You're right on the mark. >"The endorphins work to block the heat. The body produces them in response to the heat, which it senses as pain," said Paul Bosland,

You're right on the mark. >"The endorphins work to block the heat. The body produces them in response to the heat, which it senses as pain," said Paul Bosland, co-founder and director of New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute. [0] [0] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/capsaicin-ingredient-hot-peppers-offers-medical-benefits/story?id=15727011 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/capsaicin-ingredient-hot-pepper...