What Happens To Your Body when You Eat Spicy Food Everyday! (Good or BAD)

Lots of people have constant urge to enjoy spicy prepared meals. But how would you feel if all these years of spicy food consumption may actually be adding time to your ticking “life clock”?

According to some recent researches, the spicy food can provide to live longer.

The study that was made intend to show the links between the regular consumption of spicy foods and the given health benefits as result. A study was done by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences where the gathered data from 2004-2008. As a quick overview of that study, it was concluded that premature deaths had lowered by 14% if people had consumed spicy foods 6-7 times a week, versus those who ate them less than once a week. In addition, dried and fresh chili peppers were most common in this study. Below I’ve listed several spices and their health benefits.

Cayenne Pepper

In most cases is use for detoxification and promoting digestion. But also it can be used for colds and flu because it helps to clear up the congestion and eases the sore throat and coughing.

Chili peppers

Has a rich source of Vitamin C

Contains minerals such as:

• potassium
• manganese
• Iron
• Magnesium

Jalapeno Peppers

Due to their intensity, Jalapeno’s should be eaten in moderation. With that being said, however, these peppers are known to have a beneficial effect in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by limiting neuronal damage in the brain.

Black Pepper

• Has a good amount of minerals
• Increases gastro-intestinal enzyme secretions
• Anti-inflammatory properties
• Many anti-oxidant vitamins

Horseradish

• Low in fat and calories
• Contains vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and anti-oxidants
• May help protect the body from inflammation, infections, and cancers

There as well another health benefits from spicy food one of them is decrease of developing tumor. This is due to ingredient named capsaicin – an active ingredient in many spices and spicy foods, activates cell receptors.

In a study conducted on mice, which were given capsaicin, their tumors had shrunk.

As stated before, by increasing the amount of spicy foods in your diet and/or adding spices to your foods, you drastically lower your chances of pre-mature death to due cancers and heart disease.

How Bodies React To Spices

It depends on that have you ever eaten spicy food and what kind of spicy food. We have from mild to hell hot spicy ingredients. If a person is not used to spicy it feels like alarming burning sensation throughout the mouth.

Can Extremely Spicy Foods Be Harmful?

The answer here is divided and a little bit tricky. It could be yes and no.

People who suffer from heartburn, various gastrointestinal diseases, bowel disorders, and ulcers should deter from consuming spicy foods altogether because they can certainly irritate and makes these medical conditions worse.

And every person is different and responds and reacts differently on certain type of foods.

But we have gained some good information about spicy foods and the ben