by Spicy Blog | Sep 12, 2017 | Health
Pregnancy cravings can be beyond crazy. You have probably heard of women who wanted to eat nothing but applesauce or chicken nuggets throughout their pregnancy, or who woke up in the middle of the night feeling as though they’d go out of their minds if they didn’t get...
by Spicy Blog | Sep 12, 2017 | Health
If you’re a fan of spicy food, you’re a fan of capsaicin. That’s because this is the active ingredient that lights your mouth on fire when you bite into a spicy dish. Once it makes contact with your mouth’s VR1 receptors, it’s like heat meeting kindling – you get...
by Spicy Blog | Sep 11, 2017 | Health
Let’s be realistic here – what you really want to know is not whether spicy food is good for your metabolism. You want to know if eating fiery dishes will help you to lose weight. This question is a lot more complex than it might seem upon first consideration, and the...
by Spicy Blog | Sep 10, 2017 | Health
You’ve doubtless heard the word capsaicin, and are probably at least somewhat familiar with the definition. Likewise, you might have heard the word capsicum. They sound similar, and they are related. However, they are not the same thing. So, what’s the difference?...
by Spicy Blog | Sep 10, 2017 | Health
Living with asthma is already hard enough, but there are asthmatics who have to forego their love of spicy food in order to avoid attacks. Is this really necessary? The truth is a bit complicated, but I’ll provide all the details below. No Two People with Asthma Are...
by Spicy Blog | Sep 9, 2017 | Health
You have almost certainly heard about capsaicin cream in the context of easing pain. But what about causing pain? You might be surprised to learn that capsaicin cream is highly valued in BDSM (bondage, discipline and sadomasochism) culture. Why would this be the case?...
