Nature's red-hot pain reliever
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Recent research suggests that the ingredient in chili peppers that makes them hot, capsaicin, may have pain relieving properties. Capsaicin not only works as a counterirritant, but also by limiting the production of a neural pain transmitter called substance P.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1992
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Stride off the inches
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Twenty-two women were put on a walking regimen during their lunch hours to determine the health benefits of the exercise. Most women reported no weight loss, but did lose unwanted inches in the two-month study and improve their attitude toward their job.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1992
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