The Benefits in Hot Sauces

You are probably wondering if there could possibly be any health benefits to adding hot sauce to your meals. Yes, there are! Today we highlight some of them.

Hot sauce is proven to help people lose weight. Capsaicin boosts the overall metabolic rate of the body, allowing you to burn more calories more efficiently. Capsaicin can be found in a wide range of peppers, from basic, milder red chili peppers to some of the highest-ranking peppers on the Scoville scale. Furthermore, when compared to salt or sugar, hot sauce is a low-calorie way to spice up your meal. Finally, the spicier your meal, the slower you’ll eat, which has been shown time and time again to help with weight loss.

Hot peppers such as habaneros, jalapenos, and ghost peppers contain high concentrations of antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin C. The antioxidants in hot sauce can help lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation, and have shown to have anti-aging properties. Chili peppers can also help boost the immune system, helping protect the body against colds, flu, and other chronic diseases. Fun-fact: One ounce of jalapeno peppers contains 40 milligrams of vitamin C, which is nearly the same as one orange.

When you’re feeling stuffed up, everyone knows that a little spicy food can help clear things up. But why is that? Well… All-natural anti-flu and decongestant remedies may contain capsaicin-rich peppers. Capsaicin has also been shown to act as an anti-cancer agent. When you eat spicy foods, your body releases endorphins, serotonin, and other feel-good hormones to counteract the stinging heat.

Capsaicin, as previously stated, has anti-inflammatory properties that can help with muscle sprains and strains, headaches, and joint conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

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