Spicy food is hot and this can be said twice. Their taste is hot and they make the food scrumptious. Different types of spices give food different flavors but that is not the only function that spices have. There is a lot of good that comes with the good taste.
Spicy foods are good for your heart
Hot peppers have been shown to lower heart disease risk by decreasing levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, increasing “good” HDL, and improving circulation. In fact, capsaicin is currently being studied for its ability to treat circulatory problems, hardening of the arteries, and irregular heart rhythm. Hot peppers also contain an impressively long list of antioxidants, including those known to help fend off aging, and fresh or dried hot peppers are a great way to flavor up meals without having to add salt or sugar.
Spicy foods may help stop ulcers
You’ve probably heard the old wives’ tale that hot peppers burn a hole in your stomach or cause ulcers. The truth is hot peppers actually protect against ulcers. That’s because bacteria called H. pylori cause most ulcers, and capsaicin from hot peppers may help to kill those bacteria. One Asian study found that people who ate mostly Chinese food, which contains less capsaicin, had three times the frequency of ulcers compared those who mostly ate much spicier Malay or Indian food.
When you spice things up then you can be sure that your weight will also change. This is because chillies have the ability to boost your metabolism. Turmeric has been known to be against carcinogens.
The compound that gives hot chilies its kick is capsaicin. Speculation over the notion that the sweat you produce after eating spicy food means you are effectively burning calories may have some truth in it. According to “The New York Times”, eating a spicy dish can temporarily boost your metabolism by up to 8 percent. Spicy dishes have more of a chance to leave you satisfied; a Canadian study found that a group of men that had an appetizer with hot sauce consumed 200 fewer calories that peers who didn’t have hot sauce.
Some spicy foods have anti-cancer potential. Turmeric, a peppery-flavored spice native to India, contains the active antioxidant curcumin, which has shown some anti-cancer effects in lab studies. Though small studies have shown positive results, according to the Mayo Clinic, curcumin requires further investigation before being used for cancer treatment. The American Cancer Society suggests that capsaicin may help slow the growth of prostate cancer cells. Further studies on humans are needed and, thus, it is not recommended for treatment at this time.
Apart from the happy song by Pharrell Williams, spices can also make you feel like a room without a roof because they make you happy. If you are pain do not worry because they will help get rid of the same.
It can relieve your pain.
This one gets a bit complicated in terms of the scientific explanation, but to put it simply, capsaicin is able to inhibit certain signals sent from your nerve cells to your brain, deadening any sensation of pain you might be feeling.
This is why capsaicin is often used as an ingredient in pain-relief creams and patches – the burning sensation works to eliminate pain at its source.
It can make you happier.
Eating spicy foods causes your brain to produce ‘happy’ hormones, like serotonin, which makes you better equipped to deal with depression, anxiety, anger, and stress.
This might explain why folks eating super spicy foods always look so happy, even when they’re sweating buckets and crying from the pain!