[Sca-cooks] Spices and Cooking (oop)

[Ted Eisenstein]

>So far as the hot spices being used in cultures where the climate is very warm
>(Thailand, parts of Mongolia, North Africa, etc.), my understanding is that they
>make a person sweat, thereby making the food healthier...

I wonder about this. Sweating is good in controlling internal body temperatures
- but does it really "cleanse" the body and get rid of nasty icky germs and
poisons? Or is the only way for those to get out is by the usual internal route?

Alban