Just A Little Chilli!

[tuky]

So, this might be why the Thai folk sleep so much?

Just a little chilli for a good nap

From: http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/

October 10, 2005

DIETS high in chilli may help people nod off at night and bound out of bed more energetically in the morning.

Tasmanian physiologist Andrew Davies surveyed 25 volunteers on a controlled meal plan for four weeks and compared them on the same diet but with 30g of chopped chilli added daily.

Although their sleep quality appeared to be similar on both diets, Dr Davies said the participants felt they were able to fall asleep easier when taking chilli.

"They also said they woke better and seemed to have a bit more energy and were able to function better during the day," he said after addressing the Australasian Sleep Association conference on the Gold Coast which ended yesterday.

Dr Davies said eight of the volunteers were fitted with equipment designed to measure their movement for five days.

He found that, on the spicy diet, they recorded fewer movements during sleep and tended not to sleep quite as long, yet they had more energy during the day.

The study was too small to draw any definitive judgments about the effect of chilli on sleep, but Dr Davies hopes to continue the research using more volunteers.

[Jai Dee]

Tasmanian physiologist Andrew Davies ...

Who'd believe a taswegian?

They're closely related to Kiwi's aren't they?

[chuchok]

Tasmanian physiologist Andrew Davies ...

Who'd believe a taswegian?

They're closely related to Kiwi's aren't they?

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That's a bit low JD.

[Pink Mist]

interchangeable

[Jai Dee]

Tasmanian physiologist Andrew Davies ...

Who'd believe a taswegian?

They're closely related to Kiwi's aren't they?

That's a bit low JD.

Got one!!!

[Pink Mist]

seriously now, strife made me some grapow moo on the weekend and she used some chilies she grows in her garden and one of them hooley dooley it near blew my left lughole out, was reaching for cucumbers coopers anything

[Jai Dee]

... was reaching for cucumbers coopers anything

For your lughole?

Maybe the sleeping-after-ingesting-chillies syndrome should be more appropriately attributed to the copious quantities of piss you drink trying to put out the fire...

[The Dan Sai Kid]

I read in a book about nutrition is that a diet containing a lot of spicy food gives you an itchy sphincter.

Now, I can go to the thread about thai visa forum contribution and mention that!

[ZZZ]

Seems to work on the Thais, at least the falling asleep part. Not to sure about the part on waking up energetic

Edited October 14, 2005 by ZZZ

[Firefan]

Quite a few studies show that chili increases the metabolism/fat burning. Nice to know when bath room time becomes painfull!

[jayenram]

Maybe the sleeping-after-ingesting-chillies syndrome should be more appropriately attributed to the copious quantities of piss you drink trying to put out the fire... 

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Over to you, Blonco!

[jonik]

Looking at thai ladies eating chilled up vegetables grinning after every bite of it. All this must be for a reason ,do they like selftorture or is it for staying slim. I belive spicy food gives the body additional work and thereby you'd need more sleep to cope with it. Also you are only able to eat small amount of spicy food, so you automaticly stay slim.

[TizMe]

There is evidence to show that spices, especially chilli, can raise the metabolic rate by up to 50% for up to 3 hours after you’ve eaten a spicy meal.

http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calor...re_calories.htm