tonsils removed while young had a 44 percent greater chance of having a heart attack in later life. Of course, the two events may only be coincidentally related, but in the absence of conclusive evidence it suggests that it might be prudent to leave the tonsils alone. The same study also found that people who kept their appendixes had a 33 percent reduced chance of a heart attack in middle age. Taylor, Body by Darwin, 180. *2 Capsaicin exists in nature because peppers evolved it
