If you want to cool off and burn some extra calories this summer, here's a hot tip: A meal that includes hot peppers can boost your metabolism for several hours, helping to burn extra calories. Ironically, hot peppers can also help you stay cool by stimulating the cooling center of the brain. They can also help to lower blood cholesterol and reduce blood clots, cutting the risk of heart attack and stroke. As if that weren't enough, they might even make you feel better by stimulating the release of endorphins, substances in the brain that act as natural painkillers and mood enhancers.
Watkins offers a variety of hot sauces, salsas and hot spices, including our newest spice blend, Fire Pepper--featuring four kinds of chile peppers blended with onion, garlic and our famous black pepper--for the perfect balance of heat and spice. Keep Fire Pepper handy for use at the grill, in recipes, and right at the table in place of salt and pepper to fire up your taste buds and your metabolism!
Brenda Koth,
MS, RD
Watkins Health and Nutrition Advisor
