Why does the ingestion of spicy foods at the evening meal tend to impede the natural sleep cycle?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Rather than problems with digestion, researchers believe that the spices elevate the body's core temperature enough to disturb the nervous and hormonal mechanisms that normally initiate sleep.
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