in the discovery channel they say its healthy for the immune system.
2007-02-28 11:16:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
It isn't the 'picking' but the eating of the boogers that has come up in the news.
The idea is that the boogers act as mini booster shots because a fair amount of the material is made up of dead microbes -- which is exactly what vaccines are made of.
Picking otoh can cause other problems if it is done to excess.
2007-02-28 11:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by dale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hadn't seen or heard that item on discovery, but it only makes sense that to get all the crud possible out of our bodies would be beneficial. Many natural health believers say that it is better for you to snort back and spit out anything clogging up your sinuses and nasal passages, rather than blowing your nose.
Maybe nose picking is good, most, if not all, people have done / do it. JUST DON'T let anyone see where you dispose of that booger!!!!
2007-02-28 11:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by baglady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! And that is one of the craziest question I've seen to date! If I had of seen that show they would've gotten an earful from me!
Giving people the right to go around picking r nose. I'll bet they never mentioned anything about hygiene, mannerism, nosebleeds, or integrity! Imagine people, bosses, restaurants, Dr.s going around Picking Their Nose's! That would be a real Class Act, and I usually watch all documentaries. KLEENEX people Please! Unreal are you sure?
Summer
2007-02-28 11:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by Diana D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,if the DSC Say's so,then there you have it ! I know that picking your nose is a good way to induce bacteria,and injure the nares,and mucous membranes with your nails.It's not a sanitary thing to do,blowing or wiping with a Kleenex is whats done in polite society.Take care. SW RNP
2007-02-28 11:25:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting question. i have 2 reasonings that lead to different answers.
1) the point of snot or boogers in your nose is to catch potentially harmful things in the air on their sticky surface before they get into your lungs. if you cleaned out these 'dirty boogers', then it follows that you would be ridding yourself of any potential hazards that you might have been carrying around with you. so yes, it's healthy.
2) going off of point one, boogers are good for you. following that, if you pick them all out of your nose, it is less likely that things will get caught in your nose (i'm assuming that things are more likely to get stuck in boogers vs. nose hair because of the (generally) sticky surface of boogers). so, no, it is not healthy.
after writing it all out, i'd go with #1, since even if you're booger-free, you still have a second form of protection against stuff getting into your body: nose hair.
2007-02-28 11:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahah~ u really made my day.
but i think that blowing ur nose with a Kleenex is better than picking it. both ways, u still get the booger out
2007-03-02 16:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it apparently is good if you pick your nose and umm....eat it....because there are germs in your nose obviously, and eating that small amount of germs makes your body partially immune to them.
2007-02-28 11:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Picking your nose can cause damage to your nasal cavity and canal.... and well it is down right gross....no offense. I spreads germs and can cause sickness. if I were you I'd quit that all together.
2007-02-28 11:25:34 · answer #8 · answered by faista 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be good for the immune system, but really bad for your social life. lol! :)
2007-02-28 11:20:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
why don't you go to the bathroom where no one sees you and then grab a kleenex tissue and blow your nose instead~ it is sanitary and you won't get ikky boogers on your fingers~
2007-03-01 04:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