Naturopath Promotes Scientifically Unsubstantiated Claim That Cayenne Pepper Is ‘The Most Powerful Blood Thinner’
CLAIM Cayenne pepper is the most powerful anticoagulant DETAILS Insufficient support: There is no scientific evidence to support the claim that cayenne pepper is a powerful blood thinner.Faulty reasoning: Anticoagulants work by preventing blood from clotting. Rather, sealing blood vessels to stop bleeding requires blood clotting. Thus, claiming that cayenne pepper can both thin the …