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The Booger Diet: New Study Shows Medical Benefits of Mucus

Mucus_cellsFirst there was that warning that our faces would “freeze like that” when we made grotesque grimaces.  Then there was the thing about an apple a day keeping the doctor away.  Then there was the warning that if you keep putting your finger up your nose, your finger is going to get stuck up there.  Some maternal warnings are debatable from a medical science perspective and it appears that another one has just fallen.  Remember Mom telling you to take your finger out of your noses and not to eat snot?  Scientists at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that eating boogers is actually good for your teeth and health.

It turns out that snot is “a rich reservoir of good bacteria.”  Thus, it can prevent bacteria from sticking to teeth and even improve respiratory infections, stomach ulcers and even HIV.

Austrian lung specialist Professor Friedrich Bischinger also noted that the research shows that people who pick their noses are healthy and happier . . . and presumably stickier.

The researchers published their results in the journal of the American Society for Microbiology.  They are even trying to create a synthetic mucus toothpaste and chewing gum.  I have been trying to work on marketing for booger gum.  Boogie Yummy? Booglets instead of Chiclets?  Somehow Juicy Boogies instead of Juicy Fruit seems a market loser.

What do you think?

 

58 thoughts on “The Booger Diet: New Study Shows Medical Benefits of Mucus”

  1. So that’s why my teeth have issues. And here I am thinking it’s the Dentist’s Mercedes sports car payments.

    1. When contemplating a new dentist, one should always try to find out if the dentist has any kids in college, or owns a boat.

  2. Good for a great laugh this morning….but turned my stomach.

  4. Booger, booger bo booger
    banana fanna fo booger
    fee fi mo dooger
    Booger!

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    A booger a day keeps the doctor away.-
    —

    No sugar on the booger.

    1. mikealixonline – that just ruined a good movie for me. 😉

      1. Paul, Boogie Nights was a very good flick. The topic turned a lotta people, particularly women, off. But that’s a shame because it has some great performances.

          1. I’m thinking John C Reilly, Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H Macy, to name just 5.

  8. How about Pirates Gold.
    Dig for that buried treasure and enjoy better health.

    or

    Grab a pack of Stickum. Chinese smog flavor gum made from freshly harvested black snot from millions of Chinese nostrils.

    1. Roscoe – I am not sure there is a commercial aspect for this. The normal person has an adequate amount of personal resource they can depend on.

      However, they could be a high-end product. Boogers of the rich and famous, but the only people who would be able to afford it are other rich and famous.

        1. Roscoe – if you rely on your own brand, at least you know where it has been. 😉

  9. Toothpaste flavors – ‘Mucosa Mint’ or ‘Boogie Oogie Bubblegum’

    Call it ‘DNM Gum’ bursting with rich reservoirs of good bacteria in every piece (active ingredient: Dried Nasal Mucus)

    *copyright 2017 (when I read the names I came up with, I thought hey, snot bad, better protect my work if I want a piece of this dried snot goldmine –will be a strictly ‘under the table’ deal, of course. 😉

  11. Who really nose if this true or not? I suppose they could start a university devoted to this subject, call it the United States Nasal Academy.

    1. Don de Drain – do we have any studies (other than our mothers) that booger eating is bad for us?

    2. Slight correction: Who really nose if this is true or snot?

  12. I just read a study that said that 65% of studies were false. So, I am going to hold off judgment until it is replicated.

    1. So there’s a 65% chance the study you read reached a false conclusion 🙂

      1. Scott – the study I read was a survey of the studies. It certainly can be replicated. This explains the coffee is good for you on Monday study and coffee is bad for you study on Thursday.

  13. I’m saving mine, to put into a casserole. Not too bad with marinara sauce.

      1. The red ones and green ones can be used as a garnish for Southwest-style hamburgers.

  15. Pick your nose. Pick your armpit. Pick your neighbors. Pick your friends. Be in France and have not pants.

  16. All that guilt in our childhood is gone. Though those of us whose Mother (Fathers didn’t care) has passed on have missed the “I told you so” moment. What boggles the mind is that someone actually studied this.

  18. Reminds me of a joke….

    Why do gorillas have such big nostrils?
    Because they have big fingers.

  20. I’m just going to stick with the burger and fries – if its all the same to you.

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