{"id":3237,"date":"2018-07-11T13:26:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/the-surprising-reason-we-eat-spicy-food\/"},"modified":"2018-07-11T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:26:46","slug":"the-surprising-reason-we-eat-spicy-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/social\/the-surprising-reason-we-eat-spicy-food\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surprising Reason We Eat Spicy Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sziIUZgdgk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out Nourish from PBS! https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/PBSNourish<br \/>\nSUBSCRIBE to It&#8217;s Okay To Be Smart! \u25ba\u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/iotbs_sub<br \/>\n\u2193\u2193\u2193 More info and sources below \u2193\u2193\u2193<\/p>\n<p>People who live near the equator use more spices per recipe than people who live far from the equator. 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Spices and other plant ingredients have special powers that make them a truly magical superfood!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFOLLOW US:<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: @DrJoeHanson   @okaytobesmart<br \/>\nInstagram: @DrJoeHanson<br \/>\nMerch: https:\/\/store.dftba.com\/collections\/its-okay-to-be-smart<br \/>\nFacebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itsokaytobesmart <\/p>\n<p>SEND US STUFF:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Okay To Be Smart<br \/>\nPO Box 303356<br \/>\nAustin, TX  78703<br \/>\nUSA<\/p>\n<p>BOOKS WE\u2019VE FEATURED:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/smart-books.tumblr.com\/ <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nIt\u2019s Okay To Be Smart is hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D.<br \/>\nDirector: Joe Nicolosi<br \/>\nWriter: Sarah Keartes<br \/>\nCreative Director: David Schulte<br \/>\nEditor\/animator: Derek Borsheim<br \/>\nProducers: Stephanie Noone and Amanda Fox<\/p>\n<p>Produced by PBS Digital Studios<br \/>\nMusic via APM<br \/>\nStock images from Shutterstock http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com<\/p>\n<h3>More info on The Surprising Reason We Eat Spicy Food<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=The+Surprising+Reason+We+Eat+Spicy+Food&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">The Surprising Reason We Eat Spicy Food - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6638023b8f4d40058278988e80bbad08&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F05%2F05%2Fhealth%2Fwhat-are-vegetables-nutrients-plants-wellness%2Findex.html&amp;c=9234172551890188005&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s actually no such thing as vegetables. 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