Hi Lamby,
I'm sorry, for some reason I didn't see your first post but I'd like to respond to what you said about Cayenne.
"Regarding cayenne. Hmmmmmm. I know this is very beneficial for many things including my diabetes. My problem is that I have never been able to tolerate "hot or spicy" foods. I would like to build up that tolerance. I would welcome any suggestions on this subject. I guess just starting to add things that are "hot" to my foods little by little will help. I really want to get the cayenne from the storefront but will probably wait until I feel ready."
I know exactly what you're saying, I felt the exact same way. If I thought a food had even the tiniest bit of heat or hot I avoided it at all costs LOL. I still do, I have never understood how someone could even taste the food due to the hotness of the spice. To me the spicy hot over rides the taste of the food and I still don't eat spicy hot food.
So I freaked out when Uny recommended I use the Cayenne Tincture #1. My first thought was OMG I can't do this, but the thing was I wanted to heal and that was my main concern which enabled me to overcome my HATE of all things spicy hot LOL. I've read where Uny and others have said its easier to start slow and build up but to me this didn't make sense. Of course we are all different but my thinking was that if I even put a miniscule amount of hot in my mouth what difference would it make if I took the whole recommended dose to begin with. Hot is hot no matter how much you take.
You could liken it to it being a fairly warm day and you're going swimming and you know the water is COLD. Some people will pussyfoot around and little by little go deeper in the water all the while freezing their buns off, you know shaking and chattering teeth ha ha. What I have always done is dive right in and your body immediately acclimates to the cold and you don't feel cold at all after the one second shock. It is the same with the Cayenne Tincture. Don't get me wrong it will make your eyes water and it is hot. The first time I took it I did what I call the Cayenne happy dance all over the kitchen for a few minutes, I'm glad my husband wasn't home to see it cause he would have thought I was crazy LOL.
I didn't time it but I'd say the fire only lasted for 2 to 3 minutes and then started dissipating. I put it in a gulps worth of cold water and just slammed it down followed by another gulp of icy cold water. When you take it 3 or 4 times a day it only takes a couple of days to get used to the fire, then I promise you it won't be bad at all. I have a friend who wanted to try my Cayenne Tincture and like a dummy I gave her the whole bottle. She had it for a week and let me tell you that after a couple of days NOT having my daily x 4 Cayenne I started to feel the difference in my body. I didn't realize just how great it was and how great it was making me feel until I didn't have it anymore. I learned my lesson, I will NEVER be without my Cayenne Tincture for the rest of my life. Its just that GREAT.
Like I said I still don't like spicy hot foods because I like to taste the food not the hot, this might also be the same for you so I don't think adding a little hot to your foods would help you with taking the Cayenne. I promise just jumping right in with the tincture is the best way to go and the fastest way to get used to it. Also you won't be ruining your food with hot LOL.
I wasn't sick when I started taking it but I did have a circulation problem and once I got used to the Cayenne and had to be without it for a week believe me when I say I noticed a big difference in my body. It was like I could actually feel my blood getting thicker or sluggish is the best way I can describe it. Now I've said all of this and I'm being 100% honest with you, this is coming from a girl who had NEVER eaten anything spicy hot, could not tolerate spicy hot food. Cayenne is healing for a multitude of things, in fact I would go so far as to say I think it is the BEST thing a person could have on hand at all times. I think if you would just take that plunge and give it a couple of days you'd never look back and you'd know you're doing a great thing for your body by using Cayenne.
So to bring this very long post to an end LOL, I say the best thing for you to do is NOT think about how much you HATE or can't tolerate spicy hot because the more you dwell on that fact the more FEAR you'll have in taking it. Fear begets more and stronger fear but taking the plunge toward healing will empower you to take more and more steps toward healing your whole body. Read everything you can get your hands on about Cayenne, knowledge is power and knowledge will over ride fear every time!
I've been where you are and felt what you're feeling and I have overcome my fear of HOT and I KNOW you can do it too.
Willow
Ya'll don't know hot until you try Cayenne Tincture #3.
Now that is hot.
Yes I've seen Uny post that but I do believe I've also seen her post that it isn't as effective as the #1. I must be wrong about that thought because I can't find the post where I though she said it and really I would think it might be better than the #1.
Uny, what say you?
