(Dr. Weil)
If you enjoy spicy foods, eat up - you may be helping your blood pressure. Capsaicin, the compound that adds the spicy zing to hot peppers, appears to help lower blood pressure. Animal research suggests that long-term consumption of capsaicin helps relax blood vessels by increasing production of nitric oxide, a molecule known to protect blood vessels against inflammation and dysfunction. While follow-up studies will be needed to see whether capsaicin works as well on blood pressure in humans, other studies indicate that capsaicin may enhance the metabolism of fat, and help inhibit inflammation. Even if you don't like spicy food, capsaicin has something to offer - a topical application can help minimize symptoms of shingles, eczema and arthritic aches.
About Me
- Maureen
- I earned my Nutrition/Food Service degree at San Francisco State University when my children started school. At that time there was not a holistic department so I went into Food Service which led me to a job working as Food Service Director at Millbrae School District on the San Francisco Peninsula where my children attended.
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