Re: [CH] beta endorphins?
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:32:18 -0800
Babs Woods wrote:
> Podmates,
>
> I *think* we've covered this so it may be a review, BUT in
>looking at issues of exercise and weight loss I ran across the comment
>that exercise releases beta endorphins. What kind of endorphins does
>capsaicin (dealing in generics with both as there are several capsaicins
>and several endorphins) induce? I mean, chilis are lowfat, high fibre,
>high nutrition, so it looks like a win overall as it is, but what else?
>
> I am overwintering two chinchi plants and one orange habenero
>plant indoors. We'll see how they do. I want both chinchi pods and
>seeds from this. I find that growing chilis in pots results in smaller
>pods no matter the variety, alas.
>
> -babs
>
>
>
Babs.....not if you transplant them carefully, in the spring to a larger
pot. I have one plant which is 4 years old and still producing like
gangbusters....Cheers, Doug in BC