Health Benefits

By now you’ve probably tried all the tricks out there for losing weight., but what if you could add something to your diet instead of just taking everything away? Sounds easy, right? It gets even better. What if you could add in something you’re already craving and sit back as it does some of the hard work for you? It’s not exactly a magic pill, but it probably feels like one. We’re talking about putting some cayenne pepper in your diet.

The calendar says it’s time to peel off the extra layers and head outside, it’s been a long, long year for most of us. If you’re still not feeling it, there’s a pretty easy way to shed a few extra pounds before the summer season kicks off in full swing. We’re not talking about some crazy fad diet where you give up all the good stuff and starve yourself to drop a few pounds, either. In this case, you use a natural compound, in something we all love, to speed up your metabolism, curb your appetite and start burning calories...

It has been found that chile protects against the side effects of aspirin and chile eaters develop fewer peptic ulcers than those who eat plain foods. Also, rates of stomach cancer are unusually low in countries where chile peppers are part of a regular diet, as capsaicin appears to neutralize some carcinogens.

Millions suffer peripheral pain and other troubling sensations from diseases as varied as diabetes, AIDS, shingles, and arthritis. Now a new review suggests that four out of 10 people could experience some pain relief from the cream of topical capsaicin, an active component of chili peppers.