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Chili peppers as anti-depressants

Postby Pajarita » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:51 am

Thankfully, I am not prone to depression because I don't eat anything spicy hot at all :D

https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/chi ... -242789930
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Re: Chili peppers as anti-depressants

Postby GreenWing » Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:50 pm

That's a really interesting article! Thanks for sharing. I like cooking with them, who knew they are a benefit for mental health :)
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Re: Chili peppers as anti-depressants

Postby Pajarita » Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:22 am

Most spices have some sort of a health effect, most of them beneficial but a few not so... like nutmeg, for example - you need to be real careful of the amount you use because too much is not good.
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