CAN HOT CHILI PEPPERS REDUCE YOUR CHANCES OF VASCULAR DISEASE?*
"Researchers followed 23,000 people in Italy for eight years and found that those who ate chili peppers at least four times a week had a 40% lower risk of death from heart attack and a more than 50% lower risk of death from stroke. - 4 days ago"More @
I heard this reported on radio news (Coast to Coast AM
plug) a couple days ago.I'm LUVVIN' on the hot peppers
... 
Four times a WEEK??
Hell! I prob'ly eat four servings of the stuff per MEAL - starting with breakfast.
Crystal® Louisiana Hot Sauce (
shameless plug) is the New Ketchup & great as salad dressing. 
Da Bomb - Beyond Insanity® (
ditto) Habañero Sauce is a special treat 
Anyway -
It was good hearing that SOMETHING out there that folks enjoy ain't gonna kill 'em & might do 'em good
I calculated it out ...
Averaging out four servings/week & at the rate I eat 'em - I'm gonna live another 200 years.
Minimum!!
*Intentionally phrased as a rhetorical question to fling The Rule down & dance on it
I'm such a Rebel ...
Comments (9)
Scorned Woman®
Think 'bout it. You'll figure it out ...
G'mornin', Merc!
Right you are
Overdoing it with peppers - especially something like Habañeros or Caribbean Reds - can cause a burn at both ends -
- Fruits on her Blogger Snapshot blog
There ya go, Merc!
Keep the mucus flowing & you won't have to worry about inhaling residue from your li'l continent being reduced to a cinder
SERIOUSLY!!
I've seen satellite pics - smoke drifting far asea is literally visible from SPACE
DAY-UM!!
The research is done, it's conclusive & I'm gonna be here another 225 years
Chili peppers contain capsaicin and other ingredients that may protect your health. Studies show capsaicin decreases appetite, may reduce risk of obesity and may offer antibacterial properties. It also may help protect against diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other conditions. Chili peppers improve inflammation and reduce blood pressure and oxidative stress,....
just an additional knowledge if u may
Ain't that right, RED?
A quick & easy general rule - if it contains stuff you can't pronounce ...
DON'T EAT IT