Cayenne Pepper

The other day I had some friends over and I made a Cajun pizza. I threw together a bunch of spices for the Cajun flavoring and one of them was Cayenne. I love the kick you get from the spice and thought I would look into its health benefits.

If you can stand the heat, Cayenne pepper is more than just a spicy spice! It has plenty of health benefits - as all Chili Peppers do. It's the substance called Capsaicin in the peppers - which is also used to measure how hot a chili pepper is.

Some of it's benefits include:

increased bloodflow

fights inflammation

natural pain relief

reduce blood cholesterol

lower chances of forming blood clots

clear sinuses and congestion

boost immunity

prevent ulcers

And...

weight loss!!

Chart adapted from whfoods.org

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