Cayenne Pepper Diet Supplement and Weight Loss

What does a common spice got to do with weight loss? If you believe reports that it’s the newest all-natural diet supplement to help shed those extra pounds, then it’s time you get to know cayenne pepper.

The cayenne pepper diet supplement is also called the Master Cleanse Diet, due to its purported capability of flushing toxins out of the body. Combined with other ingredients, it supposedly helped Beyonce Knowles lose 20 lbs. in just two weeks.

The cayenne pepper diet supplement is made with water, maple syrup, lime or lemon juice and of course, cayenne pepper. The diet was invented by Stanley Burroughs, who wrote about it in his 1976 book, ‘The Master Cleanser’. When it first came out, this diet was supposed to detoxify the body and treat ulcers. It resurfaced as a weight loss solution in 2004, thanks to Peter Glickman’s book.

So will it really help detoxify your body and help you lose weight?
The caloric content of one glass is approximately 100 calories. If you take about six to ten glasses a day, that will come down to just 600 to 1,000 calories. Considering that an average person needs at least 2,000 calories a day, you certainly will be feeding yourself way less than your body requires.

This diet involves fasting, which means you’ll be starving a lot. You will lose fat because the body will need to feed itself. For somebody who is healthy, one or two days of not eating might not be too bad, but if it lasts longer than that, the body begins to break down the muscles for more food.

Is it for you? If you want to lose weight fast and temporarily, the cayenne pepper diet supplement will work well, provided you are well aware of the risk. But don’t bother with the detoxifying feature of this diet because your body is naturally equipped to do this without help.

via Healthy Weight Forum and Lemon Detox

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