Boogers are health food
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The Telegraph in UK is reporting a science article stating that the consuming of boogers is good for both the teeth and general health.
Now that I have your attention, it seems that a number of studies held at MIT and Harvard among others indicate that parents should not discourage picking of the nose and consuming the mined goodness because of the plethora of beneficial bacteria contained therein.
They went further to say that consuming snot prevented bacterial from adhering to the teeth — which is that precursor to the dreaded plaque as reported in the American Society for Microbiology.
And to top it all off (at least in my book) was the admonition that the findings were therapeutic for defense agains respiratory infetion, gastric ulcers, and the scourge called HIV.
There is even a push for development of a synthetic mucoid toothpaste and chewing gum as a vector for the acquisition of the goodness of boogers.
Sooooo In the spirit of using fecal capsules for the cultivation of healthy intestinal flora and other later and oh so similar developments on the health front in a similar vein; I'm gonna have myself a nice puke and consider this the next time I get that stuffy nose.