Jalapeno is hot

There's a good reason why you enjoy the exquisite torture of five-alarm chillor order your chicken very vindaloo. Eating hot spicy foods may trigger release of endorphins, the brain's natural opiates and painkillers. The fiery chemical capsaicin found in hot peppers also blocks substance P, which produces the sensation of pain in nerve endings. And hot peppers pack lots of vitamin C and other antioxidants.