Health Benefits — healthy choice

You probably enjoy them for their spicy hot flavor, but did you know hot peppers are good for you? Thanks to some of the vitamins and minerals, peppers are a healthy choice that also help liven up any snack or meal.

Could the answer to fighting obesity be found in a chili pepper derivative? That’s what scientists want to know. A team of researchers in Wyoming found some positive results in battling obesity by using an oral form of capsaicin.

If you’re trying to lose weight fast, you don’t have to rely on crazy gimmicks. Most of the time you’ll probably end up just regaining the weight when you go back to your old habits. Instead, think about making some real changes to your lifestyle. It’s possible to lose weight quickly and safely, but it starts with choosing the right foods. That includes getting more spicy food in your diet. It’s thought capsaicin, the compound found naturally in hot peppers, may help increase the release of stress hormones, like adrenaline. In turn, it can speed up the burning of calories....

If you eat a lot of chili peppers you may be on the track to better health. Not only do they taste great, but they may also help boost your heart. The American Heart Association recently announced people who regularly consume chili peppers are 26-percent less likely to die from heart disease.