Comments on: Smart Fuel: Hot Peppers http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Hot Peppers Bring The Heat. . . . http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-57013 Hot Peppers Bring The Heat. . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:46:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-57013 [...] Daily Apple wrote a great piece about the amazing nutrition of hot peppers. Here are some of the benefits they [...] [...] Daily Apple wrote a great piece about the amazing nutrition of hot peppers. Here are some of the benefits they [...]

]]> By: Hot Peppers Bring The Heat | Laurel on Health Food http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-56923 Hot Peppers Bring The Heat | Laurel on Health Food Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:30:02 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-56923 [...] Daily Apple wrote a great piece about the amazing nutrition of hot peppers. Here are some of the benefits they [...] [...] Daily Apple wrote a great piece about the amazing nutrition of hot peppers. Here are some of the benefits they [...]

]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42828 Scott Kustes Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:40:03 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42828 There is an insidious dark side to peppers though...they are of the nightshade family and as such tend to promote inflammation in the body. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and...tobacco, are all nightshades. Many people notice fewer joint aches and minor pains when ditching or drastically cutting the nightshades, myself included. Since trashing my shoulder, I can tell when the inflammation is kicking up and it's invariably after I overdo the nightshades, which can be as little as a bowl of chili. Here's <a href="http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/06/nightshades/" rel="nofollow">a post I wrote on nightshades</a> if you want a bit more info. Cheers Scott Kustes There is an insidious dark side to peppers though…they are of the nightshade family and as such tend to promote inflammation in the body. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and…tobacco, are all nightshades. Many people notice fewer joint aches and minor pains when ditching or drastically cutting the nightshades, myself included. Since trashing my shoulder, I can tell when the inflammation is kicking up and it’s invariably after I overdo the nightshades, which can be as little as a bowl of chili.

Here’s a post I wrote on nightshades if you want a bit more info.

Cheers
Scott Kustes

]]> By: tatsujin http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42656 tatsujin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:51:55 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42656 I buy a large variety at my farmers market. I then make a hot pepper relish with it. Chop, add some chopped garlic, sea salt, olive oil, vinegar. Now you have ready to go in your fridge, a great tool to cook a variety of dishes. i.e; sauteed spinach, stir fry chicken, spicy ground beef, eggs etc etc. The possibilities are endless. FWIW, I've heard about the health benefits of peppers since I was little. Marc I buy a large variety at my farmers market.
I then make a hot pepper relish with it.
Chop, add some chopped garlic, sea salt, olive oil, vinegar. Now you have ready to go in your fridge, a great tool to cook a variety of dishes.
i.e; sauteed spinach, stir fry chicken, spicy ground beef, eggs etc etc. The possibilities are endless. FWIW, I’ve heard about the health benefits of peppers since I was little.
Marc

]]> By: Sandra http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42340 Sandra Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42340 When I was little, my father would take me into the Central Grocery in New Orleans to buy hot sauces. There was an old man with patchy hair who would offer me some of his "special hot sauce" on a cracker. He claimed the sauce was so hot, it was illegal to own it without a license. Maybe it was concentrated Bhut Jolokia. Or maybe the old man was just a wily curmudgeon. When I was little, my father would take me into the Central Grocery in New Orleans to buy hot sauces. There was an old man with patchy hair who would offer me some of his “special hot sauce” on a cracker. He claimed the sauce was so hot, it was illegal to own it without a license. Maybe it was concentrated Bhut Jolokia. Or maybe the old man was just a wily curmudgeon.

]]> By: Judy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42335 Judy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:52:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hot-peppers/#comment-42335 I LOVE hot peppers! I have always sworn by the health benefits, as well as the taste. Plus, I have to be honest and admit that I enjoy that little bit of natural high you get when you crank up the heat. I'm going to try growing some peppers in my garden, as well as tomatoes, onion and cilantro, to try to make my own salsas. But I'll put hot peppers on just about anything I can! I LOVE hot peppers! I have always sworn by the health benefits, as well as the taste. Plus, I have to be honest and admit that I enjoy that little bit of natural high you get when you crank up the heat.

I’m going to try growing some peppers in my garden, as well as tomatoes, onion and cilantro, to try to make my own salsas. But I’ll put hot peppers on just about anything I can!

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