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Cayenne pepper has long been used to add a hit of heat, flavor, and color to a variety of dishes. Not only cayenne pepper adds flavor to many dishes, but it is also among the most potent folk remedies for heartburn, sore throat, cuts, tonsillitis, fever, nausea, bloating, indigestion, intestinal and stomach ulcers, tremors, high blood pressure, hemorrhoids, delirium, gout, and more. 6 Incredible Reasons Why You Should Use Cayenne Pepper : – Improves Digestion Cayenne pepper possesses capsaicin. It is the compound that makes cayenne hot. Capsaicin has been proven to work as an excellent digestive aid by elevating the production of saliva, enhancing gastric motility, and increasing the production of digestive enzymes.  – Reduces Your Risk of Food-borne Illness The consumption of spices in countries with hot climates actually dates back thousands of years. Before the invention of the refrigerator, people used many different spices to destroy pathogens and bacteria in their food. In ad...

Garlic is a close relative to onions, leeks and chives. It has been used since forever, mostly in cooking. Some have used it to prevent and relieve numerous conditions. You may think that garlic is a herb, but it’s actually a vegetable. Chefs use it to spice their food, and it will easily turn your ordinary meal into something exciting, tasty, and healthy. But, do you know that most of your fresh produce is irradiated? Exposed to radiation, yes, you got that right. As the Safe Food News reported back in 1994, “China has been exporting irradiated garlic. Irradiation is the process of exposing raw and/or processed food to ionizing radiation, which claims to kill disease and pathogens and extend the shelf-life by altering a plant’s (clove’s) ability to sprout. This would be a marketing advantage and one reason the big U.S. producers were trying to prohibit the garlic imports.” The FDA approves the irradiation of foods, so try to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables. Organic produce of...