Spice can hack your brain by making foods taste saltier.
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Your 1:12 statement offers no detail about the possibility kinds of salt that causes the harm…take no account of the bad kinds Michael, in this?
My guess is that hot peppers increase the elasticity of the blood vessels, reducing the risk of them becoming ruptured from minor injuries. Greater elasticity would probably translate to lower blood pressure, and this would reduce risk of damage to the brain, lungs and kidneys.
I love this channel!
I know Dr. Greger advocates the use of Tobasco sauce, but I was surprised to hear him say that it's low in sodium. Is that only taking into a account the total sodium per serving? Because the second size is very small, but maybe I just use a lot of it
I recommend going on a burrito cleanse.
Would a high salt diet be as bad with an otherwise excellent diet? Maybe it's not so bad if you have a good diet otherwise.
Always fascinating! And an interesting tangent 🙂 thank you for sharing <3
Salt is not a problem if you are healthy. I don´t understand why he doesn´t make this distinction.
I'm glad Dr. Greger mentioned Tabasco. I had also noticed it was fairly low sodium. I was a Frank's addict (very high in salt) and I've been replacing it with Tabasco + Vinegar. It's too watery though. I haven't gotten around to experimenting with thickening it with cornstarch or other similar things.
Was this tips for antifa😂😂
My next book… How to survive a riot😂😂😂
Which is healthier ? Cayenne pepper powder or the whole Chili with Skin ?
Doc! I am going to try your spice hacks. I am trying to go entirely salt free. I still keep adding a pinch of iodized salt to my whole food plant based goodness. I suspect switching to peppers and seaweed would take care of all related taste and iodine needs, or perhaps iodized KCl. I got some experimenting to do! Thank you for the ongoing education. Much love. 😊💚🙏
Resiniferatoxin, a chemical similar to capsaicin and found in a couple of African plants, has a Scoville rating of 16 billion.
They've also been linked with stomach cancer 😁
Hot peppers may also have an effect in reducing cancer as some research has shown….I myself having a high PSA, a possible indicator for prostate cancer, have been eating hot peppers regularly (however my high PSA has been high stable for over a decade). I even tried a homemade hot pepper suppository (in close proximity to the prostate). But I DO NOT Recommend this as it produced an unbearable burning 🥵 PAIN in the rectum 😢😮!!! LOL. 🥵
This video has escalated quickly hahaha, I love not only learning about the benefits of hot peppers, but also about the ways to stay safe during protests!
So nearly 50% of this video was a "tangent" …. 🙄
So what is the recommended cayenne dosage? Based off taste I would say about half a teaspoon along with a meal?
What a tangent! 😄
keep in mind that the active ingredient in hot peppers can Often cause a breakout of the herpes virus. apparently it lights that virus up just like the nerves it roosts around.
Nice! Yet another food hack to add to my agenda of healthiness!
I love Carolina Reaper. Their flavour is perfect.
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I have to say, traditional Indian cuisine has mastered daily integration of all superfoods (turmeric, ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, capsaicin, cilantro, cruciferous vegetables, lentils). Thousands of years of trial and error.
dr gundry says seeds of peppers are bad?
Perfect timing.
I am on holidays and the is a Tabasco bottle in the Appartement. Had to check the ingredients online but it seems okay apart from salt (hot peppers, vinegar and salt)
Great video (loved the tangent), but what about many of us who are unable to tolerate any hot pepper at all? Even eating something where some jalapeno juice has dripped, or a few specks of cayenne have been added make food intolerable for me. And I'm surely not the only one. Perhaps people who have less reactivity in general (I also am light sensitive, chemical odor sensitive, etc.) are able to tolerate a lot more of the environmental pollutants and toxic agents, which are abundant in every part of the world, than those of us who have this hyper sensitivity. For example, when I had false nails put on once, I had to have them taken off on the spot because it felt as though they were burning through my nail beds. Yet many women have these applied regularly without any feeling of discomfort at all. I have no idea if there is a correlation yet alone a causal connection between shorter life expectancy or life span and greater sensitivity or not. But sometimes it's interesting to look at the flip side of things.
This video is great viewing for anyone wanting to support their longevity and or mobilise against the authoritarian corporatist oligarchy
“Can”, “may”
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The catchword here is MAY. If that was true, obviously it isn't, Mexicans and Indians would live the longest.
1:10 what about diet High in SUGARS please ? ^^"
Make my own fermented hot sauces, so there you vegetables with legs. If you werent eating garbage processed grain based food you would need to be supplementing salt to your diet not removing it. Since i quit the sugar, starch and grain i have to add sodium, potassium and magnesium and i micro dose zinc daily in a electrolyte drink i make with with bulk minerals. I use 1/4 lemon, lime, spirulina, 2 oz pickle juice, magnesium add to qt of water and blend. Then i salt my food and add potasium to my food as well snd my blood pressure is perfect on a non vegan diet.
i once ate a teaspoon full of powder of some 2.000.000 scoville pepper
felt pretty outchy, didnt die or anything
but my belly hurt a lot (it usually never hurts), and it gone away almost immediately after eating chia+flax slime (25g each + same amount of water) after 45 min of suffering
so in case u ever eat something super hot, try the chia flax slime combo (could be that it stopped hurting just from time alone at that time but the effect was so immediate and drastic, mustve been the slime)
idk i take 2 #00 capsules of cayenne pepper (1200-1400mg total) daily cuz why not /shrug
probably feeds some good bacteria or so
I wonder who was willing to participate in these pepper spray treatment experiments
Go tell this to Hench Herbivore
What about red chili powder?
But doc, what about the effects of spicy food on stomach and gut health and it's influence on hemorrhoids?Wouldn't the spice worsen your health if you have such issues?
I use red pepper flakes on some foods.
Honestly, not a fan of a how the video went on a 3-4 minute tangent on something that doesn’t even get close to answering the primary question the video poses. Who cares about people eating a ghost pepper and vomiting?
Based Dr. Greger telling us how to stay safe during protests. 👏
Loved the tangent!
My son will live forever then lol.
This video sure took an unexpected and dark turn, lol.
Duuuuude hack your brain with peppers. I Love it. another good video ThankYou.
You should stop this salt bashing nonsense 🙄 Have a look here: https://youtu.be/azb3Ih68awQ More Salt is good for many people and they harm themselves by reducing it. Find out if its good or bad FOR YOU
Yoruba man😊
😂😂 I've got an evidence to put a stop to my brother's believe about pepper nor been important to one's diet. Thanks for the confirmation 🎉❤
pro tip for tabasco lovers: you can buy a gallon at a time for fairly cheap ($40 where I'm at) at a restaurant supply store like restaurant depot.