DonLever Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 CTVNews.ca Staff Published Friday, April 26, 2013 11:07AM EDT Could it be that the secret to strengthening the immune system’s ability to fight off illness might be right under our noses -- or rather, in them? An associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan, Scott Napper, says there could very well be health benefits to that most icky of icky habits: picking our noses and eating it. Napper notes that almost all kids have a compulsion to taste the things that come out of their noses. He says it’s possible that nature is pushing humans to adopt the behaviour because it is somehow to our natural advantage. Photos University of Saskatchewan researcher Scott Napper says there may be health benefits of picking your nose and eating it. (University of Saskatchewan Photo) Nasal mucous traps germs and stops them from getting into our lungs, Napper says, but it’s possible that if we eat the mucous, exposure to those germs could actually help build immunity. “It might teach your immune system about what's it's likely to get exposed to, so it might serve as almost a natural vaccination, if you will,” he told CTV Saskatoon. Napper’s booger-eating-benefits idea originated during a class he was teaching on the molecules in mucous. He says the class looked bored so he tried to, ahem, dig a little deeper. “I got their attention by saying that's why snot tastes so sweet. And a lot of them were nodding along like they agreed, but not really realizing what they had acknowledged,” he says with a laugh. It’s possible, he says, that by blowing our noses into handkerchiefs or tissues, we might be robbing our bodies of the chance to develop valuable antibodies. Napper says his idea is still very preliminary, but admits, it's gotten a lot of attention. He now hopes to conduct a study in which some type of molecule could be inserted into people’s noses, with half the participants picking their nose and eating it, and then seeing if the molecule still makes them ill. With a report from CTV Saskatoon’s Carla Shynkaruk Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/picking-your-nose-could-be-good-for-you-says-sask-scientist-1.1255167#ixzz2RbaES1F9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Boogerific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Finger licking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 LOL! Or you cold just use Cold FX and not have to do the gross act of picking your nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-The-Great Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 it MIGHT help... MIGHT. I`ll just not. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I....think.....I'm.....going......to..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Might snot be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Delish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenWei91 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oh excellent. I already do this on a daily basis, so... Yay me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Time to pick my nose even more now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 No wonder I've lived this long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Which finger is the best to pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANGO Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 How about fart smelling? Any benefit in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remy Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 What about picking someone else's nose? Did they study that? Any benefit assorted with other orifices? I've gone too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 It's possible but it's just a hypothesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easton76 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 This guy nose his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I was picking my nose when i clicked on this thread yay me.... also eating it = gross . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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