All Entries in the "Health Benefits" Category
Chile Peppers and Cholesterol
Naturopaths and herbalists have long known around the many, many different health properties of chile peppers along with other hot peppers. Their list of things these little herbal powerhouses can perform might surprise you! They’re not only perfect for the digestive tract, he or she can help arthritis, reduce inflammation, as they are helpful for powerful heart beat and circulatory system. What’s more, they can help reduce cholesterol.
The Happiness Diet
Women’s Health Magazine
Staying away from processed foods can have a positive effect on more than just your physical well-being.
Chile Peppers, These fruits are made spicy by the fat-soluble molecule called capsaicin. This molecule is absorbed by fat. If you add chili powder to oil and vinegar, the fat in the oil absorbs all of the capsaicin. It’s why a mouthful of guacamole or milk will cool down a burning mouth, while water or beer is unable to put out the fire.
Hot Pepper Extract Can Spell Relief For Chronic Severe
A lot more than 60 million Americans complain of chronic headaches of most varieties, (migraine, cluster, and sinus). While these kinds of headaches may vary using classic symptoms, every one headaches share some common links that may lead to relief for many headache sufferers.
The key is in the manner our bodies transmit headache pain, and the symptoms often shared by all kinds of headaches. For instance, a current study of 30 chronic sinus headache patients showed that 97% did not have sinus severe, but rather had the classic symptoms of migraines. Which means most sinus headache sufferers could possibly be un-diagnosed migraine victims.
Peppers can help fight cancer
The power of the pepper is not only to make foods spicy . According to an article published in the journal Cancer Research, a substance contained in its formula, capsaicin, can be a weapon against prostate cancer.
Chili peppers are the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae.
The discovery is still new, but studies claim that capsaicin might be the basis for a remedy in the fight against cancer. The study was made with genetically engineered mice and human cells that had prostate cancer
Spice up your health Chile offers some surprising benefits
LAS CRUCES — What miracle food can both whet and curb your appetite, deliver mega vitamins, cheer you up, ease aches and pains, clear your sinuses, rev up your metabolism and lots more?
If you know the official New Mexico state vegetable and the answer to our official state question (“red or green?”) you can also identify our milagro cure-all: the chile pepper!
Chiles can deliver a wide range of health benefits, according to New Mexico State University Regents Professor of Horticulture Paul Bosland, director of NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute, and his colleague, Danise Coon.
Canthera: Pepper Plant Part
Oncogene targeting is a frequent strategy in cancer research. In the July 13, 2011 , issue of Nature, scientists reported preclinical successes using a different strategy: by targeting what they termed a non-oncogene co-dependency. “Normal cells become tumor cells through a variety of genetic alterations,” said co-author Anna Mandinova, explaining the co-dependency concept. Most often, those genetic alterations are mutations, though other changes such as insertions and deletions also occur. By the time it starts dividing uncontrollably, a tumor cell has picked up an average of eight to 12 such mutations. Targeted therapies on the market today usually target such oncogenes directly. But the mutated genes are not the only ones whose expression levels change in cancerous cells. A tumor cell undergoes metabolic changes, and is in a hostile environment of low oxygen and nutrients. And “in order to survive these changes,” Mandinova explained, “the cell . . . starts to overexpress or underexpress housekeeping genes.”
Foods to Get You Fit and Beautiful
Eating even one meal that contains capsaicin—the compound that gives hot sauce and chile peppers their heat—not only reduces levels of hunger-causing ghrelin, but also raises GLP-1, an appetite-suppressing hormone, indicates research in the European Journal of Nutrition.
Scientists also found that people who drank capsaicin-spiced tomato juice before each meal over the course of two days ingested 16% fewer calories than those who drank it plain.
Hot Peppers vs Cancer: Tumor cell inhibition with hot pepper extracts
Project Summary – Author Dan Dou USA. In recent years, the field of cancer research has shifted toward natural solutions for treatment and prevention because they have fewer dangerous side effects to the human body. With this is mind, the hypothesis of this experiment was that the level of “hotness,” or capsaicin level, of a [...]
Exploring the Benefits of Chili Pepper
Chili peppers bring a lot more to the table than just spiciness. Capsaicin present in chilies, has many health benefits. Unlike its name, Chili pepper is not a native of Chile but has its origin in Central and South America. Botanically termed Capsicum, they belong to the family Solanaceae which has potato and tomato as [...]
