So we have a new study that suggests picking your nose may raise the risk of dementia.

I know we've been told to stop picking our noses forever, or at least some of us have.

So damaging the inside of the nostrils creates a shortcut for bacteria to seep into the

blood and travel directly to the brain.

Researchers looked at what happens when the nerve that connects the nose to the brain

is exposed to chlamydia.

Chlamydia pneumonia.

Yeah, when it's exposed to chlamydia pneumonia.

A normally harmless bug that causes sinus issues.

The study on mice found detectable levels of bacteria in the brain within 72 hours.

So within a month the road has developed clumps of a protein plaque linked to Alzheimer's.

So more than 6 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's with 73% of people suffering

from the disease being over 75 years of age.

So just stop picking your nose.

They think and they don't know because the causes are still unknown.

They don't know if it has to do with obesity, poor diet, loneliness, lack of sleep, or

picking your noses.

So stop picking your noses and allowing chlamydia pneumonia to seep into your brain.

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