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What really happens when you eat spicy food?

What really happens when you eat spicy food?

It’s hard to pass up the chance to experiment with the hot pepper scale. After all, many of us find ourselves drawn to the heat, as we brave hotter and...

What really happens when you eat spicy food?

It’s hard to pass up the chance to experiment with the hot pepper scale. After all, many of us find ourselves drawn to the heat, as we brave hotter and...

Staying healthy with the 5-a-day meal plan

Staying healthy with the 5-a-day meal plan

You’ve probably heard the importance of eating fruits and veggies Or even about adhering to the old food pyramid we learned about in school, but there’s something out there now...

Staying healthy with the 5-a-day meal plan

You’ve probably heard the importance of eating fruits and veggies Or even about adhering to the old food pyramid we learned about in school, but there’s something out there now...

How capsaicin is being used to help develop new migraine treatments

How capsaicin is being used to help develop new...

There’s no doubt migraines can sometimes be intense. That has scientists looking for new ways to target migraines and possibly treat them better in the future.

How capsaicin is being used to help develop new...

There’s no doubt migraines can sometimes be intense. That has scientists looking for new ways to target migraines and possibly treat them better in the future.

What certain food cravings really mean

What certain food cravings really mean

We probably all get specific food cravings from time to time. While it’s possible you enjoy certain foods like hot peppers due to their flavor or perhaps how they make...

What certain food cravings really mean

We probably all get specific food cravings from time to time. While it’s possible you enjoy certain foods like hot peppers due to their flavor or perhaps how they make...

Yet another pepper benefit: Improving gut health

Yet another pepper benefit: Improving gut health

There are all kinds of health benefits tied to eating hot peppers. But now it turns out there may be yet another one, and it’s possibly one you’ve never even...

Yet another pepper benefit: Improving gut health

There are all kinds of health benefits tied to eating hot peppers. But now it turns out there may be yet another one, and it’s possibly one you’ve never even...

How to get some relief for your achy back

How to get some relief for your achy back

By now you’ve probably heard all kinds of health benefits tied to hot peppers and the hot pepper scale But what about getting a little relief for your achy back....

How to get some relief for your achy back

By now you’ve probably heard all kinds of health benefits tied to hot peppers and the hot pepper scale But what about getting a little relief for your achy back....