Willow
Hi Insight,
I finally found what I was looking for, it was from Uny in reply to one of my posts and it really doesn't apply to the #3 tincture. Sorry I misled everyone, just knew that I had read something about hotter not being as effective.
"You can make a very hot, very effective tincture from dried African Bird Peppers (from M/R) and 100 proof vodka. It WILL be hotter (as the Heat Units in peppers increase as they dry), but even though it's technically 'hotter' it's not quite as effective as the one made with raw peppers. STILL, it'll be hotter and more effective than ANYTHING you can buy commercially. Here's Dr. Schulzes "cayenne tincture method" - and this works for virtually every tincture (if you don't have fresh, use dried)." But I'd still like to hear from Uny what the difference is between the #1, 2, & 3 because maybe the #2 & 3 are more beneficial once you get used to the heat from the #1. I agree no one wants to torture ourselves LOL. Willow
Regarding all the questions in this thread about Cayenne -- here's my thinks n' thoughts...
The first tincture I ever made was "Cayenne" - made with 100% raw habanero peppers. At that time I had no idea that peppers increase in 'heat' when they're dried, so I naturally assumed that raw habbies would make THE hottest, most powerful healing tincture on the market (even hotter than Dr. Schulzes - and everyone knows his is THE hottest available :::grin::: NOT anymore).
At that time, neither of us were what you'd called "experienced" with the daily/consistent usage of cayenne, and I wanted to make sure what we'd made was what I thought it was. So I sent samples to two of THE most knowledgeable, experienced 'cayenne users' I knew (both are "eagle" CZer, and both VERY knowledgeable). The response from both was almost exactly the same (paraphrased):
"This is not the 'hottest' tincture I've ever had, but it has a 'synergy' that's very effective. Although it doesn't 'burn as much', as I sit/stand and listen to and feel what's happening throughout my body, it seems to 'open up' more than it's hotter counterparts"
And now that we're more experienced, we basically agree with this. See *** below
SO, here's what I know:
--Tinctures made with raw Habaneros (or other hot peppers) will never be as "hot" as those made with the equivalent dried peppers. Eating hot peppers that are fresh/raw has always yielded the same results (I'd rather eat a raw habbie than 2 or 3 dried African Bird Peppers...even one little dried African Bird Pepper well chewed can seriously set one's mouth aflame). Yet as I've stated before, the raw Habanero has a HU rating of 250,000-350,000, and a raw African Bird Pepper has a HU of 100,000-150,000.
--The ONLY "cayenne" that Dr. Christopher ever used was that from African Bird Peppers, because at that time, it was the hottest pepper available to him. I've never heard/read of him using them raw, only dried/powdered.
--I have used our Cayenne #1 (now 95% raw habbies, with 1/2 cup of our 'cayenne powder' added...which is 3/4 ABP & 1/4 Habanero...in a gallon jar) ...to both stop bleeding and to stop/prevent a "heart spell" (one which included radiating pain down the arm, another which involved strong heart pain and arrhythmia). *I* know that Cayenne Tincture #1 is effective and hot enough to 'get the job done'...it's the one we use and the one I would reach for in the even of an emergency. However, if I HAD a bottle of Cayenne #2 on my kitchen counter and someone was grasping their heart with a heart attack, I might grab for that instead. It likely depends on if I thought they could 'get it in them'.
--Cayenne #2 is made by filling a jar 1/3-1/2 with dried African Bird Peppers and using 1/2 100 proof vodka and 1/2 Cayenne Tincture #1 as the alcohol. It has the best of both worlds...it has the 'synergy' and other benefits of the tincture made with raw peppers, but the added heat of more dried ABPs.
--*** Cayenne #3 is brutally hot...to most (and several people have said it has a wonderful flavor). I've tried it twice...it's too hot for me (and Rocky)... and is made by filling a jar half to two-thirds of the way with 2/3 - 3/4 of African Bird Peppers (ground) and 1/3 - 1/4 of powdered Habanero powder. *** This tincture seems to 'open the flow' as much as the Cayenne #1, but it also seems to have 'more of something' that I cannot define...like just the benefit of it being so MUCH hotter. It definitely made my face red and brought on a bit of perspiration (which has never happened consistently with the other two). BUT, I'm likely not EVER going to use this tincture consistently, or do 'taste/reaction' tests against the #1 & #2
I'd assume this would test 'scientifically' to be more effective.
