Some like it hot

Weight loss is like the the fountain of youth. Many people look for it. Some succeed, some don’t.

Some subscribe to the Cohen, South Beach and the Atkins diet. Others resort to more complex solutions like liposuction, cryogenesis, body wrap, etc.

But natural is still the best. You don’t need to add anything foreign into your body. You don’t need to spend a single centavo on costly nutrition consultants and/or subscribing to various procedures.

Sweating from inside

Dr. Rey Salinel, familiar to viewers of the TV show “Salamat Dok” as dispenser of sound health advice, has yet another suggestion: cayenne pepper.

“Available ang cayenne pepper (siling labuyo is one of its varieties) as McCormick flavoring. But the percentage is not too much,” he said.

So he is recommending Capsinesis, a natural food supplement with cayenne pepper as its main content.

Salinel recites cayenne pepper’s benefits.

“It makes you sweat from inside. It stimulates saliva production to help digest food. It also suppresses appetite by sending a signal to your brain to desensitize the appetite center.”

Anti-oxidant

He add that cayenne pepper is also an anti-oxidant that fights free radicals and
stimulates the adrenal glands to produce more epinephrine or adrenaline, which speeds up metabolism.”

No wonder celebrity fitness coach Toni Saret swears by cayenne pepper.

Her fitness mantra is “exercise, the proper diet and cayenne pepper.”

“Cayenne pepper builds up heat in your body from the inside. Combined with the right diet and exercise program, it can help burn fat and metabolize energy,” the very fit Toni reveals.

Learning from experience

Toni has experience to back her up. Unbelievable as it seems, Toni tipped the scales at 200 pounds many years back. She was down and out. She hid behind extra large clothes. She huffed and puffed when climbing the stairs.

So she didn’t lose time. She tried a detox program with cayenne pepper as main ingredient.

“I took a mixture of lemon, cayenne pepper, non-iodized salt, water and maple syrup.”

Toni lost seven pounds in just five days.

“When I did my research, I discovered so many wonderful benefits of cayenne pepper, one of which is how it aids in digestion. Cayenne pepper produces gastric juices, including enzymes that help the digestive process.”

Natural sauna

She adds that cayenne pepper is a natural sauna which makes us sweat and release body toxins.

"Staying heathy and strong is the new skinny,” Toni says, head held high.

Looking at her, in her off-shoulder body-hugging red gown and thigh-high slit, you can’t help but murmur, “Yes of oh yes!”