Hot flavor peppers owe a special ingredient called capsaicin. The more capsaicin contains, that is hotter peppers. In larger amounts of capsaicin burn the lips, tongue and throat and makes you cry. Capsaicin to pepper gives special medicinal properties that make them the healthiest foods in the world.
Regular intake of chilli can serve as an excellent prevention of arthritis. The latest research confirms that chili effectively reduces the pain caused by arthritis, psoriasis and diabetic neuropathy.
It has been shown that hot peppers reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels and prevent blood clots. Cultures that widely applied chili have much lower rates of heart disease, stroke and thrombosis.
Just a couple of chilly daily gives the body an extra dose of vitamin C and A, which are essential in the prevention of infection. But also it is important to mention that capsaicin acts as a real "killer" of cancer cells. After four weeks of therapy capsaicin, in the most of animals were stopped the growth of prostate cancer cells and the tumor size was significantly reduced. For the prevention of prostate cancer, is recommended to take 400 mg of capsaicin three times a week.
For a long time erroneously thought to enter hot food causes stomach ulcers. Today it was confirmed that hot peppers not cause ulcers, but prevent them because they kill harmful bacteria and stimulate the creation of protective coating.
Regular intake of chilli reduces the body's need for insulin secretion that reduces blood sugar levels after meals.
Generally, as soon as the peppers hotter, this is better because there is more medicinal ingredient - capsaicin.
