[RoosterRedux]

I love to cook bean soup with hot tomatoes and vegetables and either pork, chicken, or beef. Instead of using Rotel tomatoes, I am making my own hot tomatoes by adding cayenne pepper to regular stewed tomatoes.

BTW, I use dried beans (soaked) instead of canned.

[RoosterRedux]

I forgot to mention that I also add a large can of sliced jalapeno’s to my soup. Love hot food.

[Vaquero]

Stopped eating hot food a few decades ago. In many cases (mine for instance) it’s for the young. In some dishes I genuinely miss it like chili, tacos and linguini with calamari fra diavolo. But I don’t miss the pain.

[P.O.E.]

Nemiroff’s Honey Pepper Vodka.

[b4its2late]

I like hot stuff but not burning hot.

[Dr. Sivana]

I hadn't realized in my college days that I was eating health food when I had Harold's fried chicken (Chicago), wonder bread and fries DOUSED in the stuff.


(wings picture, Half-white is a better bet)

[onyx]

My mother, (who would be 106 today) always put Cayenne pepper on my cuts and scrapes and please believe me, my wounds healed quicker than all my playmates.

I still use the same remedy today.

I’m pretty sure germs are killed, too because it sure stings!

[Larry Lucido]

I think you can achieve the benefit of number 4 by hitting your toe with a hammer.

[sport]

Mark for later.

[Larry Lucido]

I’ve heard cumin has a lot of those properties.

[gattaca]

It does wonders for you sinuses too.

[RegulatorCountry]

I’ve long loved hot, spicy foods but as time goes on I’m finding that I’m having to slowly cut back due to digestive distress. Jalapeños were the first to go, not exactly sure why because I can still enjoy other, hotter peppers. The seeds, maybe.

[sauropod]

Thanks for posting this.

[Vinnie]

And if that cup of coffee in the morning doesn’t wake you up....give it a few minutes. :^)

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

[Weird news ping. I promise to only ping weird news to spices/herbs RARELY.]

Want a healthy, cheap, and easy cure for constipation?

I don’t take laxatives any more. Too harsh, unhealthy, and not effecitive.

A glass of orange juice while swallowing one or two magnesium pills once a day. [A fresher alternative to the salty junk they sell you in the glass bottles.]

Just be forewarned, if you take too much of either at once, it will get you ‘moving again’ like Sanders on a squatty-potty.

I often skip it for a day or two.

Works by the process of osmosis. Fills the stomach with water which flushes the entire digestive tract. It’s like an enema in reverse. AND magnesium [cheap, over-the-counter at vitamin department in WalMart] is great for increasing blood flow, preventing strokes, increasing brain power, etc.

Must have OJ and magnesium at the same time. But if you have an empty stomach the affects seem to be slower. The magnesium and oj apparently separate too quickly after entering the intestines.

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Glad I caught this thread. I suspect that ALL spices boost metabolism, and I have noticed how strong spices calm allergic reactions through distracting the nervous system.

Some of them also kill bacteria which is what causes ulcers in the stomach. [While milk-for-ulcers FEEDS bacteria.]

Other spices ...

Cinnamin is a powerful benefit on the pancreas. Prevents and treats and might even heal diabetes. Also balances out the metabolism. Lastly, seems to be a mood elevator.

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Rosemary!

THE VILLAGE OF 100-YEAR-OLDS... [rosemary]
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/656896/Rosemary-secret-Italian-village-300-centenarians
Herb secret to long life?

Has a mellowing affect. Probably reduces stress. And could be other properties.

I’ve been adding infusions of rosemary into tea. Great zing to it. I tie it in a cloth bag and nuke water with it before microwaving tea in it.

[V K Lee]

Would those be soaked pinto beans? Love those pintos. DH swears by cayenne. When feeling a scratchy throat coming on signaling cold/flu - he takes a teaspoon of the cayenne in a cup of warm water, gargles and it almost immediately helps to keep the bugs at bay. It is also good for cuts, placing it on the actual wound helps to stop bleeding. There was once a study done years ago by a doctor who had kept a heart beating in a cayenne solution. That report read about 10 years ago. True? Who knows, it was on the internet so who really knows. There have been many studies of ‘ancient’ medicinal remedies as passed on by old wives tales. Seeing lots of old wives these days, how about old husbands?

Seriously, olive oil, vinegar, cayenne pepper - all are good for certain ailments. And BUTTER over that manufactured stuff they attempt to force on many of us.

[upsdriver]

Cayenne pepper is a part of my “medicine chest”. For instance, I mix a half tsp with 6oz. of water and drink it down whenever I have an upset stomach.

Here is a terrific website on the health benefits of cayenne pepper;

http://www.cayennepepper.info/health-benefits-of-cayenne-pepper.html

[JonPreston]

It reduced my PSA (prostate specific antigen) when used with saw palmetto to within normal limits.

[katykelly]

Bfl

[verga]

Just a quick FYI

[verga]

FYI