BENEFITS OF CAPSAICIN

 

What is Capsaicin?  Capsaicin is the colorless pungent crystalline compound found in peppers.  Its the source of the "hot-ness" in hot peppers such as chili, cayenne and jalapeno peppers and the products made from such hot peppers.  We have linked several interesting articles from webMD that all relate to the benefits of capsaicin.  Enjoy the reading and start eating your peppers!



Capsaicin - Topic Overview
What is capsaicin?Capsaicin is the ingredient found in different types of peppers, such as cayenne peppers, that makes the peppers...What is capsaicin? Capsaicin is the ingredient found in different...

Hot Chili Peppers May Relieve Pain
A new hot-chili-pepper-based anesthetic may offer better pain relief during childbirth, surgery, or...in Nature, researchers combined a derivative of the common anesthetic lidocaine with capsaicin,

Increase Your Metabolism -- And Start Losing Fat
Everyone -- no matter how old, overweight, or out of shape -- has the power to increase their metabolism.

Spicy Spin on Treating Prostate Cancer
A natural chemical in hot peppers called capsaicin may become a tool in treating prostate cancer...may become a tool in treating prostate cancer. The chemical is called capsaicin. It puts the kick in...

Fiery Pepper Fatal for Fat Cells?
Capsaicin, the fiery compound in hot red peppers, may make fledging fat cells self-destruct, Taiwanese scientists report.

Chili May Help Tame Insulin Spikes
Spicing up your diet with cayenne chili might lower insulin spikes after meals...aren't exactly sure how chili helped reduce post-meal insulin spikes. They note that capsaicin -- the fiery chemical in...