← The FormularyDrive & vitalityCayenne
Also known as Capsicum annuum / capsaicinThe heat is the mechanism.
Cayenne is one of the few ingredients in this blend with a real mechanism you can feel, which is exactly why it gets oversold. Capsaicin measurably nudges energy expenditure and appetite in trials — the effect is consistent and the effect size is small, and it will not do anything a person would notice on a scale. In a vitality blend it is present as a traditional circulatory stimulant and as the thing that makes a formula feel like it is doing something. That last part is honest too, and worth naming.
Dried and ground chilli pepper, standardised on capsaicin — the compound responsible for heat.
Capsaicin binds TRPV1, the receptor that reports heat and irritation. The body reads the signal as heat and responds — briefly raising energy expenditure and altering blood flow. That is a genuine physiological effect, and it is also, at supplement amounts, a small one.
Contributes a mild thermogenic effect and is used traditionally as a circulatory stimulant.
Anyone who tolerates chilli. People with reflux or a sensitive stomach will notice it, and not pleasantly.
Daily inside PRIME's blend, with food — never on an empty stomach.
Warmth, sometimes. The metabolic effect is measurable in a laboratory and invisible in a life.
Grade B for capsaicin's thermogenic and appetite effects, which are consistent across trials and small in magnitude, and for topical capsaicin in pain. No specific evidence for a vitality or libido role; that use is traditional.
Read the labelCan irritate the stomach, and worsen reflux. Speak to a doctor first if you take blood thinners or have an ulcer. Not a weight-loss treatment.
Evidence grades describe how well an ingredient is studied — A well-supported, C emerging — not a promise of results. Educational, not medical advice. Doses are typical ranges; follow the label on the product.