Depression can render people disabled in their work life, family life, and social life. Left untreated, clinical depression is as costly as heart disease or AIDS to the U.S. economy. Untreated depression is responsible for more than 200 million days lost from work each year.
The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency of chili peppers, or other spicy foods, as reported in Scoville heat units, a function of capsaicin concentration. Capsaicin is one of many related pungent compounds found in chili peppers, collectively called capsaicinoids. The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville whose 1912 method is known as the Scoville organoleptic test. In modern times, high-performance liquid chromatography is used to determine the pungen
Peppers come in many shapes, sizes and colors. Hot red cherry peppers look similar to red, dimpleless golf balls. Hot red cherry peppers (Capsicum annuum) are small red peppers about 1 1/2 inches in diameter shaped like cherries. They are between 5,000 and 15,000 Scoville heat units, making them a medium-hot pepper.