creating an herbal formula to which a little cayenne is added, it could be a serious problem if one is taking a dose specific drug with a narrow margin of safety. Again none of these should mean that one should be overly cautious or worried about using this powerful herb. Indeed, it is unlikely that any government agency could limit our access to hot salsa or Tabasco sauce but when specifically used as treatment an informed herbalist should be aware of the energetic properties of cayenne. From an Ayurvedic energetic perspective cayenne is more likely to be beneficial if someone has a kapha or vata condition while in TCM, anyone with excess signs of stagnation, dampness or phlegm. I prefer to either take Solaray’s Cool cayenne which is buffered with cooling, demulcent herbs or to mix it with olive oil which its yin-soothing properties that will offset some of the more irritating effects of cayenne. One may ask, how is cayenne with its heating properties effective for relieving pruritus, psoriasis, rheumatic pains, sore throat, headache, stomach pains, and so many other inflammatory and infections conditions including stomach and Gi tract ulcers? Did you ever hear of fighting fire with fire? The method it to burn off the unwanted toxins and substances that would feed the inflammation so the body can heal itself. Again, this method is effective for all except those with
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