John:
<< I notice this when I take garlic or cayenne.  A good/reasonable explation
is that these are extreme irritants and the body is trying to get rid of them
through all possible avenues, and so, by and by, other poisons are also
expelled, and hence they're touted virtues.  >>

Thank you for your reply, John.  But I still am unclear as to why something
would necessarily be stimulating. It is the word "stimulating" that I am not
understanding. I understand that garlic and cayenne can be stimulating foods,
but why would an apple be stimulating, just because it is not needed at that
time by the body?

I guess my real question is not "why" but "how" does an apple (or some other
normally non-irritating food) become "stimulating?" I'm wanting to understand
the biochemistry. What exactly is being stimulated, and how is that happening?

Love, Liza
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