Sunday, September 4, 2011

what are the health benefits of eating alot of spicy food

what are the health benefits of eating alot of spicy food?
I eat alot of spicy food... and i barely break a sweat! earlier i made a quesadilla and put 12 red peppers inside of it...sprinkled a bunch of cayanne pepper powder and put habanero slices in it...i didnt even grab for a cup of water hahaha ' i think i read somewhere that eating spicy foods speeds up metabolism and helps someone live longer...are these true? if so what other health benefits are there?
Diet & Fitness - 4 Answers
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1 :
I don't know about the just spicy food, as a flavor, but a lot of spicy foods contain a lot of vitamin C.
2 :
it's reported to improve blood flow as well, which can have all over benefits from stopping heart attacks to making you think faster.
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Peppers contain tons of vitamin C, maybe that's why they are considered to be very healthy and may make you 'live longer.' I can eat a teaspoon full of wasabi without crying... but there is a way to do that hehe. I love spicy food too... but you have to be careful if you have ulcers or hyper acidity.
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That's an excellent question :) The medicinal benefits have been studied for years. Foods with high levels of capsaicin help with digestion and you will be left with a squeaky clean bowel. As for longevity, studies show that spicy-food-eating people tend to live 17% longer on average

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