Chili pepper contains an impressive list of plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties. They are also good in other antioxidants like vitamin A, and flavonoids. These antioxidant substances help to protect the body from harmful effects of free radicals generated during stress and diseases conditions. Potassium, manganese, iron, and magnesium are good amounts of minerals that can be found in Chilies. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
Chili peppers are knows as natural pain relief. Capsaicin is being studied as an effective treatment for sensory nerve fiber disorders, including pain associated with arthritis and diabetic neuropathy. When animals injected with a substance that causes inflammatory arthritis were fed a diet that contained capsaicin, they had delayed onset of arthritis, and also significantly reduced paw inflammation. It is now a recognized treatment option for osteoarthritis pain. Chili peppers also help us with our congestion. Capsaicin not only reduces pain, but its peppery heat also stimulates secretions that help clear mucus from your stuffed up nose or congested lungs.
So what are the other health benefits of chili peppers? Chili peppers increased protection from bacterial and viral infections. It also helps to increase the immune function. Chili peppers also help reduce cancer risk, it protect against heart disease, alleviation of hypertension, protects a person from having Alzheimer’s disease, reduced frequency of migraine headaches and helps prevent stroke. Believe it or not, chili peppers also a slow aging pepper.
The capsaicin in peppers acts as a vasodilator, helping to increase blood flow to all parts of the body and lower blood pressure. Capsaicin also aids in alcohol metabolism, and is