Use Of Chili In
health Medicine without harmful side effects
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as a
healthy slimming agent,
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as a health food in lowering of blood
cholesterol,
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as a rich source of vitamins and
minerals
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as a natural antibiotic without health
hazards
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as an antioxidant for suppression of
cancer cells
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as a painkiller to help reduce pain
caused by rheumatism, arthritis and to create soothing effects in
the digestive system.
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as a relief for stuffed nose and cluster
headaches
A
Natural Antibiotic
Due to its acidic nature,
pungent, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, chili is also
known to exhibit immunization abilities. Researches have shown
that chili kills more than 75 % of the thirty harmful bacteria present
in food under studies.
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chili tomato
soup
salad in soup form
richly endowed with natural goodness |
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Gazpacho
Spanish chilled soup. All goodness in capsicum preserved |
It not only spices up your food but allows you to
relax and enjoy while you eat, without having to exert excessive caution
on nasty microbes.
Grandmother’s tale have it that eating chili can help
to de-worm the bowel system! It is also considered as an answer to
infection, cut wounds without leaving behind scars.
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Try:
A delicious soup recipe
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A Slimming Agent
and Beauty Agent
The main
ingredient in chili, is called capsaicin. Capsaicin was extracted from
chili by scientists about a century ago. It has the much desired
ability to help burning out fatty cells. As it works, it goes deep
into the fatness and improves circulations by increasing metabolism
during the process of burning.
At the same time, toxins
and wastes are eliminated. Thus, it improves the firmness and
smoothness of the skin. In other words, whilst it slims, it
beautifies in a healthy way.
A word of caution: chili
can greatly increase
one's appetite, as it greatly enhances the
taste of food . Therefore, one needs to exercise great discipline
to refrain from over-eating .
Chili recipes for
health
with attractive presentation
A Health
Food In Lowering Blood Cholesterol
Through decades of
traditional practice, chili has been known to dilate the blood vessels,
cleanse the mucus lining and lower the blood cholesterol. Researches in
humans found that with the intake of capsaicin, the LDL or the bad
cholesterol actually resisted oxidation for a longer period. In doing
so, this helps relieve the heart of a heavy work task, thereby creating
a stronger and healthier heart. It reduces the risks of heart attacks
and strokes.
It helps to relieve
the symptoms of irritable bowel
symptoms. Recent researches have proven that red chilies does not cause
stomach ulcers, as has been erroneously believed by many. On the
contrary, intake of chilies can actually prevent or heal them! Research
shows that countries with high consumption of chilies have three
times less reports of stomach ulcers.
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It is also a good source of most B vitamins and vitamin B6 in particular.
It is naturally low in fat, calories low in sodium; and
has zero cholesterol.
In addition, it contains very high contents of
minerals like molybdenum, manganese, folate, potassium,
magnesium, thiamin, iron and copper.
The pepper sprays for self defense |
The burning effect of capsaicin in chili is made
use of in a self defense device, called pepper spray. It may be
manufactured to have a Scoville unit of
5 000 000. This is about
5 times hotter than the hottest chili, the naga jolokia. A blast
of this powerful mist will definitely incapacitate a would be
aggressor, thus giving the user a good chance to run for life. |
Chili as a painkiller
Chili
has been shown to relieve pains due to shingles as well as other
skin ailments. It also helps to relieve cluster headaches, migraine
and sinus pain. Chili has also been used for muscle or
joint pain like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, backache,,
strains, sprains, and frostbite.
The
FDA has approved its use in these purposes
There are conflicting opinions regarding the effectiveness of this
treatment. Some like it, some don't.
Chili
contain pain-alleviating compounds called salicylates (found in
natural aspirin) that
act only on pain receptors, and not on
normal cells.....
Thus chili helps reduce pain......
with exact targeting on the pain area
under treatment; and without inflicting paralysis on to other normal
parts of the body, causing unnecessary unconsciousness
In far anticipation, this
ideal painkiller could one day, allow women to give birth
painlessly.......read more
Also it would allow a patient to have
open-heart surgery while remaining conscious!
How?
A Relief to Stuffed
Nose
Chili also helps to
open up clogged and congested sinuses. Do so by gulping some hot chili
like hot curry, hot chili soup or hot Thai tomyam soup. This will
open up your nostrils, almost immediately and make the sinus run
wild! At the same time, tears will roll down the cheeks profusely,
together with sweats all over the body!
It is advisable to
exercise certain degree of caution whilst resorting to chili for
treatment as it has some side effects.
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burning sensations in the mouth,
throat or skin.
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diarrhea, though some may not mind slight diarrhea as it
discharges the excess intake from the body
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Chili may increase the number of daily bowel movements and lower
pain thresholds for people with irritable bowel syndrome. This is
quite controversial.
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heartburn
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insomnia
Since advantages far outweigh
the negative side effects, one should not under-rate the goodness of chili
in health.
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