What are the health benefits of hot red peppers?
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Dr. Howard S. Smith answered:Capsaicin appears to reduce levels of substance P, the compound in the body that triggers inflammation and pain impulses from the central nervous system. Eating hot red peppers may burn your tongue, but they can also interrupt the pain perception elsewhere in your body. This may be because capsaicin, the pain-relieving chemical in hot red peppers, is thought to trigger the body to release endorphins, natures own opiates. Red pepper also contains aspirin-like compounds known as salicylates.Capsaicin appears to reduce levels of substance P, the compound in the body that triggers inflammation and pain impulses from the central nervous system. Eating hot red peppers may burn your tongue, but they can also interrupt the pain... More -
Frances Largeman-Roth answered:Hot red peppers have a chemical called capsicum that makes them hot; when we eat them, our bodies respond to that extreme heat by producing endorphins. Watch registered dietician Frances Largeman-Roth discuss the benefits of eating hot peppers.
Hot red peppers have a chemical called capsicum that makes them hot; when we eat them, our bodies respond to that extreme heat by producing endorphins. Watch registered dietician Frances Largeman-Roth discuss the benefits of eating hot... More
