My wife is Thai. We eat HOT Thai food all the time. Since I lived in Thailand
(for 2 years) many years ago, I have built up a resistance to hot food and can
eat stuff that my friends could not touch. BTW the owner of the apartment
complex I lived in in Korat, Thailand had an MGA. (obligatory LBC content)
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/25/2001 10:58:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> toyman@digitex.net writes:
>
> << Use your cayenne peppers aggressively to keep your blood pumping. >>
>
> Truth to this---actually Capsicin, the heat-producing ingredient in peppers
> has a lot of suspected medicinal value. You can buy Capsicin capsules to
> take "for your heart health". I think what they do is increase the rate of
> metabloism, dilate the blood vessels, and get everything "going" for a short
> period of time after ingestion. Eating chilis is really good for loosening
> up a cold or congestion. I like to sprinkle soup or whatever liberally with
> red cayenne pepper when I need things loosened up.
>
> --David C.
>
> --David C.
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