[quote] try abstaining from smoking and eating spicy food [/quote]Eshwar, do not mean to divert thread but I love Indian food and the spicier the better. My whole taste and digestive system finds "spicy" just the norm, so your comment as you hail from India, made me go WTF?

Of course, Indian cuisine spans the range from very soft and mild like simple kheers, raitas, plain rice pullaos to fiery, hot vindaloos and richly spiced dishes as rogan josh. But in general, typical Indian is generally more spicy than here in America so the term "spicy" would seem to mean different things in context to the culture.

I love Indian and would love to think I can go on eating the entire range of "spicy" including hot dishes.