Capsaicin tested for influence on brain health in humans | The Senior | August 22, 2023 - video Dailymotion

Capsaicin, the compound that gives chillies their 'kick' is being tested for its effects on brain health in humans.

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00:00 You want to chop it up as fine as you can so you've got a good surface area.

00:06 Dry chillies do work best rather than wet chillies.

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00:17 Capsaicin hasn't been assessed in brain health previously, but it has been in animals.

00:22 And what we've seen in animals is that it can improve cognition and also improve brain blood flow,

00:27 so the function of the brain's blood vessels.

00:29 We also know that a reduction in brain health is associated with certain factors,

00:34 such as obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease.

00:38 And what we've shown in animal models previously is that it reduces obesity or obesity-related side effects,

00:45 and it also improves heart and blood vessel function.

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00:58 Capsaicin will actually be administered through a vegetarian capsule that's vegan compliant.

01:03 So it's meat-free, it's HALAL certified, et cetera.

01:07 So the capsaicin will actually be incorporated in a unique beadlet formula

01:11 that avoids all those spicy sensations that you feel when you eat a lot of chilli,

01:15 like the burning of the mouth or the irritable tummy.

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01:28 We all probably know or have known somebody who's been affected by dementia or a neurodegenerative disease,

01:35 so it is really prevalent.

01:37 The problem at the moment is that because we're an ageing population,

01:42 we're living longer than we ever have before, which is great.

01:45 Unfortunately, dementia is increasing alongside that.

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