I've heard that the pain response that the spices trigger somehow activates your...

		pyre on Aug 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Eating Spicy Food Linked to a Longer Life I've heard that the pain response that the spices trigger somehow activates your immune system or something like that, though as you eat more spicy food you build up a tolerance so I'm not sure how that factors in.