The Booger Is Your Friend?

*R-iZZy* · 03-28-2004, 02:20 PM

Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy, according to a top Austrian doctor.

Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and probably better in tune with their bodies.

He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage children to take it up.

Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.

"And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of strengthening the body's immune system.

"Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do. In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the intestines it works just like a medicine.

"Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a natural boost to their immune system for free."

He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society that has branded it disgusting and anti social.

He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a good idea as well."

And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html?menu=

Bourgeois Buffoon · 03-28-2004, 02:28 PM

What? Sorry, I was too busy picking my nose to read this.

*Kid Icarus* · 03-28-2004, 03:05 PM

See, I knew there was a good reason to why I hardly ever got sick as a kid

*damnhooligan* · 03-28-2004, 03:14 PM

Aww, man. I was hoping this thread would be about the latest Revenge of the Nerds news. Curses.

Shadow the hedgehog · 03-28-2004, 06:53 PM

Ew. That is all.

*Stone Ill* · 03-28-2004, 07:00 PM

I'll happily pick my nose, but I don't think I'd eat the burried treasue inside.

MTN889 · 03-28-2004, 07:10 PM

I have such big sinus problems, I could probably have a meal of boogers...

愛 · 03-28-2004, 07:30 PM

I have sinus problems every year, and it angers me to no end.

*Taloniss* · 03-28-2004, 07:38 PM

Ok, ew. That is all I can say...ew.

**Jo Dawn** · 03-28-2004, 08:58 PM

... I knew... I just knew I shouldn't have been eating when I came into this thread...

Yuck.

*JameO* · 03-28-2004, 09:46 PM

Finger lickin' good.

Shreddette · 03-28-2004, 09:55 PM

Heh... I saw this in another forum not but a few hours ago.
I never ever ever ate my boogers, even as a kid. Boogers have always disgusted me. Picking them is one thing, I'll admit I do that in PRIVATE... but eating them, I simply will not ever do. I'll probably barf before it touches my tongue.

raphael90 · 03-28-2004, 11:10 PM

Hmmm..interesting thread. I'll come out and say I've been a picker for a looooong time..I won't go into any other detail about it. I try not to do it in public because I like people to think I'm a normal person. Ha.

Peanut · 03-28-2004, 11:11 PM

Come on. Everyone picks their nose. It's human nature!

*Raven* · 03-28-2004, 11:16 PM

i wanna know how he came up with the idea to find out if your more healthy if you pick your nose, i mean was he just sitting at his desk bored as hell, picking his nose?

Peanut · 03-28-2004, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by major pain

i wanna know how he came up with the idea to find out if your more healthy if you pick your nose, i mean was he just sitting at his desk bored as hell, picking his nose?

That's actually an interesting question!

Naruto · 03-28-2004, 11:18 PM

That is very odd cause i found out that the bugers in your nose are actually germs collected by the nose hair.(Also other harmfull or unwatned things by your body try to get in threw your nose, and your nose hairs stop that and turn them to bugers.) That is what i found out from a teacher and a health book.

*Voltron* · 03-28-2004, 11:35 PM

I pick my nose in school a lot.

*Stone Ill* · 03-28-2004, 11:46 PM

Do you flick 'em at people?

*Voltron* · 03-29-2004, 12:02 AM

No. But wait till my girlfriend sees this article!

03-28-2004, 02:20 PM	#1
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	The Booger Is Your Friend? Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy, according to a top Austrian doctor. Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and probably better in tune with their bodies. He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage children to take it up. Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner. "And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of strengthening the body's immune system. "Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do. In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the intestines it works just like a medicine. "Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a natural boost to their immune system for free." He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society that has branded it disgusting and anti social. He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a good idea as well." And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html?menu= __________________

03-28-2004, 02:28 PM	#2
Bourgeois Buffoon Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dee-LA-WHar, U.S.A.! Posts: 122	What? Sorry, I was too busy picking my nose to read this. __________________ Well! Well well well well! Well well! Well now... Local Frosted Flakes freak and goof. Ph33r.

03-28-2004, 03:14 PM	#4
damnhooligan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dorksville, USA Posts: 1,745	Aww, man. I was hoping this thread would be about the latest Revenge of the Nerds news. Curses. __________________

03-28-2004, 08:58 PM	#10
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	... I knew... I just knew I shouldn't have been eating when I came into this thread... Yuck. __________________

03-28-2004, 11:10 PM	#13
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	Hmmm..interesting thread. I'll come out and say I've been a picker for a looooong time..I won't go into any other detail about it. I try not to do it in public because I like people to think I'm a normal person. Ha. __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

03-28-2004, 03:05 PM	#3
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	See, I knew there was a good reason to why I hardly ever got sick as a kid

03-28-2004, 06:53 PM	#5
Shadow the hedgehog Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Space Station 77 Posts: 280	Ew. That is all.

03-28-2004, 07:00 PM	#6
Stone Ill Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 2,397	I'll happily pick my nose, but I don't think I'd eat the burried treasue inside.

03-28-2004, 07:10 PM	#7
MTN889 Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I would tell you, but i fear an attack of AOL Trial CDs. Posts: 665	I have such big sinus problems, I could probably have a meal of boogers...

03-28-2004, 07:30 PM	#8
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I have sinus problems every year, and it angers me to no end.

03-28-2004, 07:38 PM	#9
Taloniss Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,819	Ok, ew. That is all I can say...ew.

03-28-2004, 09:46 PM	#11
JameO Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,753	Finger lickin' good.

03-28-2004, 09:55 PM	#12
Shreddette Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chained to Shredders Bed Posts: 402	Heh... I saw this in another forum not but a few hours ago. I never ever ever ate my boogers, even as a kid. Boogers have always disgusted me. Picking them is one thing, I'll admit I do that in PRIVATE... but eating them, I simply will not ever do. I'll probably barf before it touches my tongue.

03-28-2004, 11:11 PM	#14
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Come on. Everyone picks their nose. It's human nature!

03-28-2004, 11:16 PM	#15
Raven follower of Jesus Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,212	i wanna know how he came up with the idea to find out if your more healthy if you pick your nose, i mean was he just sitting at his desk bored as hell, picking his nose? __________________ TMNT Future Despair Deviant Offical Ultimate Ninja Turtles Site!

03-28-2004, 11:18 PM	#17
Naruto Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 464	That is very odd cause i found out that the bugers in your nose are actually germs collected by the nose hair.(Also other harmfull or unwatned things by your body try to get in threw your nose, and your nose hairs stop that and turn them to bugers.) That is what i found out from a teacher and a health book.

03-28-2004, 11:35 PM	#18
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	I pick my nose in school a lot. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

03-28-2004, 11:46 PM	#19
Stone Ill Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 2,397	Do you flick 'em at people?

03-29-2004, 12:02 AM	#20
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	No. But wait till my girlfriend sees this article! __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .