Thursday, January 26, 2012

Is Capsicum Advantageous For Joint Pain Relief?

By Lisa Marie


Delicious Capsicums

Capsicum which is frequently known as bell pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeno pepper or chilli peppers are a succulent fruit (frequently mistaken as vegtables) that have been cultivated for hundreds of years.

Most people love to eat them in salads, pizzas and curries. They customarily come in 3 main colours from the superstore, green, yellow and our favorite colour red. Sometimes you can purchase the orange version, though not as often as the main 3 colors.

We especially like the red version and love adding it into a tasty beef stroganoff. Each color has a slightly different taste with the red one being the sweetest.

Capsicum Health Benefits

As well as being really heavenly, these peppers have a huge number of health benefits, they are and can be used to help with the following health conditions/complaints.

Cancer Prevention

These peppers contain capsaicin's which have been proved to provide some protection against cancer, this is thought to happen by changing carcinogen behavior in our bodies.

Discomfort Alleviation And Medicinal Uses

The very same compounds (capsaicins) that assist with cancer prevention also help to provide decent levels of pain relief by blocking pain transmissions and also by obstructing any pain sensations that you could have.

Capsaicin is also employed in medical patches called "Qutenza" these patches relieve nerve discomfort conditions called neuralgia.

It's also employed in cream and topical ointments to offer relief from muscle/joint pains, particularly those linked with arthritis, minor backache issues, strains and sprains. This sort of treatment is often used with mild anesthetics.

Capsaicin soaked bandages are also available for diy pain relief.

Diet supplements, such as capsiplex are thought to use the thermogenic compounds found in this substance to speed up metabolism, thus aiding with weight loss.

Creams containing the special extracts are also used to reduce the itching and scratching that psoriasis sufferers whinge about.

The compounds are also being utilized in a new drug called "adlea" to treat osteoarthritis pain as well as other joint and muscle pain from fibromyalgia.




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