Eating a dish with cayenne pepper helps to clear your sinuses. It is particularly useful in breaking apart mucus and getting it on the move. That's why you can breath better halfway through that bowl of chili. Furthermore, cayenne is also high in beta-carotene (vitamin A) and helps the mucus membranes develop properly to protect against exterior pathogens.
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