Chili Peppers

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How Hot Peppers May Extend Your Life

Spice can hack your brain by making foods taste saltier.



Is Spicy Food Good for You?

Those who eat spicy foods regularly tend to live longer, but is it cause-and-effect?



Foods That Help Headache and Migraine Relief

Plant-based diets are put to the test for treating migraine headaches.



Lead Contamination in Hot Sauces

Given the lead contamination found in candies containing chili imported from Mexico, 25 hot sauces were tested for heavy metals.



Plants with Aspirin Aspirations

Should the active ingredient in aspirin be considered an essential vitamin?



The Hispanic Paradox: Why Do Latinos Live Longer?

Despite less education on average, a higher poverty rate, and more limited access to health care, U.S. Hispanics tend to live the longest. Why?



Boosting Brown Fat Through Diet

The fat-burning properties of brown adipose tissue can be boosted by cold exposure, certain flavor molecules, and arginine-rich foods.



Cayenne Pepper for Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Chronic Indigestion

Chronic red pepper powder ingestion may be an effective treatment for IBS and chronic dyspepsia (indigestion), both of which can arise from food poisoning.



Hot Sauce in the Nose for Cluster Headaches?

Daily application of capsaicin, the burning component of hot peppers, into the nostril on the affected side of the head of cluster headache sufferers results in an 80% therapeutic response rate.