Hot peppers reduce breast cancer cell growth and viability
March 18, 2011 Breast cancer study Nutrition and Cancer, February 2011 Tumor Cell Growth Inhibition Is Correlated With Levels of Capsaicin Present in Hot Peppers A new study has reported that hot peppers reduce breast cancer cell growth and increase cell death without affecting normal breast cells. The study was designed to investigate the relationship [...]
Hot peppers are recommended for breast cancer in moderation
Hot peppers include peppers of many varieties in the genus Capsicum that are characterized by intense heat resulting from their capsaicinoid contents. Examples include cayenne chili peppers, hot chilli peppers, jalapeño peppers, and Sichuan peppers. Also included in this category are hot sauce, chili powder, red pepper flakes and red pepper paste. Not included are [...]
Cayenne isn’t just about the heat.
The pursuit of off-the-chart Scoville units is not my game. In fact, remember Mark Twain’s famous observation about how using the right word makes a difference as dramatic as light from a firefly versus lightning? It also can be applied to cooking. I spoke with Ardie Davis, barbecue expert extraordinaire, author of “25 Essentials: Smoking” [...]
Spicy Foods will Improve your Health
Spicy Foods will Improve your Health BY BRIAN, ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2011 HOT SPICY FOODS AND HEALTH For those of you familiar with the Sichuan or Chongqing regions of China, you will know that the standard cuisine of those areas consist of extremely hot, spicy foods. From my experience, the people of that region seem [...]
Peppers and Your Health
Peppers and Your Health A look at the potential health benefits that peppers may hold. By Annie Stuart WebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Peppers — hot or not — may do more than round out your omelet, spice up your salsa, and make for a colorful stir-fry. They help you get some [...]
A Perk of Our Evolution: Pleasure in Pain of Chilies
A Perk of Our Evolution: Pleasure in Pain of Chilies By JAMES GORMAN Published: September 20, 2010 Late summer is chili harvest time, when the entire state of New Mexico savors the perfume of roasting chilies, and across the country the delightful, painful fruit of plants of the genus Capsicum are being turned into salsa, [...]
Chili spices like cayenne can burn more calories, control the blood sugar and insulin levels and slightly increase the metabolism.
A recent Australian study found out that chili peppers and chili spices like cayenne can burn more calories, control the blood sugar and insulin levels and slightly increase the metabolism. The active ingredient in chili peppers called capsaicin can slightly increase the metabolic rate of the body and burn more calories from a meal. The [...]
Scoville scale a 10 with pepper lovers
By JAN WIESE-FALES Sunday, August 8, 2010 Stars twinkle, earthquakes shake and chili peppers burn, all on their own magnitude scales — astronomical, Richter and Scoville, respectively. The first and the last of these scales were based on human observation. But using a seismograph, Charles Richter developed a system of mathematical measurements for earthquake amplitude [...]
Fighting Fat With Chili Pepper Ingredient:
New Evidence Capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body, according to a new study on the topic. The report, which could lead to new treatments for obesity, appears in ACS’ monthly Journal of Proteome Research. Jong Won [...]
Chili peppers come with blood pressure benefits
For those with high blood pressure, chili peppers might be just what the doctor ordered, according to a study reported in the August issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. While the active ingredient that gives the peppers their heat—a compound known as capsaicin—might set your mouth on fire, it also leads blood vessels [...]
New evidence that chili pepper ingredient fights fat
New evidence that chili pepper ingredient fights fat by bjs on July 21, 2010 Proteomic Analysis for Antiobesity Potential of Capsaicin on White Adipose Tissue in Rats Fed with a High Fat Diet AbstractFull Text HTMLHi-Res PDF[1361 KB]PDF w/ Links[362 KB]Supporting InfoFiguresReferencesJeong In Joo, Dong Hyun Kim, Jung-Won Choi and Jong Won Yun* Department of [...]
Hot sauce – condiment that is good for you
Hot sauce – condiment that is good for you- Boost your health with a squeeze of this and dash of that. Daily dose: a few dashes Eating just one meal that contains capsaicin — the compound that gives hot sauce and chile peppers their heat — not only reduces levels of hunger-causing ghrelin but also [...]
Common spices prevent platelet aggregation 29 times better than aspirin
By: Jean Marc Buffard on June 23, 2010 Spices do a whole lot more than liven up food. New research has found that the active ingredients in several common spices prevent platelet aggregation and blood clot formation up to 29 times better than aspirin, and without the side effects. Scientists in India have done extensive [...]
