Men Who Like Spicy Food Have Higher Testosterone Levels:

Get out the chili’s guys; eat a few before you go out tonight and you may experience a new dimension in dating.

According to a recent study done, naturally by a Frenchman, you will get a rise in your testosterone levels and a rise in you Levis’ when consuming hot food.

The study by Perrier Pagers indicates, men who prefer hotter foods tend to have higher testosterone levels than man who prefer mild foods.

A research poll was taken by 114 men aged 18 to 44 on their spice preferences. The University of Grenoble researchers found that men with higher testosterone levels (as tested by their saliva) showed a greater preference for hot sauce. Sounds like another study the USA would do on how to squander taxpayers money.

A man’s preference for capsaicin, the compound in chili peppers that makes them spicy, has been previously linked to just what the ladies like, dominance in their behavior, aggression in the sack and risk-taking. All sounds good to me.

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Are Hot Peppers Good for You?

You can use peppers in juices for their health benefits. 

If you like to put hot spices or hot sauce on your food, you may be doing yourself a favor. Capsaicin, the alkaloid responsible for the spicy flavor in hot peppers, may offer benefits in the treatment of some diseases, according to an article published in 2011 in the journal “Molecules.” Peppers that contain capsaicin include jalapenos, habaneros, cayenne, serrano, cherry peppers and even bell peppers. Eating peppers in the capsaicin family can benefit you because they play a role in digestive health, cardiovascular health and in long-term cancer prevention.

They Increase Circulation

When you eat hot peppers, the capsaicin in the peppers stimulates your nerves in a way that favors increased blood flow. This effect was tested on rats in a 1993 study published in the “American Journal of Physiology.” Researchers increased the blood pressure in the veins of rats, inducing hypertension. One group of rats was injected with capsaicin and another group was given a placebo. A control group was administered nothing at all. When all the rats were tested for their cardiovascular health, the capsaicin rats’ blood circulated similarly to the control group, whereas the placebo group had constricted blood flow. This shows that hot peppers increase circulation and might benefit people with high blood pressure.

They Lower Cholesterol

Another way hot peppers can improve your heart and circulatory health is by regulating cholesterol levels. In a 2013 study published in the “European Journal of Nutrition,” capsaicin was found to reduce cholesterol and improve the lipoprotein profile in hamsters that were fed a high-cholesterol diet. It was found that capsaicin had the effect of decreasing cholesterol absorption, allowing excess cholesterol to be eliminated from the body. This suggests hot peppers may play a role in helping you keep your cholesterol levels in a healthy range.

They Improve Digestion

In traditional medicine, hot spices have been used as digestive stimulants and to cure digestive ailments. A 2010 study published in the journal “Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism” looked at the effect of capsaicin on the activities of antioxidant enzymes in the stomach and intestines. Researchers found that it improved the functioning of all these antioxidant enzymes, showing capsaicin can protect the stomach and intestines while favoring digestion.

They May Help Prevent Cancer

Studies have also shown that capsaicin plays a role in cancer prevention. Researchers have demonstrated capsaicin hinders the growth of prostate tumors, meaning that spicing your food could prevent the onset of prostate cancer. In a 1997 study reported in “Anticancer Research,” scientists introduced tobacco to hamsters to induce cancerous lung tumors. They gave one group capsaicin and the other group a placebo. The capsaicin group experienced less tumor growth in the lungs than the placebo group, suggesting that hot peppers may also help prevent lung cancer in those who smoke or live in polluted areas.

The hottest peppers in the world is supposed to be the Carolina Reaper that measures 2,200,000 SHU Scoville Units. As a comparison, a Jalapeño Pepper measures somewhere in between 2,500 – 8,000 SHU, the Reaper is 275 times hotter. WOW

Along with all of the health benefits of eating the hot stuff, after you acquire a tolerance for them, they make your food taste a lot better.

Don’t dive right into the Carolina Reaper, it may take years if ever of palette conditioning to be-able to eat one of them.

Be careful guys; if a Jalapeno can give you a rise in your Levis’, you better wear a pair of short when you try the Reaper. Hate to see you rip a good pair of pants.

Have a good weekend!!

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