Curry is an extremely popular dish in Britain but as you sweat over your next meal you don’t need to sweat over your health. Here’s why chillies, the fruit found in curries are so good for you:

• Adding chilli to your diet may help you sleep better.
• Capsaicin, the ingredient in peppers that makes them hot, acts as an anti –inflammatory and decongestant for sinusitis sufferers.
• Red and yellow chillies and capsicums are packed with vitamin C.
• Capsaicin acts as an antioxidant and improves digestion by stimulating digestive fluids in the stomach.

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