Showing posts with label chillies and cardiovascular health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chillies and cardiovascular health. Show all posts

All die of heartbreak

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 'Nearly a year ago, Hollywood was shocked when actress Brittany Murphy, just 32, died from pneumonia, which she contracted after taking over-the-counter drugs.  Within five months, her doting husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, aged 40, was also dead.  He’d died from a cardiac arrest – his heart had literally broken.

I bring this up because I just came across some fascinating data that confirms what I’ve always suspected: there is such a thing as a broken heart.'


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Chillies could stop heart disease



'The flavour-potent chilli could pack a punch in the future prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease - the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries.

A UTAS School of Human Life Sciences research team is investigating the biological activity of the two active ingredients of chillies – capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin.

Their work has shown the capsaicinoid chemicals have the potential to lower blood glucose and insulin levels, reduce the formation of fatty deposits on artery walls and prevent blood clots – minus some of the nasty side-effects of traditional medications.'


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