Cayenne pepper, although a rough approach, is still a very effective treatment for stomach discomfort. It is effective as an aid for digestive disorders because it stimulates hydrochloric acid production which assists in the breaking down of the food in the stomach as it prepares for entrance the intestines. The majority of the time when it feels as if we have too much acid in our stomach we automatically reach for an antacid. That is the wrong thing to do. Why? Actually your stomach is deficient of hydrochloric acid. The acid forming foods you just ate has tricked your stomach so it does not produce the needed hydrochloric acid necessary to break down the food that is currently in it.
Your body's natural defense to correct this problem is to allow a backwash of alkaline juices from the intestines back into the stomach which purpose is to trigger hydrochloric acid production, this why it appears there is acid indigestion. When you take the antacid, you disrupt the delicate balance which has been started and the food in your stomach is passed into the intestines without the benefit of being acted on by the stomach acids first. The undigested food that was passed into your intestines interferes with the enzymatic action of the intestines which now passes the undigested foods into the bowels tract where it remains and bacterial actions begin. This bacterial action creates gas and without assistance the bowels become stagnant.
Constipation is the first sign of stagnation, followed by greater stagnation which is evidenced by nausea. A quick cleansing of your upper digestive tract is now needed. The herbal solution to correct this situation is lobelia. Lobelia is an effective emetic which induce regurgitation. It will empty the stomach and upper intestinal tract of the stagnation. Once the stomach and upper intestines have been emptied, the lower intestines can be cleared with a mild herbal mixture of wormwood and molasses. This procedure will quickly resolve the gastro intestinal problems and prevent chronic disorders from forming. This gastro intestinal cleanse if administered for a 2 to 3 day period will duplicate the internal cleansing action of a high colonic. All stagnations and toxins will eventually be eliminated through your bowels which is imperative to keep this channel clean and operating efficiently.
Resource: The School of Natural Healing Book by Dr. John R. Christopher
Published by Gerald McLeod
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