Spicy food can transform any meal into a sensory experience — pain, pleasure, even breaking a sweat can take flavors to the next level. While some like it hot, dialing up the heat may ruin a meal for ...

My trick to subverting seasonal affective disorder in the Oregon gloom is a personal regimen that alternates firs and peppers. On dry days, hike among the big trees. When it’s wet, eat spicy food.

Eight years after his first appearance on “Hot Ones,” Kevin Hart reprised his seat at the table to eat spicy wings a second time around. The actor and comedian said he’s nervous from the get-go. “This ...

Capsaicin in spicy foods can slightly increase calorie burning and may support digestion. Eating spicy foods can also trigger symptoms in people with acid reflux and gastritis. Possible benefits from ...