health benefits of spicy foods - include weight loss - by Mike

Health Benefits Of Spicy Foods

Health benefits of spicy foods include weight loss, lower blood pressure, reduced blood clotting and fewer symptoms of arthritis, surgery pain, impotence and Alzheimer's. These are some of the conditions and diseases being studied in relationship to the consumption of spicy foods containing wasabi, chili, turmeric, ginger and cayenne; the news looks very promising.

If you are looking where to eat spicy foods in Las Vegas, check out our reference page on best spicy restaurants in Vegas. Not only will you see top name restaurants, as every chef in Vegas gets into the spicy food game, but you will find out about deals, little known restaurants, our favorite spicy restaurants and what dishes we recommend when you get there. You can learn about quesosakatenango chili peppers from Homer Simpson.

Capsaicin is the key ingredient in chili peppers, and one of its benefits raises your metabolism, which translates into weight loss for us. Capsaicin also comes in a cream and is used to treat things like shingles, back pain, strains, arthritis, even muscle soreness. This chili ingredient is even being studied as a treatment for diabetes, and severe nerve pain relief.

Boomers also sense the health benefits of spicy foods. Boomers, those Americans born between 1946 and 1964, prefer foods with hot spices that make the taste bold and more flavorful. Since there are 80 million boomers, the food marketplace has responded. That's why you see every kind of spicy food including peanuts, chocolates and jams and every kind of spicy dish in restaurants. Even McDonalds serves a Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap.

I am a victim of the trend myself. I eat chocolate bars with names like Red Fire, Black Cat, and Creole. I buy them at "Vosges" in "Caesar's Forum". I eat them at the Vosges chocolate bar. They are expensive and they have ingredients like Indian green cardamom. They make "great gifts" and "unique gifts" since they are not easy to find. I never leave Caesar's Casino without taking home a bag of Red Fire Exotic Chips. These puppies have Mexican anco, chipotle chili peppers and Ceylon cinnamon in them. They will light your fire! I always throw a bunch of Red Fire chips into my mango tea in the morning - instant kick start; I swear it's a "hangover killer".

Don't overdo the health benefits of spicy foods. Try not to eat spicy food before going to bed. The heat which raises your metabolic rate will actually keep you from sleeping. Don't eat too much spicy food either. Everyone seems to have their own experience of what their limits are. Too much food with hot spices and you may end up with a bad case of acid reflux. Other say eating too much spicy food like spicy "Popeye's Chicken" will deaden your taste buds and also cause your sense of smell to decline. It's equated with listening to too much loud music - you end up only needing it louder and louder.

I like the old ideas about spicy foods, namely, spices were used to hide the foul smell on meats, and kill harmful bacteria in your stomach. History says spicing foods was developed in hot and equatorial countries, where the meats can turn rancid quickly, only spices made them edible. Other historians say Louis IV made spices popular as he served rare meats that had traveled far and became rancid, so when he needed to mask their odor, he used spices for that. Hot spices.

Nothing will kill my taste for great, spicy food. Coming home from a night out, I might grab Popeye's, that old New Orleans creation chicken. Other than that, it's what I am in the mood for. Luckily, tons of restaurants now have spicy dishes. You can eat spicy dishes with a vengeance now that you know the health benefits of spicy foods.