What I believe:
--I believe that scientifically, the hotter the pepper/tincture/powder, the more 'effective' it is. But there's a quality of using raw peppers that's not detectable/discernable in a test tube or petri dish...or measurable by anything but through discernment of our body and our 'doctor within'. For some people, that's not 'comfortable assurance' of efficacy...hence the creation of Cayenne #3 (which was also made for folks that just 'like it hot').
--I suppose it's possible to build up a tolerance to the lower HU peppers, but I've never seen Dr. Schulze or Christopher mention anything like that.
-- I don't think that acclimating to the 'burn' means that the cayenne is less effective, in any way.
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"Cayenne" IS an "umbrella term" for any hot pepper. I've never read or heard of only 'true cayennes' being effective...and quite honestly, I've never found the "exact" pepper that could be classified as a "true cayenne". If anybody has evidence that there's one particularly plant that is the ONLY "true cayenne", I'd sure be interested in seeing it.
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2 drops or 2 droppersful of the tincture? Might as well go with the two droppersful! Hot is HOT...and (I love that swimming pool analogy!), one might as well just jump in and NOT torture oneself! BUT, cayenne powder is a different story. Because it takes quite awhile for the powder to exit the stomach and because it has a DIRECT action on peristalsis, more cayenne powder than what one is used to can cause cramping & diarrhea. It won't hurt a thing, but it'll FEEL like it's hurting a lot of things.
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Healthiest of blessings -
Unyquity
Greetings of health, Lamby! :::insert typical "Uny Apology" for the delay here:::
Hi Uny and everyone reading this. I have read all the information you gave me.Good for you, that was a LOT of reading! Some things I have read several times. Yay! Thanks so much for spending your time on me. You're welcome - it's what I do...helping others to heal themselves so we all can "be fruitful & multiply" and change the world - one person at a time!
I have already started with the raw garlic much to the dismay of friends and family. Oh, well. I love garlic so that is not a problem. They'd rather smell garlic than help you in & out of a wheelchair or care for you with end-stage diabetes issues...they'll just have to deal with it :) I also stopped taking the Zocor WOOHOO! Check THIS out...I was just doing a quick search to see if Zocor is fluoridated (many statin drugs are), and I found Zocor is not...BUT I also found that it's not recommended for folks that have diabetes or low thyroid function (or any thyroid abnormality) :::sigh::: --much to the dismay of my doctor. I told her that it is my decision and she seemed to respect that. You've "lucked out"...there are less & less physicians that will continue to treat a person if they don't "comply". And frustratingly, that is soon will become MUCH more apparent...as physicians in hospitals (already) have to prescribe certain drugs/protocols for certain illnesses (and hospitals have to report this data to Medicare). If the hospital has a certain % of physician/patient non-compliance, the hospital will ultimately lose it's funding from Medicare. It matters not ONE iota what the patient wants (or what the doctor feels should be done/prescribed) - the doctors HAVE to do/prescribe it (and of course, if the patient is actually IN the horrorspital, they have very little choice about 'compliance'). I will have to find a doctor to put me on the Armour thyroid medicine. Although I don't like what I have read about Armour either. How 'bout you start weaning off the Synthroid and just heal yourself instead?! It's very possible that with the lack of Zocor you'll see some balancing and normalization real quicklike ::::hopeful grin::::
So, which came first? The thyroid issues (hypo or hyper originally)? Or the diabetes/meds/Zocor and then the Synthroid?
Also, do me/you a favor - look through all these fluoridated drugs (click on each category of drug you know you've taken in the past, then each name to see all the various names), and see if any of them preceded your thyroid issues. Index of Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals
Fluoride plays MAJOR havoc with the thyroid (major!)
I will do the Dr. Christopher's cleanse and mucusless diet in a week when I know I will be able to stay home especially for the cleanse. Should I still take the IF #2 during this process? Yes, it's advisable to ALWAYS take IF#2 (or some bentonite or charcoal) when doing any type of cleanse. Those help to adsorb the toxins that will be released, so they won't stress the organs of neutralization & elimination. And since IF#2 has them both, helps your diarrhea AND cleanses your colon (and the psyllium helps regulate blood sugar), IF#2 is a definite "win win" for you :)
When you say "do the Dr. Christopher cleanse", which one do you mean? There are a LOT of Dr. Christopher "cleanses".
