Posted by FireBreather on October 21, 2005, at 23:45:29
In reply to very interesting, posted by Schess81 on October 21, 2005, at 21:49:26
> I read your whole post and I have to admit I am intrigued. So I gather that the pain of the peppers must be endured for the positive effects to kick in? Too bad you cant just take a pepper pill or something. I dunno if I'll have the courage to give it a try..
Congratulations on reading that whole post. I am a new poster but I have learned of the respect Larry Hoover has on this board, so I am requesting he reads my original post and offer any thoughts. Anyways, you are precisely right, the pain MUST be endured; but I am researching on something that may help reduce the sensation of pain without lessening positive effects (more on that later). Think of what happens when you exercise intensely, you push it to the limit and it hurts but eventually endorphins and you get runners high (if you exercised hard enough). Itts similar to eating the hot peppers. Your brain thinks your are being burned, you feel massive pain for what seeems like forever, then all of a sudden you start feeling great, endorphins kick in. It is the intense pain that makes the brain pump out endorphins. If you want the great feelings without the pain, there is always Morphine or Heroin or Oxycontin. Seriously though, I just got back from going out with some co-workers who have been asking me to go out for a long time. I finally went out and felt great and didnt get all nervous at the bar. I felt confident, I may have been panicing like I usually do but I didnt feel a thing and all I can attribute this to is my results. When you are feeling that intense pain in your mind, you are forced to almost meditate and try to block out the pain, it helps you take control of your mind. If you decide to give it a shot, start out on the less intense peppers before you move up to Habaneros or pure hot sauce. Make sure you know the scoville scale and which peppers rank where. Unlike many other supplements/herbs, there is no placebo effect with this. You will know when your mouth is on fire. One last note, if you wear contact lenses, make sure you wear some latex gloves while handling any peppers/sauce. It doesnt matter how much you wash your hands, if you handle a hot pepper and try to put in a lens in your eye, you will be hurting big time. Take Care.
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