by Melissa T. Stock and Kellye Hunter Treat your head with something hot. While the thought of eating chile may make your mouth water, the idea of chiles in your eyes or nose is enough to make you cry–even though it can be good for you. In the West Indies, for example, the pressed juice of chiles is …
The Healing Powers of Hot Peppers: Part 1, Cayenne as a Curative
by Melissa T. Stock and Kellye Hunter “And the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine” (Ezekiel 47:12) An entry from the journal of Priddy Meeks, a doctor in mid-nineteenth century Utah, sets the scene for our special report on the medicinal uses of chile peppers: “He reached Parowan with both feet frozen above …
Confessions of a Chile Addict
By Stu Burns Hello, my name is Stu Burns, and I’m a chile addict. I place the blame for my addiction squarely upon the genes and tongues of my parents. Hot pepper abuse ran rampant in the household where I grew up, in the tiny border town of Salsa Cruda, Texas. It was nothing for Mom and Pop to …