Can chili peppers boost your health?

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Not only is a spice used for dishes, chili peppers also bring a lot of health benefits. So how will eating hot peppers be beneficial?

1. Eating hot peppers relieves migraines

The pungent flavor of chili peppers can be unpleasant when smelled too close. But at the same time, this flavor also has the ability to prevent annoying migraines. Therefore, it can be relied on to create a spray of capsaicin essence. At the same time, this essence was also detected in pepper.
Capsaicin in chili peppers will temporarily paralyze three of the brain's three neurotransmitters, unable to transmit information to the central nervous system. This will reduce the pain sensation. This study was tested and 70% of the participants achieved the hypothetical effect.
People who have experienced migraines due to tension or other pain tend to reduce pain after a period of use. At the same time the pain is also less and lighter.

2. Chili helps improve longevity when used regularly

One chili can be used in many dishes. However, for long-term storage, dried chili is the best choice. There are some studies that analyzed between dried and fresh chili peppers, showing that if kept using them for 20 years, the risk of death will be reduced by 13%. However, the mechanism that causes chili peppers to prolong life has not been discovered.
In addition, chili is also a nutrient-rich food spice that can fight inflammation and prevent bacteria from entering. At the same time with overweight obese patients, this is a useful dish to burn excess fat in the body.

3. Eating hot peppers can also reduce a runny nose

Allergic rhinitis or any manifestation of a disease related to the nose causes certain inconveniences to the patient. Therefore, finding an effective treatment is always the responsibility of pharmacologists.
Capsaicin can be used as an essence to help relieve allergies or sneezing effectively for the nose. When you first use it, you will encounter a little bit of difficulty even getting used to it. However, when the effect of this essence is promoted, the body will gradually regain the balance and make you less nose problems.

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Ăn ớt cay có thể giảm chứng sổ mũi

4. Chili helps the body metabolism faster

When eating too many chili peppers, the body will become hot. May lead to internal heat or heat. This is not a good sign, but it is useful for people with excess energy.
At the same time, the secreted capsaicin also helps fat-burning cells convert energy to balance the body. As a result, nutrients are promoted faster metabolism. Eating hot peppers is also an effective way to stimulate the taste buds.
According to research, there is no basis to conclude that eating chili will lose weight. But maintaining or limiting weight that doesn't exceed body mass index is possible. Therefore, there have been more analyzes to draw conclusions for this use.

5. Limit emitting pain signals from the brain

Capsaicin is hot and numbing, so the central nervous system affected by this substance will temporarily paralyze. Pain will be reported back to hot. Because the signal is changed, the body will forget the pain and only remember the hot feeling when eating hot peppers.

6. Anti-inflammatory and limit joint pain

Capsaicin has been extensively researched to be used as a topical cream for the treatment of osteoarthritis. At the same time, some are also used in heating patches to effectively relieve pain.
According to research, half of the discomfort caused by aches and pains will be reduced. Especially those syndromes of arthritis, myalgia or fibrosis. According to some other studies, capsaicin essence works better when combined with certain other pain relievers. To improve the use of the patient, it is recommended to maintain the cream regularly.

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Ăn ớt cay giúp chống viêm và hạn chế đau nhức xương khớp

7. Does eating chili affect the risk of cancer?

When the components of chili peppers and chili leaves were extracted, capsaicin has been shown to have the ability to fight more than 40 types of cancer. These include colon cancer, internal organ cancer, pancreatic cancer, and leukemia.
It is thanks to the pungent taste that chili makes it difficult for cancer cells to grow and at the same time transforms some disease-causing cells. However, there are some studies that argue that capsaicin is the cause of cancer cell growth. Therefore, this issue has not yet been definitively concluded.

8. Thanks to the heat, chili can prolong the decomposition time of food

Hot peppers are considered as a natural antibacterial agent that is more friendly to the body than any pharmacological antibiotic. They can make it difficult for bacteria to get in and break down food.
Based on this feature, canned dishes are often added chili. Or use extracts to preserve food to prevent spoilage or prolong shelf life.

9. Chili provides many essential nutrients for the body

Chili is a spice that enhances the taste of dishes. At the same time, when eating, the body also receives more vitamin C than citrus. Plus you also get vitamins A, E and B. Some other studies suggest that antioxidants have a similar mechanism of action to protect cells and reduce inflammation as capsaicin in chili peppers.
Chili fruit is not only diverse in name but also rich in processing methods. Not only as a spice, but also as a decoration for the dishes to make them more attractive. Although there are many benefits surrounding chili peppers, it is not advisable to eat hot peppers too much to avoid hot flashes or damage due to the hotness of chili peppers.
The best to minimize the risk of disease and maintain a good health, you should actively follow a scientific lifestyle and healthy diet. If you have any questions, you can send them to Vinmec International General Hospital to be answered by experts and qualified doctors.

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Reference source: .webmd.com
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