Chile pepper diet may have merit
Jun. 14, 2010 04:37 PM Sweat Magazine Fad diets come and go (remember the cabbage soup diet?) but here’s one that may have some merit. Researchers in Korea recently found that rats fed capsaicin – the compound that makes chile peppers hot – gained 8% less weight than rats fed the same diet minus the [...]
Weight Loss Advantages Of Capsicum
Posted by valeri on June 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment The European community is truly in need of a healthy weight loss, especially at these times where obesity is the leading epidemic that is sweeping the nation. And with this being at hand, experts have been trying to discover the next big thing in [...]
Try It Out Tuesday – Peppers
Update on last week’s Try It Out Tuesday – Dairy – Try It Out Tuesday – Dairy went pretty well for me, although not as well as Try It Out Tuesday – Eggs, I must admit. I never did get around to making my own yogurt, although I am still contemplating it. I may hold [...]
Hot Sauce and the body
By Iris Rae · May 23, 2010 · 0 Comments · 0 Views Recently, I was speaking with a friend of mine and we got to talking about food and health the good and the bad in today’s world. Well, finally at the end of our conversation he had a request regarding the high amounts [...]
Can Cactus & Peppers Cure The Common Itch?
Studies show Capsaicin, (the natural heat conductor in hot peppers) is highly effective against many chronic skin conditions that cause chronic itching, redness and dry patches. Until recently, no company has found a way to put an effective amount of capsaicin in a cream without making the cream too hot. While the Hotter” creams [...]
Mild Peppers May Help Burn Calories
By April Fulton We’re liberal about piling on the hot chilies in our food, and science suggests there’s even some benefit to the sweating we’re doing when we eat them — it burns calories. But what about those people who just can’t stand the heat? Research presented at the Experimental Biology meeting in Anaheim, California, [...]
Peppers Health Properties
By: Elise Lauren All this time, we have thought that pepper is just a typical ingredient that adds up spice for every culinary dish that we love. Peppers are available throughout the year to add zest to flavorful dishes around the world and health to those brave enough to experience their fiery heat. This is [...]
Substance Similar to Chili Peppers Could Be New Non-Addictive Painkiller
© 2010 Prescription Drug Abuse A substance similar to capsaicin, which gives chili peppers their heat, is generated at the site of pain in the human body. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered how to block these capsaicin-like molecules and created a new class of non-addictive painkillers. [...]
Bhut Jolokia The “Ghost Chili” Health Benefits
http://www.noghtenazar2.info Jakarta, India, due to the spiciness of the narrow mind, better known as Bhut Jolokia pepper. Chile is a great demand rheumatism, and even to treat cancer because it is believed. I treat him the ghost chili? Bhut Jolokia is the current Guinness World Records as the world terpedas chili will be displayed. The [...]
Health Benefits of Eating Spicy Food
Health Benefits of Eating Spicy Food By Bienfaits / avril 3rd, 2010 Spicy Food is enjoyed all over the world because spices add an incredible amount of flavor to food. Cultures all over the world have dishes that excite and stimulate your palate with spices and add heat and flavor to everyday ingredients. But if [...]
Peppers Health Properties
All this time, we have thought that pepper is just a typical ingredient that adds up spice for every culinary dish that we love. Peppers are available throughout the year to add zest to flavorful dishes around the world and health to those brave enough to experience their fiery heat. This is the one ingredient [...]
Chile peppers beat chocolate as aphrodisiac
February 10, 2010 at 1:43 pm by Steve Barnes, senior writer Scientists researching the aphrodisiac effects of food scents and flavors found chocolate overrated — a woman would have to eat 20 percent of her body weight of the sweet stuff to have an effect. Chili peppers proved much more effective. Research also finds that [...]
The Ultimate Feel-Good Drink
The Ultimate Feel-Good Drink A Glass of Chilli Can Brighten the Mood Feb 10, 2010 Helle Hermyan There are few things as effective as hot pepper to cheer you up when you are feeling “down”. Chilli pepper (also called chili, chile, hot pepper, jalapeños, Cayenne pepper, etc.) is renowned for its powerful antioxidant and pain-relieving [...]
