

When you consume chili peppers regularly you have less risk of elevated blood insulin levels, a condition that's linked to type 2 diabetes. The amount of insulin needed to lower your blood sugar after a meal decreases when that meal contained chili peppers. When you use chili peppers in your meals on a regular basis the amount of insulin needed is reduced even more. The speed at which the liver breaks doen the insulin is also improved by the chili peppers. So you use less insulin and you use it more effectively.

The bright colour of chili peppers is an indication of their high beta-carotene (provitamin A) content, of which they are a very good source. Chili peppers are also a very good source of vitamin C, and lots more vitamins and minerals, which are all beneficial for your immune system.
Here follows a list with some of the health benefits of eating chili peppers:
- Chili peppers are a source of vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E, & K.
- Chili peppers are a source of the minerals calcium, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, zinc & sodium.
- Chili peppers aid with weight loss by stimulating the metabolism, suppressing hunger feelings and cravings for sweets.
- Chili peppers often protection against the development of type 2 diabetes
- Chili peppers are beneficial for the heart and blood vessels.
- Chili peppers cause a drop in your cholesterol level.
- Chili peppers protect against gastric ulcers by killing any bacteria you may have ingested and they stimulate the release of protective digestive juices in the stomach.
- Chili peppers help stop the spread of prostate cancer and destroy the existing cancer cells.
- Chili peppers open up a congested nose and sinuses and help you cough up mucus.
- Chili peppers have anti-inflammatory properties and are particularly effective in the treatment of arthritis.
- Chili peppers increase your ability to fight of diseases.
- Chili peppers are a natural painkiller.
Tip: When you have eaten a bit to much chili peppers, you could eat something fatty like yogurt for relief, drinking does not help but rather aggravates the burning sensation in your mouth, this is because capsaicin is poorly soluble in water.