1. Overview

Some of the health benefits of chili are almost unbelievable and its reputation is growing, following medical research. Chili can help kill cancer cells in the prostate, lung, pancreas and can stop a heart attack within 30 seconds.

Chili belongs to capsicum family, and is known as Capsicum annuum. Chili help boost metabolism through the action it has on venous structure.


Contents

1. Overview
2. Health benefits
3. Fight inflammation
4. About natural pain relief
5. Cardiovascular benefits
6. Congested sinuses relieving
7. Stimulates immunity
8. Prevention of gastric ulcers
9. Weight loss

2. Health benefits

There is nothing more amazing than chili effects on the circulatory system. It supplies vital components of the cellular structure of capillaries, veins, arteries and helps balancing blood pressure.

Therefore, chili is one of the best remedies for high blood pressure, cleaning the arteries and helping reduce bad cholesterol or triglycerides. Given that cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer worldwide, chili properties are particularly important.

Chili is beneficial for both the stomach and intestinal tract because it stimulates peristaltic movement of the intestine, helps eliminate feces and helps rebuild tissue in the stomach, facilitating stomach wound healing and intestinal ulcers.

When chili is consumed, it triggers a feeling of warmth throughout the body, therefore it is really one of the best plants recommended in case of frostbite.

Pungent and spicy chili is added to various tasty dishes around the world. Pungency is caused by a high concentration of capsaicin, studied widely for its use in reducing pain effects, cardiovascular benefits and the ability to prevent cancer.

Capsaicin has an essential role in opening and draining congested nasal passages. In addition, with high content of capsaicin, red chili is an excellent source of vitamin A, thanks to its concentration of pro-vitamin A carotenoids, including beta-carotene.

Beta carotene is not only a powerful antioxidant but can be converted in the body into vitamin A, an essential nutrient for the health of all epithelial tissue (which lining all body cavities including the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal and reproductive tract).

Beta-carotene may be helpful in reducing symptoms of asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, antioxidant activity helps prevent free radical damage that can cause atherosclerosis, colon cancer, diabetes and other complications such as nerve damage and heart disease.

3. Fight inflammation

Chili contains capsaicin, which warms the body and is a potent inhibitor of substance P, a neuropeptide associated with inflammatory processes. The more pungent a chili is, the more capsaicin contains.

Currently there are studies on the effects of capsaicin as a treatment for sensory nerve fiber disorders, including pain associated with arthritis, psoriasis and diabetic neuropathy. When animals injected with a substance that cause inflammatory arthritis were fed with food containing capsaicin, the onset of arthritis was delayed and inflammation was reduced significantly.

4. About natural pain relief

The latest studies revealed that capsaicin applied topically is an effective treatment for headaches and those caused by osteoarthritis.

Many studies related to the management of neuropathic pain due to diabetic listed the benefits of local application of capsaicin and its role in alleviating pain associated with this condition.

An extensive study revealed that patients with psoriasis used topical preparations containing either capsaicin or placebo. Those in the first group reported significant improvement in symptoms. The main side effect would be experiencing a burning sensation in the area where the substance was applied.

5. Cardiovascular benefits

Red chili has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol, triglycerides and platelet aggregation, while increasing the body’s ability to dissolve fibrin, a substance that plays an important role in blood clotting.

People who eat plenty of chili have less chance of heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism.

6. Congested sinuses relieving

Capsaicin not only reduces pain intensity, but it also stimulates mucus secretions fluidization in the lungs or nasal passages.

Capsaicin is similar to a compound found in many remedies for cold, with an important role in relieving nasal congestion, being different just the time of action (capsaicin works much faster). A tea of hot chili stimulates mucous discharge from nasal passages, relieving stuffy and congested nose.

7. Stimulates immunity

Bright red chili has a high content of beta-carotene or pro-vitamin A.

Two teaspoons of crushed chilies provides 47% of the daily value of vitamin A, which plays an important role in anti-infection and is essential for healthy epithelial tissues, including the mucous membranes covering the nasal passages, lungs, intestinal tract and the urinary tract. Also, vitamin A is the first line of defense against pathogens.

8. Prevention of gastric ulcers

Chili has an undeserved negative reputation to contribute to stomach ulcers.

Not only that chili do not cause stomach ulcers but it also can help prevent it by killing bacteria which can be ingested while stimulating the cells lining the stomach to secrete protective juices that prevent ulcer formation. In fact, consumption of chili is associated with reducing the risk of gastric ulcers.

9. Weight loss

Heat that is felt by a person after consumption of chili is energy that results from burning calories.

Even red peppers contain substances that contribute to thermogenesis and oxygen consumption even more than 20 minutes after they are eaten.

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