Rest easy and tell that "gourmand" to blow it out. . . . - if "...eating chiles has been known to aggravate arthritis." then, pray tell, why do many of the the soothing arthritis creams contain capsicum? - I believe his/her statement should have said "...eating chiles had been know to STOP/SOOTHE the pain of arthritis." Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund_bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi > [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 > > > > > > ---------- > From: L.W. Wyman[SMTP:cywash@ptinet.net] > Reply To: L.W. Wyman > Sent: Monday, May 18, 1998 5:13 PM > To: Posting Chile messages > Subject: [CH] oK mY InNArDs mAY bURn bUT wHaT AbOUt mY JoINtS? > > Hi all, is there a doctor in the house? I was conversing with a gourmand > recently and this gourmand says to me: "...eating chiles has been known to > aggravate arthritis." I was stunned and dumbfounded. "I can't believe > it" was all I knew to say. I've read having a stroke can "cure" one of > their arthritis on the side of the body the stroke affected but what do we > know about chiles affect on the disease? Wondering while I sauté. LW >