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Did any of you see the talk show where Dr. Phils' wife came on stage carrying a tray with a glass of water, olive oil, fresh lemon , cayenne pepper. I believe that was all.

She told the host that she religiously drank this every night. Warm water, 2 tbs olive oil, squeeze 1 tab lemon and "did not give proportions of cayenne pepper". That it detoxified the liver.

Please correct me if I have any of this wrong..just the way I remember it.

(Do any of you have trouble with the spell check. I had to pull the dictionary on "Proportions" as the spell check said it was O'K with propropation". I have caught other errors before...How do you fix it???

needingu wrote:She told the host that she religiously drank this every night. Warm water, 2 tbs olive oil, squeeze 1 tab lemon and "did not give proportions of cayenne pepper". That it detoxified the liver.

Please correct me if I have any of this wrong..just the way I remember it.

A quick web search reveals that Dr Phil's wife is Robin McGraw and it was the Rachel Ray show she appeared on. Her website lists the detox ingredients as follows:
DETOX DRINK:
2 TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL
A DASH OF CAYENNE PEPPER
JUICE OF HALF A LEMON
ADD TO A CUP OF WARM WATER BEFORE BED

Here's the link: http://theglamourouslife.com/articles/r ... -tips.html

Regards,
Bill

I've had pretty bad GERD in the past, and I did read on one forum about this guy who took a concoction of cayenne pepper and some other things, and his GERD went away. Its hard to believe, considering how sensitive people with GERD can be to spicy foods, but he swore to it. Fortunately, mine went away without trying the pepper.......but maybe it would be good for my IBS??

I discovered cayenne pepper as a stomach remedy over 30 years ago (in my more holistic days).....It "cured" a stomach ulcer in about 3-4 weeks.
Doctor couldn't believe it (he was one of those stuffed shirt typical medical doctors of the time that had all the answers and holistic remedies were just hooey.....Showed him!!!).....
I took 2 capsules twice a day (morning and evening).
It's also supposed to help with circulation as well as having other benefits.....

I love hot foods and put Tapatio or Chulula on just about anything edible.....Tabasco in macaroni salad...yummy.....
Been on Prilosec for years!!

Liam - you're probably not getting enough!!!!

cheers
goose

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NightHawkeye wrote:I've been taking a teaspoonful in a glass of water twice a day.

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Any idea about the most effective timing? Before/after/between meals?

Does it burn your stomach? I mean does it feel really hot?

Anonymous wrote:Does it burn your stomach? I mean does it feel really hot?

I take it in capsule form, and I don't feel anything, including gerd.

rooster wrote:Any idea about the most effective timing? Before/after/between meals?

Rooster, I generally take it before meals. If I take it after meals then I have to follow it with more food to cool down my mouth. No distress in the stomach though.

I also find it improves appetite. My wife no longer tells me I need to put on weight. Maybe it's working too well.

Regards,
Bill

Taking it in capsules I didn't notice any spicy effects at all....maybe a warm "glow" for about 5 minutes, but....it was a lot of brain cells ago.....

Perhaps with my GERD I should try it again!!!! Couldn't hurt, and it's a whole lot cheaper than Prilosec!!!!

cheers
goose

Man, just THINKING about taking Cayenne pepper makes my stomach hurt. However, there is apparently sound scientific evidence for what the O.P. claims. Here are the citations:

Yeoh KG, Kang JY, Yap I, et al. Chili protects against aspirin-induced gastroduodenal mucosal injury in humans. Dig Dis Sci. 1995;40:580-583.

Abdel Salam OM, Moszik G, Szolcsanyi J. Studies on the effect of intragastric capsaicin on gastric ulcer and on the prostacyclin-induced cytoprotection in rats. Pharmacol Res. 1995;32:209-215.

Holzer P, Pabst MA, Lippe IT. Intragastric capsaicin protects against aspirin-induced lesion formation and bleeding in the rat gastric mucosa. Gastroenterology. 1989;96:1425-1433.

Rodriguez-Stanley S, Collings KL, Robinson M, et al. The effects of capsaicin on reflux, gastric emptying and dyspepsia. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2000;14:129-134.

Bortolotti M, Coccia G, Grossi G, et al. The treatment of functional dyspepsia with red pepper. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2002;16:1075-1082.

Who knew?

Min

I have always had a warm spot for spicey food. I had some fired-up organic blue corn nachos the other day ... not that bad going in but I notice they always come out much hotter the next morning

I must admit, that I don't think I have ever experienced GERD ... so maybe the capsaicin works?

DreamStalker wrote:I have always had a warm spot for spicey food. I had some fired-up organic blue corn nachos the other day ... not that bad going in but I notice they always come out much hotter the next morning

Maybe that's what they mean by burns twice. .

Personally, I haven't experienced that at all. My digestive system was overly sensitive for years, until I started taking the Cayenne Pepper. Cayenne is hot on the intake, but after that it's just cool. .

Regards,
Bill

Speaking of "burning twice", have you ever taken peppermint capsules? YOUSER!
I wonder if they've done any research on if people who eat cayenne pepper in their foods on a regular basis (would that be Mexican cuisine??), if perhaps they're GERD rates are low??
Ginger root capsules burn like the dickens too.
I'm going to look for Cayenne capsules the next time I'm out.

goose wrote:Liam - you're probably not getting enough!!!!

What guy would disagree with that?

Liam, not sure how that relates to cayenne pepper.

Liam -- had that same thought as I submitted it, but I wasn't going to change it......

Hey Roberto, you might try a Popsicle suppository with the "fired up nachos"....or as Cheech Marin said in one of those movies....."Come on Ice Cream".......

My wife thinks I'm crazy (well for other reasons too, but....), but I put a lot of cayenne pepper and paprika on cottage cheese (among other things)......

cheers
goose