Health benefits of hot peppers

There are many health Benefits of Hot Chili Peppers. The properties of Chili peppers are the reasons why it is beneficial to our health.

The potent chemical found in Chile peppers is called capsaicin. This substance can both survive cooking and freezing processes.

The smaller the chili, they have larger amount of seeds and veins and these are the parts that contain up to 80% of the capsaicin in chili.

Capsaicin triggers the brain to kick out flood of endorphins, those natural pain killers that promote a sense of well being and stimulation.

The best antidote to combat the fire of chilis is dairy products such as milk, yogurt, or even ice cream.

Starchy foods like white bread, mashed potato or cooked white rice also have a neutralizing effect on the natural alkaloids of capsaicin.

Alcoholic beverages (as a haram food) are just about the worst thing to drink when consuming chili because they tend to increase the absorption rate of capsaicin within the body.

Here is another health benefit of Chili peppers to our body. Red Chili pepper gives amazing relief to rheumatoid arthritis.

Cayenne pepper brings down blood sugar levels, lowers cholesterol, prevents blood clots, halts bleeding quickly, knocks out cold and flu miseries.

It also reduces risk of heart diseases and tuberculosis. In addition it is an ulcer healer.

The internal consumption of capsicum stimulates the gut's mucosal cells which release more slimy mucous that neatly coats the intestines, including sores and bleeding ulcers.

It also keeps your toes warm in winter. Sprinkle cayenne pepper in your socks to keep your toes warm. It is also a sure cure for drowsiness by nibbling homemade cookies with dried chili added to the recipe.

You can make salve for sprain and bruises by adding ground hot peppers to the melted Vaseline, which is then mixed well and cooked until it congeals.

This ointment is applied once daily or once every 2 weeks directly to the injured area.

And additional bonus, chili pepper as they say, help you to stay trim and not gain weight if you have in your cabinet kitchen a collection of small bottles of different hot sauces, ready to use with your food.

Experts say one should not too much of pepper in order to prevent it’s over dosage and possible health problems such as itching and palpitation.