Which Herbal Supplements Can You Use To Affect Your Prostate …
Cancer News, Treatment, Prevention Cancer Information Blog. By Robert Franklin 1/31/2010 Your Prostate just like any part of your body needs the proper nourishment to function properly. Unlike other parts of your body though there are some real costs involved in ignoring your prostates health. Natural prostate remedies do exist and can have a profound [...]
Chili pepper is loaded with a broad range of nutritional properties
Copyright © iloveindia.com All Rights Reserved. Chili pepper is loaded with a broad range of nutritional properties, which makes it immensely healthy for the human body. A diet rich in chili pepper can effectively control many body ailments. Chili peppers have been around for ages. For instance, it is amazing to know that in US, [...]
Chili Peppers Health Benefits
Health Benefits – The George Mateljan Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation with no commercial interests, is a new force for change to help make a healthier you and a healthier world. © 2001-2010 The George Mateljan Foundation Fight Inflammation Chili peppers contain a substance called capsaicin, which gives peppers their characteristic pungence, producing mild to intense [...]
Hot Peppers Make Prostate Cancer Cells Die and Taste Buds Come to Life
(NaturalNews) Hot peppers are great for spicing up food. They may be even better for keeping the human body feeling in the spice of life. Capsaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers and the one that turns up the heat. It is a compound useful in nature for preventing pepper plants from being eaten [...]
Hot Peppers Really Do Bring The Heat
Chili peppers can do more than just make you feel hot, reports a study in the August 1 Journal of Biological Chemistry; the active chemical in peppers can directly induce thermogenesis, the process by which cells convert energy into heat. Capsaicin is the chemical in chili peppers that contributes to their spiciness; CPS stimulates a [...]
Pepper ‘kills prostate cancer’
Jalapeno peppers are used to flavour chilli The ingredient which makes jalapeno peppers hot also makes prostate cancer cells commit suicide, a study suggests. Tests showed that capsaicin triggered 80% of the cells to start the process leading to cell death. The US research in the journal Cancer Research also found tumours treated with capsaicin [...]
Capsicum Cures
Capsaicin has been associated with many cures that include lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and warding off strokes and heart attacks, speeding up metabolism, treating colds and fevers, preventing cancer and pain control. Capsaicin is a flavorless, odorless chemical concentrated in the veins of chiles and peppers. The seeds grow next to the veins and [...]
Capsicum Health Benefits
Capsaicin has been associated with many cures that include lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and warding off strokes and heart attacks, speeding up metabolism, treating colds and fevers, preventing cancer and pain control. Capsaicin is a flavorless, odorless chemical concentrated in the veins of chiles and peppers. The seeds grow next to the veins and [...]
Chile Protects Against Aspirin & Ulcers
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. Research has proven [...]
Chili peppers can ease nerve pain
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 cream of topical capsaicin, an active component of chili peppers. Oxford University researchers Sheena Derry and Andrew Moore led the [...]
Ulcer Relief via Spicy Foods
When taken internally, capsaicin stimulates circulation sequentially, from the internal organs to skin surface and subsequently throughout the entire body. When applied externally and once it penetrates the skin, capsaicin increases circulation to the site where it has been applied.Ulcer Capsaicin has been used medicinally for centuries. Hot peppers were one of the first plants [...]
More Health Benifits of Chilies from www.whfoods.org
Chili pepper, dried Like cayenne pepper, red chili peppers are available throughout the year to add zest to flavorful dishes around the world and health to those brave enough to risk their fiery heat. This is the plant that puts fire on your tongue and maybe even a tear in your eye when you eat [...]
Loose weight by eating Hot Sauce?
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has discovered that capsaicin, (the stuff in peppers that makes them hot), when added to breakfast foods or appetizers at lunch, causes people to eat less during meals and for hours afterwards. Thirteen women, who ate breakfast foods spiced with red pepper, ate less than normal [...]
Health benefits of the ingredient we use in our product
Millions of people from many cultures around the world enjoy the flavor and fire of hot foods and sauces. After all, chiles are the second most common spices in the world, followed by salt. Few people, however, realize the many health benefits that chile peppers of every kind offer. A substance called capsaicin causes the [...]
TOMATOES AND THEIR ROLE IN HUMAN HEALTH
Lycopene is a carotenoid that is present in tomatoes, processed tomato products and other fruits. It is one of the most potent antioxidants among dietary carotenoids. Dietary intake of tomatoes and tomato products containing lycopene has been shown to be associated with a decreased risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. The [...]
