• Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee
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    25 days ago

    As someone who likes spicy food: People who eat spicy develop a tolerance. We literally can’t tell how spicy it is under a certain threshold.

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      24 days ago

      The capsacin burns out the neurotransmitters in our receptors, less to go around. And that works from top to bottom. Go cold turkey and you’ll get a quick reset.

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      25 days ago

      as another person who eats spicy food: i think that after eating lots of spicy foods, all future foods naturally get less spicy. it’s like a food version of karma. people who don’t eat spicy food have lower scores and so the food gets spicier when they eat it.