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There is much research available about the health benefits of the chilli. More than 50 common ailments were, or are still, treated by eating or administrating chilli. A pilot study in Tasmania has found people might sleep better if they regularly eat chillies. Associate Professor at the School of Life Sciences Dominic Geraghty says the results were promising. "Chilli consumption may improve your sleep and, of course, the quality of your sleep very much also influences your cardiovascular health," he said. In the past, chilli was used to fight scurvy. It was also used to prevent or cure: rheumatism, arteriosclerosis, toothache, stomach-ache, epilepsy, asthma, varicose veins and malaria. Chillies contain a substance called capsaicin, which gives them their characteristic pungence, producing mild to intense spice when eaten. The hotter the chilli pepper, the more capsaicin it contains. The hottest variety is any of the habañero type. Capsaicin continues to be studied as an effective treatment for sensory nerve fibre disorders, including pain associated with arthritis, psoriasis, and diabetic neuropathy. The Cancer Council is carrying out research measuring the incidence of certain tumors in diets with little or no chilli, compared to those with high chilli comsumption. Capsaicin has been found to preferentially inhibit the growth of cancer cells in these laboratory studies. Experiments have shown that capsaicin seems to be able to detoxify a wide range of chemical carcinogens which, if left free to roam the body, could set up mutations that lead to cancers. (info. sources available on request)
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SLEEK GEEKS GET HOT
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Adam Spencer & Dr Karl Kruszelnicki - hosts of "Sleek Geeks" - ABC-TV, Thursdays at 8pm (until February 3, 2008)
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© 2008 HOT LICKS™ PUBLISHING (BKGF)
First published: 19.01.08 |
In the first episode of ABC-TV's Summer Science Show, "Sleek Geeks", the guys tested cola, water & dairy-based products to see which was the best for the cooling of chilli heat. The dairy products came out on top. Reason:The fat in milk supposedly dissolves the capsaicin, and takes it away from the capsaicin receptor in the brain. If you get chilli in the eye - rinse with milk. More Hot Tips-or Not next time. |
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ALIBI OF BIRDLAND - The Old Spice Boys (ABCD 005) |
Snare Drum, Tea-Chest Bass and Ukulele? You heard it right - this trio of talent take a host of jazz standards on a new spin, tongue-in-cheek, but played with enough irreverent skill to get the purists frowning and smiling at the same time.
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From Feathered Lenny (NYC 2002): "Through the aromatic fog of smoke & sweat, I could make out the silhouette of a trio through the swinging doors. The swish of brush upon snare, a cool paced walking bass, a lightning spark of a diminished scale reached out and dragged me into the bar where kids of 18 and groovers of 50 alike gaped in awe at the Old Spice Boys. Sticking their necks out, getting close to the bone by the skin of their teeth - three supremely skilled players straining and stretching the jazz canon sideways to breaking point. Then it snaps back with a thwack into familiar shape and swing. They're on a joyful jaunt through heavy musical territory - the music is powered by courage, tempered by the limits of minimalist instrumentation - but to play Miles or Ellington on a ukulele, a snare and a tea-chest you must have a staunch respect. I was witnessing a potential paradigm shift in the direction of jazz, and Coltrane was never going to sound the same again". This is probably one to put in the CD stacker on random while you cook up a storm, 'Alibi of Birdland' proves there are more good things coming out of Northern NSW other than BLUE KITCHEN GOURMET FOODS.
Alibi of Birdland' is distributed in Australia by Vitamin Distribution. Or order online through Chaos Music. |
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