WANT TO LIVE LONGER? EAT CHILLI PASTE

There's an interesting story in The Nation today explaining how the Thai Government is going to be promoting greater consumption of chilli paste in a bid to save billions of baht in health care costs.
"Nam prik (Thai for chilli paste) contains a wide variety of herbal ingredients commonly good for health. The basic ingredients are chilli, garlic, red onion, salt, shrimp paste, fish sauce and pla ra, or fermented fish. They can naturally increase antibodies, improve circulation and respiration which automatically reduces cancer, heart disease and diabetes risks," said Narumol Yuwanaboon of BioThai, a non-governmental organisation working on natural resources and diversity.
There you have it. If you want to live longer and suffer less then make sure you get your daily dose of chilli paste.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/09/30/headlines/headlines_30050746.php