Is having boogers a good or bad thing?

My nose is a treasure chest full of boogers, I claw out with nails as sharp as a cougar's. > The nose is the body's primary organ of smell and also functions as part of the body's respiratory system. Air comes into the body through the nose. read more

So generally it is a good thing (albeit unsightly and uncomfortable). However, allergies can trigger the same immune responses without the presence of any pathogen. While not directly bad, boogers produced from allergies would be the most negative case. read more

The Museum of Hoaxes did a little background check on the good doctor and noted that Dr. Friedrich Bischinger has never published a medical study on the subject and his original quote about the benefits of eating boogers comes from a poorly translated interview with a German magazine. read more

Green mucus is a sign that your body’s immune system is at work. The color comes from a type of infection-fighting white blood cell. “With cold or flu, mucus starts clear, then begins to darken as it gets thicker," Kemmerly says. read more