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Cayenne Could Remove the Risk Factors to Heart Disease

 

  

Cayenne pepper is one of the most powerful and beneficial herbs or spices known to mankind.

Cayenne and heart health should be synonymous for anyone with heart disease or cardiovascular issues but sadly it is not.

According to a study done in Thailand in the 1970s, "Cayenne prevents heart attacks and strokes before they happen by lowering the fibrin in your blood, so blood clots can't form" (Quinn, Left for Dead, pg. 28).

Due to the power and might of Big Pharma and their unholy alliance with the United States government, many Americans are simply unaware of natural herbs that can help drammatically improve their heart health.

"If this cayenne pepper and heart health connection is true, then why haven't the masses heard of it?" you may ask.

A fair question. In a word, the answer is -- money.

Literally billions of dollars have been spent on heart disease care and research, not to mention the billions that have been spent by consumers on pharmaceutical drugs fighting cholesterol.

In fact, the number-one-selling drug in the U.S. is Lipitor -- ostensibly sold to reduce cholesterol and by extension heart disease. Capsicum could eliminate all that.

Before discussing the benefits of Capsicum and heart health however, let's consider the result of the billions that have been spent in the name of curing heart disease for if there is one fundamental criterion by which such government and medical institutional spending should be judged it should be by the results.

According to a May 25th, 2006 report by the BBC, heart disease is the biggest killer in the United Kingdom. Across the pond in the United States, it is number one as well.

 

According to the National Heart Foundation, "Coronary heart disease is the single greatest cause of death for both men and women in the US, eclipsing all other causes, including cancer and lung diseases. Every year more than 479,000 Americans die of coronary heart disease."

Moreover, the American Heart Association says that 75 million Americans currently suffer from heart disease and 25% of all Americans are taking expensive drugs as well. (Source: http://www.sott.net/article/242516-Heart-Surgeon-Speaks-Out-On-What-Really-Causes-Heart-Disease, paragraphs 6, 7.)

Moreover, just in the U.S. alone heart disease has an estimated cost of around $300 billion, according to digitalpulsewaveanalyzer.com. That's a gargantuan number to say the least.

Want more proof? In 2012, a study done in China proved that cayenne compounds promoted heart health. The american Chemical Society (ACS) published the study findings of one Zhen-Yu Chen, Ph.D., a professor of Food and Nutritional Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In that study it says, "We concluded that capsaicinoids [cayenne actives] were beneficial in improving a range of factors related to heart and blood vessel health."

Other evidence was uncovered that the inhibition of a gene that produces a compound that forces muscles around blood vessels to constrict. It's known as cyclooxygenase-2. When it's blocked, the heart muscles are better able to relax and widen, thus allowing for more blood to flow when taking capsaicin from cayenne pepper.

Moreover, researchers for the medical journal Open Heart published findings showing the effects of orrally-administered cayenne pepper to rodents. In a paper entitled, "Capsaicin May Have Important Potential for Promoting Vascular and Metabolic Health," researchers found that cayenne pepper stimulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity, which is critically vital for opening up arteries and ensuring blood flow during times of exercise and stress.

What's the end result? The end result of eNOS activity is bettery artery function, reduction inatherosclerosis, and a decrease in angina. It also slowed progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and curbed thickening of the heart, obesity and gastric ulceration, metabolic syndrome and hypertension. As you can undoubedly see, cayenne is a powerhouse, a veritable tour de force in combating heart disease. It is an indisputable fact that the current allopathic (traditional western medicine) approach is not working -- at least in this instance. The unholy collusion between government, pharmaceutical interests and institutional medicine, with its powerful financial influence, pervades nearly every facet of our society.

Homeopathic medicine is not only derided but persecuted and even criminalized while allopathic medicine is deified as the only way to health notwithstanding their lackluster record in actually curing people of disease.

In truth, the joining of the best of allopathic and homeopathic interventions would be ideal. But for that to happen, results would have to be the final arbiter as to an intervention’s effectiveness, not corporate and governmental monetary interests.

Background Info

So, what is cayenne pepper? You probably recognize its name as a potent condiment often used in cooking, but its value lies well beyond its culinary uses. It is an herb that is nothing short of amazing.

It is a stimulant herb that is also known, although obliquely so, as African red pepper, American red pepper, Spanish pepper, capsicum, and bird pepper. The plant from which it is derived is from two related plants actually.

Specifically, the north and south American variety (Capsicum annuum) is distinguished from its African countepart the African birdseye cayenne (Capsicum fastigiatum) although both are highly beneficial to man.

(These are only two of the Capsicum species list but are the ones that have proven therapeutic benefits. There have also been many clinical studies done on these species.)

The African birdseye Capsicum pepper is the most pungent with small, yellowish red pods while the American variety is distinguished with its herb-sized plants and larger fruit or pods.

The food value of Capsicum is known, of course, but its real value is as a medicinal and nutritional herb (or specifically a spice). Its medical uses include using it for wounds, heart disease, heart attacks, heart problems at large, ulcers, congestion, colds, chills, bleeding of the lungs, neuralgia, lumbago, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, high and low blood pressure, indigestion, kidney and related problems, etc. Incidentally, this is by no means a comprehensive list.

Capsicum is a stimulant and as such is an activator, carrier, and accentuator to other herbs as well. It can and should, however, be used by itself. Let’s discuss somecayenne pepper and heart health of those ancillary uses now before we conclude our discussion about its connection to heart health.

Conclusion

If you are concerned about your heart health, or if you are suffering from heart ailments, Capsicum should be a daily staple in your diet. This remarkable medicinal spice is a wonder and can tremendously benefit your health.

Capsicum is one of the greatest health secrets in the world. In fact, the Hunzas of Asia Minor have lived for centuries on a diet of apricots and Capsicum, often living to the age of 150.

Capsicum certainly is a great condiment, used with panache by great cooks and chefs, but its true value lies in its medicinal qualities and the health benefits it gives.

Slowly and surely, its remarkable benefits are gaining awareness by a public becoming increasingly disenchanted by traditional medicine's non-causal approach. Perhaps now you see why Capsicum is a prince among herbs.

If you are interested in picking up organically certified Capsicum, you can get it from a recommended company, which company has a certified quality assurance organic facility rating.

This is important. Grocery store cayenne, for example, is most likely irradiated and will not give you as pronounced and identifiable benefits as other quality Capsicum will.

This rating I refered to, specifically the certified quality assurance rating, is important for many sellers of herbal products don't have this rating.

Needless to say, you can get this fantastic spice many places online but look for those manufacturer's guidelines.

If you are interested in buying high-quality Capsicum from a herbal wholesaler, check out my webpage within this site on what to look for. Or, for a full product price list, go over to this page here.

I hope you enjoyed this cayenne pepper and heart health article.

References

Quinn, Dick. (1992). Left for Dead. Minneapolis, MN: R.F. Quinn, Publishing, Inc.