Health Benefits — hot and spicy

Fact or myth: Eating spicy food leads to hemorrhoids

Fact or myth: Eating spicy food leads to hemorrhoids

If you suffer from hemorrhoids, or what some people call piles, you may be wondering if your diet is to blame.  According to an expert, spicy food isn’t the problem.

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Tips on building your tolerance to spicy foods

Tips on building your tolerance to spicy foods

You may think you like spicy food, but do you have the tolerance to handle the heat? For most of us, it takes some getting used to all the intense flavors. This means building up your tolerance over time, and not just expecting to be able to start at the top of the Scoville Scale right away.

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