If you like spicy food you might be kinky in bed – here's wh
EVERYONE has a different tolerance to spice – some can only handle a korma while others go for vindaloo.
A doctor has a theory that this could indicate how kinky individuals are in bed.
Spice generally is known to be helpful for fat burning, the heart and anti-ageing.
It's also long been considered a sex stimulant – but it's not clear if this particular theory has much basis.
Dr Karan Raj, an NHS doctor who has become a TikTok sensation, explained his belief that people who enjoy spicy food may have masochistic tendencies.
Masochism is the enjoyment of pain for sexual gratification.
He doesn't offer specific evidence of his theory, but said it could be to do with pain receptors.
Speaking to his 4.4 million followers, Dr Raj said: “If you like spicy food you might be just a little bit kinky.
“Spicy is not a taste. Your tongue can only taste sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami.
“But your tongue can detect pain and temperature.
“Capsaicin, the chemical found in most spicy food, binds to pain receptors in your tongue.
“So if you enjoy spicy food, I guess you could say it's a weird form of benign masochism – you like pain just a bit.”
Capsaicin binds to a special class of vanilloid receptors inside our mouth called VR1 receptors.
VR1 receptors are designed to detect heat to prevent us eating something that it’s too hot to eat.
But, by accident, it also binds to spicy food. This is why eating a spicy meal feels physically hot inside the mouth.
Dr Raj continued in his video, which has emassed more than 1.5 million likes: “In fact, if you eat a lot of spicy foods this desensitises pain receptors, so you keep wanting to get spicier and spicier so you can feel the burn.
“This is truly strange, because capsaicin can desensitise pain receptors, it's actually used to treat some types of chronic pain.”
Capsaicin is found in all sorts of foods used to pick up the heat – chillis, jalapenos and hot peppers.
SPICY CLAIMS
Although Dr Raj’s theory isn’t proven, spicy food as an indicator of someone’s sexual tendencies is nothing new.
A survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of El Yucateco – a Mexican salsa company – found that those who have a preference for hotter spices have twice as much sex as those who don’t.
Those who loved loading their food with hot sauces had sex approximately 5.3 times per month when compared to 3.2 times per month of those who detested any type of spice.
They also had more of a sense of adventure, enjoying roller coasters, loud music, and driving fast more.
There is some evidence that capsaicin is an aphrodisiac because, by creating the sense of pain on the tongue, it releases an adrenaline-type hormone.
This high could get you more in the mood for sex, it’s theorised.
And watching someone eat a spicy meal is more likely to turn you on than watching them eat sweet treats, psychologists have found.
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