Pepper

Why We Should Sometimes Put Chili Peppers in Our Socks

Why We Should Sometimes Put Chili Peppers in Our Socks
Curiosities
3 years ago

Experts believe that the feet are very connected to the rest of your body, with 72,000 nerve endings in each foot corresponding to different areas. As we age, the circulation in our feet is not as good as it once was and we may need some help keeping them cozy. A simple way to do this is by using pepper. When we eat hot chili peppers, it warms our entire body, including our feet. Here at Bright Side we found this trick very useful during cold winter nights, and would like to share it with you.

11 Products That Will Help You Upgrade Your Everyday Life

11 Products That Will Help You Upgrade Your Everyday Life
Shopping
year ago

Using old white T-shirts for cleaning might seem like an odd idea, but it’s actually very handy. Because, first of all, white clothes will immediately show dirt during cleaning, and secondly, they are the easiest to wash—just pour bleach on them. The products listed below will also help you transform your space and enjoy your home sweet home.

7+ Easy Meal Ideas & Recipes for One Person

7+ Easy Meal Ideas & Recipes for One Person
Tips & tricks
2 years ago

Even though cooking for one can be challenging, the best meals more often only call for a few simple ingredients and little effort. Thus, if you think you’re hopeless at cooking, try drawing inspiration from some recipes for one person that even our favorite celebrities have tried and nailed.

12 Harmful Culinary Habits That Leave Us Disappointed With Our Homemade Dishes

12 Harmful Culinary Habits That Leave Us Disappointed With Our Homemade Dishes
Cooking
2 years ago

Sometimes, even a huge bunch of culinary knowledge can’t protect you from making disappointing mistakes. The thing is, we often act according to our habits and don’t question our methods, believing that it is simply impossible to do better. Due to this, our pancakes are like rubber, our rice is too sticky, and our ground meat turns out dry and tough.

10 Expensive Products You Can Save on Since They’re No Different From Their Cheaper Alternatives

10 Expensive Products You Can Save on Since They’re No Different From Their Cheaper Alternatives
Tips & tricks
3 years ago

When it comes time to make choices at the supermarket, some people may have the belief that the most expensive products are the best, but this is not always the case. Sometimes, you can optimize your budget by choosing inexpensive products that have the same quality as the more expensive ones. One alternative you can try is a private label of a large chain, which can offer the same products at lower prices since they don’t make significant investments in certain commercialization, distribution, marketing, and advertising processes.

10+ Weird Things From the Past That’ll Keep You Amused for a Long Time

10+ Weird Things From the Past That’ll Keep You Amused for a Long Time
Curiosities
3 years ago

New times bring new values and behavioral norms to people. For example, the ways to show good manners continue to change and reflect the features of the epoch in which they arise. For example, in medieval France, people would wipe their hands on the tablecloth and drink soup straight from the bowl. Today these gestures would hardly be perceived as a sign of good manners.

12 Products That Are Not Worth Buying Even With a Big Discount

12 Products That Are Not Worth Buying Even With a Big Discount
Cooking
3 years ago

Whenever we drop by a store and see a discount on some products, we instantly want to buy them. However, some things should not be bought even with a big discount, because it’s doubtful whether or not they are even good for us, while we realize that the money we saved on the deal is actually insignificant.

20+ New Gifts From Nature That Impress the Human Mind

20+ New Gifts From Nature That Impress the Human Mind
Curiosities
4 years ago

Nature never stops finding ways to tickle our minds. And we’re so grateful for that because not a single day ever feels boring. Seeing a pepper go through all 3 stages of ripeness at once or finding out that lemons float and limes sink are just small things that prove how amazing Mother Nature is.

How to Choose Tasty Food in the Supermarket: A Guide We All Need

How to Choose Tasty Food in the Supermarket: A Guide We All Need
Cooking
4 years ago

A sweet watermelon has a brown stem and you will find fresh chicken by checking its packaging date. Even if you think that your shopping bag is full of fresh products, maybe you haven’t used all your senses to choose the best ones. Touching the right part of a melon or checking the downside shape of a bell pepper can make a difference in how our dishes taste. Here at Bright Side, we’ve collected 12 healthy foods and prepared a guide full of tricks on how to choose items for the freshest menu.

The 19 Best Perfumes for Women

The 19 Best Perfumes for Women
Girls stuff
2 years ago

Scents and emotions are deeply connected with each other. The right perfume helps to boost confidence and enhances the mood. Moreover, it will help you to leave an unforgettable image of yourself that people will remember for a long time. It’s an inalienable part of your style and your personal mark. Even legendary Coco Chanel said: “No elegance is possible without perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory.”

11 Foods You Can Add to Your Diet to Get a Flat Stomach

11 Foods You Can Add to Your Diet to Get a Flat Stomach
Health
2 years ago

Getting the perfect flat stomach is not just about hitting the gym and exercising, the food that you eat matters too. Often the foods recommended for weight loss are bland and uninteresting to the palate. And after a few days, you eventually go back to eating your regular meals, which is certainly detrimental for your flat-tummy aspirations.

What People With Different Occupations Eat for Lunch All Over the World

What People With Different Occupations Eat for Lunch All Over the World
People
year ago

Lunch menus reveal a lot about a person. Some people get to enjoy caviar and wine, while others have a bottle of Coca-Cola with bananas and sweets. For example, a ballet dancer consumes 2 times more calories than an average man, Finnish military officers can’t imagine a lunch break without a glass of milk, and mountain climbers can’t live without instant noodles.

8 Metabolism-Boosting Drinks to Tone Up Your Body

8 Metabolism-Boosting Drinks to Tone Up Your Body
Health
year ago

If you’re looking for a natural way to lose those extra pounds or simply to detox your body, we at Bright Side have a solution. These miracle drinks are not only doctor recommended but also very tasty. They boost your metabolism and, as a result, your body burns more fat and gets toned more easily.

12 interesting ways to bake potatoes to impress everyone you know

12 interesting ways to bake potatoes to impress everyone you know
Cooking
2 years ago

Want a wonderful dinner without getting stuck four hours in the kitchen? You can always make something brilliant with some potatoes. Some say that simply boiling, baking or frying them with butter and herbs is enough. Sure, it’s certainly tasty, but we decided to look deeper and discovered a far more delicious and mouth-watering variety of ways that you can cook potatoes.

12 delicious and easy-to-make Christmas dishes from around the world

12 delicious and easy-to-make Christmas dishes from around the world
Cooking
2 years ago

All over the world, people make celebratory meals for Christmas and New Year’s Day that are generally considered to be the best and most delicious in their national culinary tradition. Their reputation has often been proved over generations, with each and every one of them falling in love with their own particular delicacies.