Did you know that eating hot peppers and more spicy food might help you live longer? Medical science is working on a hypothesis that consumption of hot and spicy chilli peppers is associated with a significant reduction in total mortality. Medical researchers found that consumption of hot red chilli peppers is associated with a 13 […]
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Poison in our food
Forwarding a petition to ban chlorpyrifos started by Avazz. Dear friends, It’s the most dangerous pesticide you’ve never heard of, linked to cancer, brain damage, and nerve disorders — and it’s everywhere. Chlorpyrifos is the chemical industry’s dirtiest secret, topping sales everywhere, but kept from the media spotlight. And it’s no surprise — it traces back to nerve […]
Chilli peppers have a lot of vitamin C
Many people think that the best source of vitamin C is provided by fruits such as lemons and oranges, but really there are a lot of foods that beat it. Red chilli peppers, for example, have about 143 mg of the good stuff, compared to a lemon’s 53 mg.
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