Regarding my bariatric surgery, I did not have a gastric bypass. I had a gastric sleeve. This surgery reduced my stomach size but did not bypass my stomach. Oops, that was I typo/brain slip...I knew a 'sleeve' wasn't the same as a bypass & couldn't be reversed (duh me). I use my stomach and everything else the same way I have in the past. There is no reversal of this procedure. I'm sorry to hear that :( Let's hope that won't turn out to be too much of an obstacle along your healing pathway.
Regarding cayenne. Hmmmmmm. I know this is very beneficial for many things including my diabetes. My problem is that I have never been able to tolerate "hot or spicy" foods. I would like to build up that tolerance. I would welcome any suggestions on this subject. I guess just starting to add things that are "hot" to my foods little by little will help. I really want to get the cayenne from the storefront but will probably wait until I feel ready. Willowley gave you GREAT information :) I've added some info below.
You asked if I have ever had an insulin level test? To my knowledge, no. I imagine this shows how much insulin your pancreas actually makes? Yes. Here's why it's important: there are two different reasons (basically) for high blood sugar - 1) the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin. 2) the pancreas is creating plenty of insulin, but the insulin receptors are damaged/burned out (this is VERY common, but virtually NEVER addressed properly by allopathic medicine). One of THE biggest culprits for burning out insulin receptors are the sugar-free sweetners/poisons . They are 1) excitotoxins (MSG in all it's forms, is also an excitotoxin):
2) then there's just the common 'logic' regarding 'sugar free' anything: when we put ANYthing sweet on our tongue, our pancreas responds immediately, "Here comes SUGAR & NUTRIENTS! I must make/release insulin & enzymes NOW!" But no sugar and no nutrients ever enter the body...BUT the body is flooded with insulin. Very generally, this process of constantly having insulin when it's NOT needed can burn out insulin receptors and cause major lows/dips in blood sugar. (Grrrrrr, just how illogical and dangerous IS modern medicine? They insist all diabetics are 'perfectly okay with anything & everything "sugar free"...but they do NOT give them insulin level tests to even see what they're really dealing with!) . Oh yeah, and when we get that blood sugar dip/low from eating 'sugar free'...our body responds with...??? HUNGER! (Where's all that sugar & the nutrients you tricked me into believing was coming?! I made/released the insulin already - but there's NOTHING to use it on?! FEED ME! FEED ME!). Now our body NEEDS sugar & carbs to make up for all the insulin it made/released which lowered the blood sugar. So we reach for something (anything) to bring our blood sugar back up to baseline...and that body/pancreas damaging roller coaster can go on all day/night - for weeks, months & years on end (and WE beat ourselves up and think we don't have any self control!). Bottom line: you may have NEVER really had diabetes...you may have only been insulin resistant. And since coffee/stimulants artifically raise blood sugar (also resulting in the subsequent dip/drop in blood sugar) - if you ingested lots of coffee & diet sodas/other, it's very LIKELY that you had/have some level of insulin resistance.
I will be ordering the pancreas tincture soon. :)
One thing I did not mention is that I have Pernicious Anemia. I receive a Vitamin B-12 shot every 30 days. That'll likely go away as you restore your body.
Regarding the type of reply I was looking for from you was just a reply. I know you are very busy and was I was just anticipating when you would get back to me. Again, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me and spending the time on addressing my problems. :)
Wow! Thanks Willow. Great Advice. I believe as you do that if you are going to do something, you might as well go all the way. That's what I did when I went vegan. I jumped in with both feet and never looked back!
However, I bought the cayenne powder from Uny not the tincture. Did I make a mistake? I was looking at the cost side of it as I was ordering other things as well. Does the powder have the same benefits as the tincture? Hopefully so. Jumpin' in with both feet is likely the best way to go...EXCEPT with Cayenne Powder! Here's my "Pepper Primer": http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1235663#i
The powder (even if watered down) takes some time for your stomach (and the rest of your intestines) to get used to...taking a lot more than one is accustomed to (of the powder) can result in doubling over in cramps and having some serious "peristaltic action"....not to mention really harsh "ring sting" (you know, the exit burn that happens on the way out :::silly grin:::)
I assume you've been monitoring blood sugar levels - any changes worthy of note?
Get me a list of what all your eating/drinking and what cleansing/healing products you're now using - if you'd like me to 'review & advise' (of course). 'Glad to hear your good report (other post). And be sure to let me know if you've any other questions or concerns :)
Healthiest of blessings -
Unyquity