What makes jalapeños hot, and do they have other super powers?
Chemistry For Your Life
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Capsaicin: A Pain Reliever
Because capsaicin triggers our pain receptors, you can use it as a pain reliever. It will trigger your pain receptors, keeping them from triggering further and just be interpreted as heat. You're kind of telling your body like, hey, feel heat instead of whatever you're feeling. "It's amazing. Our bodies, our mouths are getting a false alarm"
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