Jordan: Hi, I'm Jordan Rubin.
Welcome to Ancient Medicine Today brought to you by draxe.com, the leading natural health
website where food is medicine.
And speaking of food being medicine, we're going to talk about a food that is so powerful.
It's kind of ubiquitous, meaning it's everywhere at every restaurant and every waiter or waitress
says, "Would you like black pepper on that?"
But I bet you didn't know how powerful black pepper is.
Black pepper is the bomb, especially in the form of essential oil.
How can you use these tiny little fruits known as black peppers to transform your health?
We're going to tell you right now.
What does black pepper do for you?
Black pepper aids circulation.
All peppers, spicy peppers, are great for circulation, powerful for the heart.
Black pepper is not just in that little shaker, it does so much more.
Black pepper essential oil is one of my favorites.
Improves digestion.
Black pepper not only improves digestion but it improves the utilization or absorption
or bioavailability of other foods.
In fact, black pepper and its compound piperine, combined with turmeric and other compounds,
helps to improve absorption significantly.
So if you combine black pepper essential oil with other antioxidant-rich foods and beverages,
you're going to be glad you did.
Black pepper helps to soothe aches and pains, this is topically because it brings circulation
to the area.
But it also can be consumed orally, which I do every day in my morning coffee.
It is awesome for respiratory health.
If you're somebody who wants to get more oxygen in, who lives at a high altitude, who wants
to perform at your best, black pepper can help with respiratory health.
Black pepper can also be absolutely good if you're someone who's addicted to nicotine.
Who would have thought black pepper can reduce nicotine cravings, particularly the aroma
of black pepper oil.
And black pepper is a great detoxifier.
Black pepper essential oil is great to be used topically, great to diffuse and internally
to help move things through your system.
Folks I'm telling you, black pepper has been used for centuries.
Black pepper oil is amazing but I bet you don't use it.
If you're somebody who loves essential oils, black pepper is a must.
So share this video with others, click that share button, if you want to tell someone
about a new essential oil that they probably don't use.
Because people love essential oils and they need to know the benefits.
So here's some things you want to know about safety.
For topical use, use a one-to-one dilution with a carrier oil like coconut, olive, avocado
or jojoba.
Black pepper can be pretty strong.
Try a patch test before applying black pepper to a large area of your body, just make sure
that it doesn't cause an adverse reaction because it is very strong.
Black pepper can be an irritant in high doses so make sure to take one drop at a time and
use it with other oils for its powerful benefits.
Folks, I'm Jordan Rubin and we're talking about Ancient Medicine Today.
And this ancient medicine is black pepper essential oil.
And if you're using black pepper oil that is labeled as a dietary supplement and certified
organic, we believe it can aid circulation, we believe it can improve digestion, help
soothe aches and pains, aid respiratory health, reduce cigarette cravings and detoxify the
body.
Black pepper helps to improve metabolism, absorption of other nutrients.
I use black pepper along with turmeric and ginger essential oils in my morning coffee
to provide an energizing, warming benefit that you won't get anywhere else.
If you're somebody who loves golden milk, combination of turmeric and coconut oil or
turmeric and coconut milk, almond milk, turmeric is very, very popular today, curry etc., you
need black pepper to help you absorb the turmeric.
Black pepper essential oil can help you do that and so much more.
So if you're an essential oil lover or you know somebody who wants better circulation,
digestion, less aches and pains, better health in your cardiorespiratory system, quitting
cigarettes and to detoxify the body, make sure to share this information.
And by the way, black pepper essential oil is amazing and so are hundreds of other herbs,
spices, and superfoods.
You can learn all about them right here on the Dr. Axe YouTube channel.
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I'm Jordan Rubin, see you next time.
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