Fwd: Kick it up a notch

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>I don't know if any of you watch Emeril (the chef on tv) but I like him alot.

He's always saying " let's kick it up a notch " . Well, I read this article in the

microsoft health news today and it made me think of Emeril....

> " Yes, adding red pepper to your diet may increase the burning of fat because a

certain amount of ingested food is immediately converted to heat. This process

is known as diet-induced thermogenesis, and it plays a major role in determining

whether an individual is likely to be lean or obese. For people who are lean, a

meal may stimulate up to a 40 percent increase in thermogenesis. In contrast,

obese individuals often display only a 10 percent increase in heat production,

during which the food energy is stored and not converted to heat.

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>Recent studies have shown that increasing the intake of cayenne pepper may be

an effective method for increasing diet-induced thermogenesis. In a recent study

of 13 Japanese women, scientists found that adding red pepper to meals, either

high in fat or carbohydrates, increased the level of thermogenesis.

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>Studies have shown that eating chili pepper may protect the stomach from some

conditions such as ulcers. However, eating more than a teaspoon at any one time

can cause stomach irritation. "

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>So, today I'm looking for recipes with cayenne pepper in it.

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>Bev in Selah

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