DOES CAPSAICIN CHEMICAL IN HOT PEPPERS HELP HILLARY CLINTON STAY HEALTHY AND EFFECT OF SPICY FOOD CHILI PEPPER CAPSAICIN ON CANCER

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"Schedule packed mornings make it hard to get regular exercise and eat healthy foods. Some have suggested that chilli pepper capsaicin may contribute to health. Hillary Clinton likes spicy food and Clinton credits a chemical in hot peppers capsaicin, with keeping her healthy since 1992. Research has shown that it can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, even fight some cancers". Capsaicin, is an active ingredient in chilli peppers. Capsaicin is one of the alkaloids in chile that makes it hot.


Scientists have suggested there may be an ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found capsaicin, an ingredient of jalapeno peppers, triggers cancer cell death by attacking mitochondria the cells' energy-generating boiler rooms.The research raises the possibility that other cancer drugs could be developed to target mitochondria".










"During a recent “60 Minutes” interview, Senator Hillary Clinton unveiled a surprising weapon in her fight to become the Democratic presidential nominee: hot peppers.“I eat a lot of hot peppers,'’ she told CBS News anchor Katie Couric, who had asked her how she maintains her stamina on the campaign trail. “I for some reason started doing that in 1992, and I swear by it. I think it keeps my metabolism revved up and keeps me healthy."” Much of the research on capsaicin involves pain relief, and capsaicin is a common ingredient in over-the-counter pain creams. The analgesic effect of the capsaicin found in peppers may help explain why Mrs. Clinton believes it makes her feel better".

How Spicy Foods Can Kill Cancers



"Capsaicin is the major pungent ingredient in red peppers. Here, we report that it has a profound antiproliferative effect on prostate cancer cells, inducing the apoptosis (a way that cells are made to die)of both androgen receptor (AR)-positive (LNCaP) and -negative (PC-3, DU-145) prostate cancer cell lines associated with an increase of p53, p21, and Bax. Capsaicin down-regulated the expression of not only prostate-specific antigen (PSA) but also AR."

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Capsaicin, a Component of Red Peppers, Inhibits the Growth of Androgen-Independent, p53 Mutant Prostate Cancer Cells