"Add hot peppers ... to all your food. Hot peppers raise basal body temperature. This increases metabolism and makes you burn fat and burn calories quicker. It also reduces appetite." Kevin Trudeau, More Natural "Cures" Revealed , pg. 205.
Cayenne Pepper has been traditionally used
To aid digestion,
As a warming agent to aid in circulation during times of colds and flu and for sore throats
To stop bleeding from ulcers
Acts as a catalyst for other herbs
Useful for arthritis and rheumatism
Helps to ward off colds, sinus infections and sore throats
Good for the heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, spleen and stomach.