Did you know that you can actually stop a heart
attack in its tracts with the simple but amazing and awesome power of cayenne
pepper? It's true.
Studies show hot peppers may prevent blood clots and
heart disease by increasing blood flow. It's all due to Capsaicin, the natural
chemical that puts the "Hot" in hot peppers.
Because of its' unique thermal heat action,
capsaicin also increases metabolic activity promoting natural weight loss.
Many herbalists believe that Cayenne is the most
useful and valuable herb in the herb kingdom, not only for the entire digestive
system, but also for the heart and circulatory system. It acts as a catalyst
and increases the effectiveness of other herbs when used with them. Cayenne is
a medicinal and nutritional herb. It is a very high source of Vitamins A &
C, has the complete B complexes, and is very rich in organic calcium and
potassium, which is one of the reasons it is good for the heart.
Susie Langley, a registered dietitian based in
Toronto, loves to spice up meals with small amounts of hot chilies. She
developed the following three recipes for Best Health readers, to help bring some
healthy heat to your meals:
•
Hot Chili Chocolate
•
Chicken Curry with Chili Peppers
•
Chili Pepper Oil
Hot
chilli peppers could provide protection against heart problems. Capsaicinoids,
which put the heat into capsaicin, jalapenos, habaneros, cayenne and other
peppers, helps keeps hearts healthy in two vital ways.
They
cut cholesterol levels and quicken its breakdown via excretion as well as
blocking a gene that contracts arteries and lessens blood flow to the heart, so
causing more blood to travel through vessels.
So, when Granny says:
....Unless you want to suffer a heart attack
