gloria.p wrote:
>
> On the other hand, many older people were raised on bland, non-ethnic
> foods and some consider salt, pepper, and a hint of garlic or onion to
> be SPICY!

And as we age our digestion gets weaker. Spicy foods can cause
indigestion in older folks. I even noticed that in myself as I entered
my 50s, to a small extent so far but that calendar is going to keep
flipping pages.