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| 1. CHILI PEPPERS speed up
your body´s ability to recover from colds, sinus
congestion and other respiratory problems. Chili peppers help lower
cholesterol and help prevent dangerous blood clots from
forming. They are also natural painkillers, dulling
unpleasant sensations and replacing them with a feeling
of pleasure. Chili peppers get their hot, spicy taste from the chemical capsaicin. This substance is an ingredient in expectorant medications prescribed for patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Capsaicin seems to work like this: It temporarily irritates the stomach (it is not happen with 1/2Hot rocotosauce), which leads to a shake-up in the lungs and bronchial tubes, opening the breathings tubes, thinning mucus and moving out those things that were clogging up the system. Studies have sown that capsaicin is very effective for clearing stuffed-up sinuses. It also works as a decongestant for people suffering from allergies and the common cold. 2. Blood that thickens and clots too easily poses the danger of heart disease and stroke. (A stroke occurs when a clot blocks the passage of nutrients to the brain.) A daily dose of chili peppers with a meal or a seasoning in yours food leads to a lower rate of clotting and strokes. A study in Thailand, where spicy food is a staple, showed that people who ate noodles with two teaspoons f fresh round capsicum jalapeño peppers once a day had an increased ability to dissolve blood clots. .3 Studies show that pure capsaicin (in dry red peppers, too- like rocoto) lowers blood cholesterol by suppressing the liver production of bad cholesterol. Our ancestors used hot peppers extract as a painkiller. Modern-day researchers have discovered that capsaicin short-circuits the nerves that make us feel pain. Folk healers applied capsaicin directly to toothaches. They also applied it to sore eyes because it reduces pain along with the inflammation that accompanies conjunctivitis, or "red eye". 4. Capsaicin is available in a non-prescription cream called Zostrix, which helps relieve the pain and swelling of common skin rashes, including herpes sores. Scientists believe that capsaicin in ointment form may even be effective in digging deep down into bone joints to relieve arthritis pain. 5. Capsaicin gives you a natural "high". When the chemical sends a signal to kill pain, the brain secretes more than its usual output of endorphin, a natural morphine that blocks pain sensation and induces a pleasurable or euphoric feeling. Some people who regularly eat chili peppers, says psychologist Dr. Paul Rozin, may be addicted to them for these very feelings of pleasure. Researchers at the Oxford Polytechnic Institute discovered that adding three grams of hot chili sauce (1/2hot in our case) plus three grams of ordinary yellow mustard - commonly called ballpark mustard- to a meal can raise a person's metabolic rate by as much as 25 percent. For a 750-calorie meal, that translates to an extra 45 calories burned up over a span of just sit back and let your body work. - How to use: To help keep air passages free of congestion and to prevent and treat colds and chronic bronchitis, eat a hot, spicy meal three times a week. Pulmonary specialist Dr. Irwin Zinost prescribes Tabasco or red-hot chili sauce (1/2hot may be better) to his patients with chronic bronchitis and colds: Sprinkle 20 drops in to a glass of water and gargle. If you are not used to hot stuff, start slowly to build tolerance. If you overdo it and your mouth feels like a four-alarm fire, cool off with yogurt or milk. |