Health Benefits

You may love the taste of spicy food, and really, who doesn’t? But have you ever wondered why spicy food sometimes makes your nose run? The answer has to do with capsaicin. That’s the compound found naturally in hot peppers that makes them so hot.

There are all kinds of pills and supplements on the market that claim to help with digestion. Sure, you can try one, but before you head to the health food store, you may want to look around your house. There are certain plants that can sometimes do the trick naturally.

It’s hard to pass up the chance to experiment with the hot pepper scale. After all, many of us find ourselves drawn to the heat, as we brave hotter and hotter peppers for their flavor, and sometimes for bragging rights.

You’ve probably heard the importance of eating fruits and veggies Or even about adhering to the old food pyramid we learned about in school, but there’s something out there now called the five-a-day. That’s the theory that people who eat five servings of...