Hot, Hot, Hot: Peppers and spiders reach same pain receptor - OT

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Gary That's interesting indeed - and I hadn't spotted that item. I

don't know

how this impinges on my habit of eating loads of chilies, but it'll come to me,

I'm sure,

after another cup of coffee.

 

Can you remember - I think I read somewhere (maybe something posted here?) that

capsaicin could alleviate arthritis pain? Any knowledge of that??? (Nope, relax,

everyone,

this isn't turning into a health group or a hypochondriac's whinge group - but

things are

slow right now and hey, it doesn't hurt to ask I'll mark this OT so those who

aren't

interested can skip it, ok? That way we can always go Off Topic a bit if we

like!)

 

Love, Pat

 

> Thought you might find this Science News article interesting.

>

> http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061111/fob5.asp

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[Guest guest]

, " drpatsant " <drpatsant

wrote:

>

> Thanks, Gary That's interesting indeed - and I hadn't spotted

that item. I don't know

> how this impinges on my habit of eating loads of chilies, but it'll

come to me, I'm sure,

> after another cup of coffee.

 

No worries, this is a mechanistic finding of similar action,

not a proscription. I've read worse (i.e., stomach cancer,

etc..) and still not been dissuaded, so this one surely won't

do it.

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

 

> > Thought you might find this Science News article interesting.

> >

> > http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061111/fob5.asp

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>