вЂњA lot of people in recovery do a lot of stupid hot stuff. вЂњAddicts donвЂ™t understand that theyвЂ™re doing it for the buzz,вЂќ he says. Currie fits into a third group, one that he calls the addicts. Others do it to one-up their friends, even if it makes them feel terrible afterward. Some people indulge in peppers akin to the Reaper for the thrill. Most people donвЂ™t get into super hot peppers for the health benefits. But thereвЂ™s definitely enough information there to strongly suggest that spicy food, is in fact, good for you. But like many holistic remedies, the evidence behind the cancer-fighting properties of capsaicin isnвЂ™t solid enough to use it for actual medical treatment. Basically, studies show that hot peppers have the power to make cancer cells self-destruct. In very simple terms, capsaicin causes certain cancer cells to undergo apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Multiple studies have shown that capsaicin - the active compound inside chile peppers that produces a burning sensation when it comes into contact with tissue - does have anticancer properties. Originally, it was: How can I do something about cancer and heart disease? But really, it was: How could I keep on partying?вЂќ And one of the things they all had in common was capsicums at just about every meal and in their water. вЂњOne of the things they all had in common is they donвЂ™t have heart disease or cancer. вЂњI was studying indigenous populations around the equator,вЂќ he says. The 55-year-old from West Bloomfield Township, Michigan first got into chiles when he went away to the University of Michigan for school, mostly as a way to stay healthy as raucous partying became a way of life. For comparison, a jalapeГ±oвЂ™s range tops out at a measly 8,000 SHU, and the previous record holder - the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T - has 1.46 million SHUs at its very hottest.Д¬urrie has been into hot peppers for decades. With an average of 1,641,000 Scoville heat units (SHU), it also holds the Guinness World Record for Hottest Chili Pepper in the world. Currie - whoвЂ™s rightfully earned the nickname SmokinвЂ™ Ed - is most famous for creating the Carolina Reaper, which is currently the spiciest commercially-available pepper. He runs his entire company out of a small storefront in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and sells everything from seeds to pepper mash and hot sauce to more than 95 countries around the world. вЂњIвЂ™m going to keep on working while we talk,вЂќ says Ed Currie, the founder and brains behind PuckerButt Pepper Company.Д¬urrie is a busy man.

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