Fact Check: Mucus Is NOT Cause Of All Disease -- Herbalist's Claim Is 'Pseudoscience'
Fact Check
Is the sticky, gooey mucus produced by the body "the underlying cause" of all human disease? No, that's not true: Mucus plays an important and protective role in the body's immune system, filtering out harmful irritants, allergens and pathogens to keep people healthy, not to make them sick. In addition, the claim about the dangers of mucus comes from a…