Enjoy Spicy Food? Good News for You!

If you enjoy a little zip to your food, some pretty good heat or an all-out near-crying blast of fire on your tongue there is a good chance the spices used to give your meal that little something extra are doing good things for your health.  Let’s look at a few of my personal favorites…

 

Curcumin- is the main curcuminoid found in turmeric, an Indian spice commonly used on its own or in curry powder.  Turmeric is great as a powder sprinkled on a variety of foods including meats, veggies, stir frys and eggs.  The whole root can also be juiced to add some zip to fresh made juices.  It mixes especially well with green apple and cucumber.  It sounds gross but it’s actually pretty good!  Making a sauce?  Curry powder makes great sauces that can range from mild to HOT depending on the amount of cayenne pepper found in the mix (curry is a mixture of several spices).   Want to read more on curcumin?  See this article… 

 

http://www.naturalnews.com/038184_curcumin_cancer_stem_cells_research.html

 

Speaking of Cayenne Pepper- This brilliant red pepper or powder depending on how you are using it has a very special property of essentially driving nutrients from other foods into the body.  It also packs a lot of heat so use carefully!

 

Black Pepper- Say what!?  That’s right.  Common old black pepper is a nutrient power house.  Granted the stuff that’s been in the pepper shaker for over a year may not be that great any more but get some whole black pepper corns and grind them yourself!  Not only will it enhance the flavor of many foods but it has numerous compounds found to fight cancer and do other great thing for your body.  For more on black pepper read on at

 http://www.naturalnews.com/026419_black_pepper_food_piperine.html