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Black Pepper: Benefits
Black pepper is considered to have essential health benefits. Therefore, in addition to adding flavour to food, black pepper has wide-ranging beneficial properties for health. It fights cancer; is an antioxidant; relieves cough and cold; treats skin problems and enhances weight loss efforts.
#1 High In Antioxidants
Black pepper is a rich source of antioxidants. These antioxidants work to fight free radicals, which are molecules, generated both outside and inside our body. Also Free radical generation and damage happen through chemicals, toxins, pollutants, pollution, harmful rays.
#2 Treats Coughs and Colds
Cold and cough are one of the most common respiratory problems that affect all of us. Black pepper is a major component of Ayurvedic medicines which have been used since long as a cure for these problems. These medicines provide relief from nasal congestion and help in the removal of mucus from the respiratory tract, for a faster recovery.
#3 Benefits Your Brain
Black pepper has a stimulatory effect on our brain. It especially helps patients with neurodegenerative diseases. It improves memory and cognitive function in an individual by stimulating the chemical pathways in the brain.
#4 Helps Improve Blood Sugar Control
Black pepper is useful in controlling the sugar level in patients with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is caused when the pancreas in our body is not able to produce enough insulin or when the body stops reacting adequately to otherwise normal levels of insulin. For this, nutritionists often claim that adding black pepper to your diet can help lower the risk of high blood sugar.
#5 Helps Lower Cholesterol Levels
Congestive heart failure is one of the most common diseases and is a leading cause of death worldwide. High blood cholesterol and hypertension are the most common causes of this disease. Studies have suggested that black pepper can lower the levels of blood cholesterol. Piperine in black pepper helps reduce cholesterol uptake, reduces the levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL- Low-density lipoprotein) while simultaneously increasing the levels of ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL- High-density lipoprotein).
#6 Cancer-fighting Properties
Black pepper has also been shown to have anti-carcinogenic properties. The compound piperine, with its antioxidant properties, reduces damage to your cells and keeps the tissues healthy. Thus, eating freshly ground black pepper can help you to keep cancer at bay, due to its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant effects.
#7 Helps In The Absorption Of Nutrients
Black pepper helps to increase the absorption of essential nutrients. Due to its inhibitory activity on drug metabolising enzymes, it can help to increase the bioavailability of some nutrients like calcium and selenium, as well as beneficial components found in green tea and turmeric.
#8 Stimulates Digestion
Black pepper helps in the process of digestion. It has been found to have a stimulatory effect on the entire digestive system. Piperine, found in black pepper, stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the stomach, which again helps to digest proteins.
#9 Enables Fat Loss
Black pepper supports weight loss efforts. It helps to break down fat cells, and also plays a significant role in increasing the levels of metabolism in the body. This increased metabolism allows for an increased breakdown of lipids and helps in Fat loss.
