Both red pepper and black pepper caused significant increases in parietal secretion, pepsin secretion, and potassium loss. Gastric cell exfoliation (as reflected in DNA loss into gastric contents) was increased after red or black pepper administration; the increase after red pepper administration was dose dependent.
L-lysine may work the same way on virus that causes shingles, however UMHS cautions that this remains unproven. Sources. Nutritional medicine specialist Alan R. Gaby, M.D. explains that foods such as turkey, chicken, salmon, tuna, halibut, sardines, cheese, tofu and beans contain relatively high amounts of L-lysine and low amounts of L-arginine.
Everyone needs lysine, though some people benefit from it more than others. Lysine plays a role in growth, as well as the production of the nutrient carnitine. This nutrient converts fatty acids into energy and plays a role in lowering your cholesterol.