Mucus
You might think of it as a nasty, annoying inconvenience, but as Dr. Michael Johns puts it, “It is the oil in the engine. Without mucus, the engine seizes.” It doesn’t just lubricate your airways so you can breathe, but also line your digestive tract so you can convert food to energy as quickly as possible.
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