Cool your tongue after eating spicy foods with these 5+ methods

Hot peppers have a lot of great health benefits, but they come along with a great challenge - how to cool your mouth down after eating them. The benefits of hot peppers range from increasing your metabolism to lowering your blood pressure.

Unfortunately, if your mouth is too uncomfortable, you may never consume the spicy peppers and then miss out on all they have to offer. Here are 5+ ways to help tame the burn from eating spicy food.

1. Milk. Not just an old wive's tale, according to Medical Daily, drinking milk to stop the burn of spice actually has science behind it. The casein in the milk helps break down the bond of capsaicin in the peppers, making milk a great drink to go with anything spicy.

2. Bread. NEWS.am reports that bread may be more beneficial than just being a filler for your meal. The bread supposedly helps soak up the capsaicin oil from the spicy peppers, helping remove it from your mouth.

3. Tomatoes. As NDTV FOOD points out, eating an acidic food may seem counterintuitive. Foods like tomatoes and citrus fruit put their acid to work in counteracting the alkaline properties of the spicy food, helping to cool the mouth in the process.

4. Sugar. Most doctors don't recommend eating straight sugar, but Medical Daily shares that granulated sugar helps absorb the oil in the spicy peppers, helping eliminate the burn. If you don't want to consume a teaspoon of sugar, you can try honey in its place.

5. Chocolate. Any excuse to eat chocolate is a good excuse, but NEWS.am shares that you can feel good about eating your milk chocolate. The fat in the chocolate breaks down the capsaicin in the peppers, keeping them from feeling quite so hot. According to NEWS.am, milk chocolate works better than dark chocolate.

6. Yogurt. If you don't have any milk handy, don't despair. NDTV FOOD states that any dairy product will do the same thing as milk. If you have some yogurt or sour cream handy, grab a few spoonfuls to eat.

Now you can have the benefits of the spicy food without being in agony. If you're planning a dinner full of hot peppers, make sure you have one of these remedies on hand before you start eating.