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Cayenne Pepper Could Help Stomach Ulcers
By Robert Palmer
If you suffer from a peptic or duodenal ulcer, the last thing you might consider taking is hot Cayenne Pepper. This goes against everything you've ever heard about what aggravates an ulcer, the facts are that most "spicy" foods do just the opposite. Capsicum (Cayenne Pepper) can reduce pain which serves as a local anesthetic to ulcerated tissue in the stomach and can even help to control bleeding in the stomach.
Some individuals may be bothered by eating "Red Pepper" or spicy foods, these foods do not cause the formation of gastric ulcers in normal people. An interesting note is that people suffering from ulcers usually avoid Cayenne Pepper, in fact those people may actually benefit from its therapeutic action.
Taking Capsicum may significantly reduce the risk of ever developing a peptic ulcer. A Chinese study published in 1995 stated, "Our data supports the hypothesis that the chile used has a protective effect against peptic ulcer disease."1
Another 1995 study found that Capsicum can even protect the stomach lining from aspirin induced ulcers.2 Aspirin can cause stomach ulceration in certain individuals or if taken with too little water or juice. Researchers have concluded after experimenting with human volunteers that the capsaicin content of capsicum has a definite - protective effect on the mucous membranes of the stomach.3 eighteen healthy volunteers with normal gastrointestinal mucosa took chile and water followed by 600 mg of aspirin and water. The study was conducted over a period of four weeks. Endoscopy results showed that taking 20 grams of
Extreme Liminal Spaces, Boynton Beach, Florida edition
Bunny and I found ourselves at the Boynton Beach Mall.
While Bunny shopped at Jock Pennet,
I decided to wander the mall to see what wonderful and delightful stores awaited me there.
Um ? not much.
I would say that,
at best,
50% of the stores were occupied,
with two of the five anchor stores open for business.
It wasn't hard for me to get these pictures without people,
as there weren't many there to begin with.
Yes,
there were some people wandering around,
but I think at most I had to wait maybe a minute or so before the area was clear of anyone.
The only store I found worthwile to actually go into was ?Guides & Angels.?
It's utterly woo-woo,
but the crystal selection was wondeful
(if not a bit overpriced for my tastes).
This was easily the best shop in the entire mall.
I was really curious about this store:
Such an entrance!
I doubt Avis & Budget paid for this architectual detail for their store.
I wonder what was here before?
An arcade or some type?
A Victorian time portal of some sort?
So strange.
But not as strange as what happened as I passed by this:
I swear the first time I passed this I could hear children laughing.
No, really!
I thought I might have triggered a proximity recording or something,
but nope,
the subsequent times I passed this I heard silence.
Or rather,
I didn't hear anything,
as how could one hear silence?
It's silent,
as in ?no sound.?
As in,
this mall is eerily silent.
Except for this haunted kiddie ride with the laughter of ghost children taunting me as I walk by.
And even if Jock Pennet was open,
it was by no means crowded.
Not to mention this oddly placed store display in one corner of the store:
Overall,
it was a rather sad mall,
sadder than if it had simply been closed down entirely.
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What do you call Lego style bricks made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints?
It's not a joke.
Now that any patents that Lego might have had have expired,
there's been an explosion of alternative brick systems to Lego.
And it was from this video from Alyssa Grenfell where I learned that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
have made their own Lego-style bricks called,
and I am not making this up,
Brick 'Em Young.
Words fail me.
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The Brazilian SYN attacks gave up on me?
I'm risking jinxing myself by mentioning this,
but a few days after giving up on blocking the Brazilian SYN attacks,
they just stopped!
It's been at least a week since I've seen them,
so whether Brazil gots it act together,
some botnet got taken down,
or what,
it's been quiet.
Now watch ? minutes after posting this,
the attacks will resume.
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chile before the aspirin definitely demonstrated a protective action on the stomach lining.4 Capsicum has the ability to rebuild stomach tissue.
Capsicum has the ability to bring blood to regions of tissue at a faster rate boosts the assimilation of foods that are consumed with it.5 Several clinical studies support this phenomenon. It has been thought that Capsicum stimulate the release of substances which increase secretions in the stomach and intestines plus can increase an abundance of blood to the stomach and intestines.6 In fact, Capsicum can increases the flow of digestive secretions from the salivary, gastric and intestinal glands.
