What you purchased is only about 20HU. It will work, but you could do better. I used the McCormick stuff for a day or two. Then I got some organic cayenne from the Health Food Store. It was only 30-50HU (I think), and it was organic. The main thing I noticed was that it tasted SOOOO much better - and it didn't seem a bit hotter. It was so much easier to drink than the cheepo McCormick stuff. I was surprised to find that it wasn't really that much more expensive either.
I'm getting geared up to start another MC right now. This time I am going to order some organic 90HU. If anyone has a source for that that they would recommend - feel free to post it for me. I do appreciate it.
Thanks,
Roberta
I'm sorry. I thought I did answer. I said "it will work, but you could do better" - You're right - it wasn't enough of an answer after all. It certainly didn't express my enthusiasm for cayenne...
When I switched to the organic stuff (30-50HU), it not only tasted better - it also gave me a ton of energy and my eliminations increased. My energy level was through the roof and I felt fantastic. I actually became a cayenne freak. I love the stuff. That's why I'm going to be getting some 90HU organic cayenne for the MC I'm preparing to start.
Cayenne is really important to the cleanse, you really should not skimp on it. If you are able to get better quality stuff, it just makes sense to do it. Why go ten days or more cleansing your system with less than the best?
Maybe Zoe will post her extremely informative cayenne page?
Cheers! ~ Roberta ~
It's real unlikely that I'm gonna be going into Atlanta anytime soon. The lake level is up alot from what it was at this time last year and most of my spare time is gonna be spent playin' on or in it.
I will check out your art when I get down that way again. I just don't get down that way very often. I live in Cumming and work in Duluth. Usually Duluth is about as far South as I get. I do appreciate the info though.
So close but then again... so far away...
Roberta
In the instance that Whole Foods is still out of stock on the organic cayenne, I started looking around on Vitamin Shoppe's website, since I can think of any other health food stores close by. They have the capsules, which I know are not good to use, but what about opening them up and just using the powder? They have some cayenne caps that have a pretty high HU. I see that they also have it in liquid form, and was wondering if anyone used that. I would imagine the measuring would be hard to nail down though, and I'm not sure what kind of processing would have to take place. Just trying to find a better alternative to my McCormick's, as it's too late to order something off the web.
Thanks!
I have heard of people using the cayenne caps by opening them and putting the powder directly into the lemonade. I think I also heard that the capsules are just about 1/10 teaspoon. As far as using the tincture/extact in your lemonade goes, that's not gonna work. I have the ground stuff and the extract. I use the ground cayenne in the lemonade. I use about 1/4 teaspoon (maybe more) per drink.
I use the cayenne extract in plain water. I put anywhere between 5-15 drops in a glass of water and chug it down. It gives me tons of energy. It also makes me want to drink more water, so I find it's not hard to get half my weight in ounces of water in each day.
Roberta