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Need a Mood Boost? The Growing List of Health Benefits Tied to Hot Sauce

Need a Mood Boost? The Growing List of Health B...

Spicy foods, including those seasoned with hot sauce, have been associated with several mood-boosting effects. Here are some verified facts about the potential benefits:

Need a Mood Boost? The Growing List of Health B...

Spicy foods, including those seasoned with hot sauce, have been associated with several mood-boosting effects. Here are some verified facts about the potential benefits:

Noble Prize awarded for helping explain ancient folk medicine

Noble Prize awarded for helping explain ancient...

Capsaicin from hot chili peppers is now used in creams to help topically relieve the pain of arthritis. When capsaicin creams touch your skin, they give off a mild burning...

Noble Prize awarded for helping explain ancient...

Capsaicin from hot chili peppers is now used in creams to help topically relieve the pain of arthritis. When capsaicin creams touch your skin, they give off a mild burning...

National Bloody Mary Day

National Bloody Mary Day

January 1st is National Bloody Mary Day Happy New Year! As the cries ring out just after midnight, you may feel a horrible, sinking sensation that you will not spend...

National Bloody Mary Day

January 1st is National Bloody Mary Day Happy New Year! As the cries ring out just after midnight, you may feel a horrible, sinking sensation that you will not spend...

Mad Dog 357 Plutonium Facts

Mad Dog 357 Plutonium Facts

Five Times When You’ll Need to Know about Plutonium Pepper Extract We know that you think your hot sauce addiction is private – that no one shares your capsaicin predilections....

Mad Dog 357 Plutonium Facts

Five Times When You’ll Need to Know about Plutonium Pepper Extract We know that you think your hot sauce addiction is private – that no one shares your capsaicin predilections....