References:
1 J. Y. Kang, et al. "The effect of chile ingestion of gastrointestinal mucosal proliferation and azoxymethane-induced cancer in the rat." Journal of Gastroenterology-Hepatol. Mar-Apr. 1992: 7 (2): 194-98.
2 K. G. Yeoh, et al. "Chile protects against aspirin-induced gastroduodenal mucosal injury in humans." Dig-Dis-Sci. Mar. 1995: 40 (3): 580-83.
3 Ibid. Article Source: http://www.articlemap.com Darrell Miller, Manager VitaNet Health Foods, 235 Market ave. SW, Hartville OH 44632, Dietary Supplements ... VitaNet Has been in business since 1995, offering supplements and vitamin supplement information to customers for the past 10 Years to help enrich your quality of life.
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![[An empty section of the mall that is otherwise open] This isn't an abandoned mall! It's open to the public! No, really! It is! Visit us! Please?](/2026/04/16/mall1.jpg "This isn't an abandoned mall! It's open to the public! No, really! It is! Visit us! Please?")
![[A section of the mall with actual open stores.] See! We have stores! Some of which are open! You don't have to worry about the crowds!](/2026/04/16/mall2.jpg "See! We have stores! Some of which are open! You don't have to worry about the crowds!")
![[A non-operating carousel] No lights. No lines. No operator. No music. It's just sitting here, unused, and unloved.](/2026/04/16/carousel.jpg "No lights. No lines. No operator. No music. It's just sitting here, unused, and unloved.")
![[The food court at the mall, empty with only a few stores open] Nothing sadder than an empty food court, but the Jamaican food stall smelled wonderful.](/2026/04/16/foodcourt.jpg "Nothing sadder than an empty food court, but the Jamaican food stall smelled wonderful.")
![[The outside of ?Guides & Angels,? a New Age shop] Get your energy cleaned while your Tarot is read! Hope you like the smell of patchouli and sandalwood.](/2026/04/16/woowoo.jpg "Get your energy cleaned while your Tarot is read! Hope you like the smell of patchouli and sandalwood.")
![[Three sizable Amethyst crystals in a wooden tray] Why are angry crystals more expensive than anxiety-ridden ones? And how do you know which ones have anxiety, and which ones are angry about having anxiety? And why would I have a spiritual connection to these?](/2026/04/16/emotional-crystals.jpg "Why are angry crystals more expensive than anxiety-ridden ones? And how do you know which ones have anxiety, and which ones are angry about having anxiety? And why would I have a spiritual connection to these?")
![[A crystal skull] Not one of the THE crystal skulls, just an ordinary crystal skull. I wonder if this one has anxiety, or is it angry? I don't know.](/2026/04/16/crystal-skull.jpg "Not one of the THE crystal skulls, just an ordinary crystal skull. I wonder if this one has anxiety, or is it angry? I don't know.")
![[Three crystal skulls, one covering its mouth with it's bony hands, one covering its eyes, and one covering its ears] Skulls don't have tongues, eyeballs or ears, so why do these skulls feel the need to cover what they don't have? Do skulls even feel? Man do I have questions about this shop.](/2026/04/16/./3skulls.jpg "Skulls don't have tongues, eyeballs or ears, so why do these skulls feel the need to cover what they don't have? Do skulls even feel? Man do I have questions about this shop.")
![[An Avis & Budget car rental store, with an elaborate wood frame around the entrance] Wait! Why does this Avis & Budget car rental store have such an elaborate wood entrance to it? What's the story? Why!](/2026/04/16/not-budget.jpg "Wait! Why does this Avis & Budget car rental store have such an elaborate wood entrance to it? What's the story? Why!")
![[Some themed kiddie-rides, one of a jeep, and one a city bus] Nothing scary here. Nope. Not at all. We aren't ?Five Nights at Freddy's? here. Come aboard! We're expecting you!](/2026/04/16/ghost-child.jpg "Nothing scary here. Nope. Not at all. We aren't ?Five Nights at Freddy's? here. Come aboard! We're expecting you!")
![[Interior of a JC Penny department store] Nothing wrong here, except for the extreme lack of shoppers](/2026/04/16/jcp1.jpg "Nothing wrong here, except for the extreme lack of shoppers")
![[A woman mannequin standing on the floor and three children mannequins standing on a display case] They stand guard over the empty floor space, forever waiting, as they slowly suck your soul ?](/2026/04/16/jcp2.jpg "They stand guard over the empty floor space, forever waiting, as they slowly suck your soul ?")
