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Nose Picking

allyp by allyp Young Parent(December 2006) (rank 6th)

The reason why I am writing this is because my husband was reading a magaizne a few weeks ago and it had an article in there about "nose picking".
He told me that to anyone who pick's their nose alot would more than likely to end up getting

a cold or the flu. The reason behind it is, your nose holds alot of bacteria and germs and when you stick your finger up there, it just push's it back further and making the germs and bacteria get into your system faster. It also said that the best way to get everything out of your nose is to blow it out with a kleenx.

This is true... I know this because my husband best friend was always sick, for months straight.. Either having the common cold or really sick with the flu. Now after he read this article in the magaizne he stopped picking his nose and guess what, he feels 100% better and he hasn't gotten sick in weeks. There goes to show that it helps if you stop picking your nose. My husband hasn't been sick lately either, I think after him reading this too, it has put something in his mind to stop!!

So if you and your kids pick your nose and you're sick all of the time or most of the time, stop for a while and see how it goes! Hopefully you will stop getting sick. Good luck!!

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Rose24
March 2008 | Rose24
Re: Nose Picking

Ewgh... but very interesting. I'll be sure to tell my daughter that. Last time I told her off for picking her nose she replied 'but mummy it's normal to pick your nose' and when I asked why she said 'well if we weren't supposed to pick our noses our fingers would have been made fatter!' At least now I will have something I can say that will sound at least semi-intelligent. LOL!



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llmunchkin
5.00 (Excellent) | January 2007 | llmunchkin
Greenies
At last a medical reason to back up the fact that nose picking is just pretty disgusting in general.  I heard also that most germs are actually caught more easily through the nose than the mouth.  Nowdays there is so much emphasis about picking up germs in public that any advice to help avoid them is good advice - like this, and even better it is a funny one.

Have you ever noticed how many men pick their nose while they are driving in their cars?  Like hello, you can see in the windows, not just out of them...


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      allyp
January 2007 | allyp
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Yeah I know eh LOL... I think its just as bad as women who do their make up while they're DRIVING LOL

I still can't believe that my husband is feeling 100% better, I'm soo thankful for that!!



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           llmunchkin
5.00 (Excellent) | January 2007 | llmunchkin
Greenies
I bet you are glad he has given it up - it can't be too attractive.  Besides, you don't need Cadence to learn it from him, she can learn all her bad habits from pre-school when she is bigger  LOL.


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blackwidowkate
3.55 (Good) | December 2006 | blackwidowkate
boogers
Hi,
I don't know about it being true but i know my son picks his nose as he gets a sore in it and it bleeds....somehow dont think hes eating it though...way too much blood and hes very seldomly sick even when the rest of us are dying
What it is is all you do is put the germ from the cold virus into your stomach where it cannot survive......gross.....
but then who knows think ill take up booga eating i'm sick of all the colds i get....

Luv Deb


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Marlena
3.67 (Good) | December 2006 | Marlena
Funny
Do you know what is funny I heard that it is good for your body to fight colds if you eat your buggy's but how true is I dont know I havn't tried LOL.  I am also not gonna tell my son that either because well you know how much you bugged the kid in school who picked his nose.  I personally dont get sick oftenbut I am notmuch for picking my nose.  My son isn't sick often and I am always catching him picking his nose, I think it is because I was always clearing his nose out as a baby.  Who knows what is true what isn't but it is funny whe n you read about soemtimes.


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      allyp
4.00 (Good) | December 2006 | allyp
Funny

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW thats nasty LOL.. I'm sure I ate them when I was a kid.. actually I am more than sure LOL... I'm not gonna tell my daughter that either.. Yuck.. Ya. don't tell Austin..

 ewie ewie lol



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      emmysmum
4.00 (Good) | December 2006 | emmysmum
Funny
LOL Actually i have heard the same thing, and co-incedentally enough i had a cold at the time i heard it...like a year or 2 ago, and as gross and all as it sounds it is actually true, it did work, 3 days later my cold was gone!


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           llmunchkin
4.00 (Good) | January 2007 | llmunchkin
Funny
Are you serious??? Really??  You are keen!


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           angelmum
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2006 | angelmum
Funny
what you ate your booger lol seriously or am I getting that wrong lol


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dramamom
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2006 | dramamom
Well said.
Hear, hear.


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