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.
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.
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.
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.
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.