If you love
hot peppers and spicy foods in general, you're about to love them a whole
lot more. Several recent studies have shown that (capsaicin), the natural
chemical that puts the "HOT" in hot peppers, may actually prevent the growth
of certain types of cancer.
In particular,
there have been several clinical studies conducted in Japan and China that
showed natural capsaicin directly inhibits the growth of leukemic cells.
That means diseased
cells can actually be stopped in their tracks by the introduction of capsaicin.
Although these
studies used pure capsaicin directly injected into isolated diseased cells
in a laboratory setting, scientists have also concluded that daily consumption
of hot peppers (thus capsaicin), may actually prevent certain types of
cancer.
In fact, scientists
have long studied the low cancer rates of South American countries. It
is widely regarded by medical experts that this low cancer rate may be
tied to the large amounts of capsaicin in their diets. Throughout South
America, instestinal, stomach, and colon cancer rates are very low compared
to the United States.
Furthermore,
nearly every main dish in their normal diet contains some form of capsaicin
based food -- particularly hot cayenne and
jalapeno peppers.
Aside from it's
potential cancer inhibiting power, capsaicin has also been clinically proven
to prevent blood clots that lead to stroke and heart disease. So it would
make sense that the thermal heat action of capsaicin in the bloodstream
could effect sick blood cells.
Furthermore,
this natural heat producing chemical is also known to fight chronic rhinitis,
sinusitis, allergy symptoms, and headaches.
In fact, capsaicin
has been clinically proven to fight a whole list of ailments including
arthritis pain, inflammatory skin disorders, certain types of herpes, and
instestinal disorders.
Capsaicin is
mainly found in hot pepper plants from the Capsicum Frutescens family.
While most varieties are found in South America, there are also Capsicum
varieties in Africa, India,
and even China.
Yet not all
Capsicum pepper plants are hot. For example, Paprika is from the capsicum
family yet it's mild at best.
On the other
hand, paprika's cousin, Cayenne is scorching hot. It all depends on the
heat factor within a particular plant.
Hot peppers
are so unique, they even have their own heat scale known as "Scoville Heat
Units". Mostly used in the food industry, the Scoville heat scale is regarded
as the most efficient way to measure the true hotness of a pepper plant.
Different pepper extracts have different Scoville factors -- so some are
better suited for certain uses than others.
In large scale
processed food operations, manufacturers get their capsaicin from a special
pepper extract known as "Oleoresin Capsicum".
This capsicum
extract is used to boost the pepper taste in large amounts of food without
adding the "pepper cost". Oleoresin capsicum is so concentrated, one 8
ounce cup of this extract could spice up 10,000 gallons of spagetti sauce.
In addition
to the food industry, oleoresin capsicum is also used as the active ingredient
in self defense pepper sprays carried by police and civilians. And now
along with fending off potential attackers, capsicum is also being used
to fend off sinus infections, allergies, and headaches with a brand new
nasal spray made with hot pepper extract.
This all natural
nasal spray, known as The Sinus Buster, has become a hot seller on the
web with orders coming in from around the world.
SiCap Industries,
the company that makes this unique capsicum nasal spray, has been so over-run
with orders they've actually contracted with a European distributor to
cover that market.
"We've got enough
to deal with here in the states. This product is selling like crazy. But
the orders from European countries have been growing fast too and we don't
even market it there.
So we had to
find a company in Europe that could process those orders more efficiently.
This way we can concentrate on our American marketing campaign," says Bob
Haines, Director Of Marketing for SiCap.
Haines told
us SiCap is about to launch the Sinus Buster in a major national advertising
campaign aiming to hit air by early spring.
"Very soon you'll
be seeing the sinus buster all over television.
We're about
to launch a very aggressive ad campaign because we have something that's
helping thousands of people.
Nothing beats
this product. It's a true breakthrough," Haines added.
SiCap Industries
definitely has the customer testimonials to prove their worth. We thumbed
through hundreds of emails touting this pepper nasal spray as the greatest
sinus, allergy, and headache reliever ever invented.
The stories
are amazing. Customers have found relief for migraines, cluster headaches,
and just about anything connected with your sinuses. One man writes about
his wife having actually recovered her sense of smell which was lost years
ago due to chronic sinus problems.
"It feels good
that so many people are getting incredible results from our spray, but
it also makes things hard for us marketing wise because it sounds too good
to be true, but the studies back it up. Capsaicin really is a wonder drug
of sorts.
Besides the
happy customers are the real proof," says Joyce Perry, Director of Information
Technology for SiCap.
Until the Sinus
Buster came along, the only way to get a worthwhile amount of capsaicin
in your system has been to eat all the hot peppers you can. Unfortunately
you'd have to eat the
hottest of peppers on a
daily basis to achieve maximum capsaicin exposure.
While many people
love hot peppers and spicy foods, many others just can't tolerate large
amounts.
Cayenne pepper
pills and even chile powder are another popular way to get your capsaicin,
but neither hits the bloodstream quickly and efficiently.
Wayne Perry,
founder of SiCap industries and inventor of the Sinus Buster says,"The
daily supplement pills filled with cayenne pepper powder are probably not
as effective as eating raw peppers.
They basically
sit in your stomach until they're dissolved. And for some people it's an
uncomfortable feeling because it's really an uncontrollable dose.
Plus powders
and pills are old -- not fresh. The best way to get your capsaicin is through
your nose and directly into your bloodstream.
That's why our
nasal spray is so poular even with people who don't have sinus problems.
It's a novel way to get a daily dose of capsaicin, and it can help you
prevent sinus and headache episodes at the same time."
The Sinus Buster
nasal spray is made with pure natural liquid extract from two particular
exotic hot pepper plants. SiCap's formula was years in the making, and
there exact combination is a trade secret. The company doesn't use old
dry powders or caustic juices, and the spray is completely natural.
"Just like in
the food business, we use several natural solutions of oleoresin capsicum.
This is the real deal -- as pure as it gets, and it's completely water
soluble. Our hot pepper nasal spray introduces capsaicin into your system
the most efficient way possible, through your nose, there's nothing else
like it," Perry added.
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