I Love Runny Noses!

Okay, that may be a bit over the top, but I really am a big fan of runny noses.

Why? Because they are a completely natural and HEALTHY process.

Yes I said healthy.

A running nose is your body saying, "you've got some junk up here that could really hurt you. I am going to clump it all together in this mucus and take it out these two big holes so you don't get sick or any sicker."

What is our response to our wonderful body trying to protect us?

We blow some of the stuff out onto a kleenex and the resulting pressure kicks more stuff deeper into our body leading to a greater chance of getting sick. Or worse yet, we take a drug that "stops" the runny nose and doesn't let all the toxic junk to get out.

When you honestly step back, does that make any sense at all? But we do it every day!

Think I'm goofy? Well, guess what, the drug companies agree with me.

Last year they put a warning on cold medicines for kids under two. This year they raised it to under 4 and pediatricians are calling for them to raise it to 6. Right now the Food and Drug Administration is studying if children under 12 should be taking them.

Don't believe, click on the headline and see the link yourself.

So why did they pull them? Because their independent research found the same thing the government's research found... THEY DON'T WORK!

Oh yeah and as the Food and Drug Administration added: "THERE IS DEFINITELY EVIDENCE OF SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS."

So next time you have a runny nose, take a kleenex and dab it dry. Don't blow, don't take cold medicine just let your body do what it does best... heal you.