Open your tissue, if you dare. The color of your snot can reveal a lot about your health. The nose is lined with mucus membranes that secrete snot to help keep tissues healthy and trap dirt, cleaning ...

Before tossing your next used tissue, you might want to check out the snot color inside. As gross as it sounds, your mucus—be it clear, green, yellow, or brown—is a reflection of your overall health.

Snot is a gross but vital part of the body's protection against infections.AsiaVision/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider Very few people talk about these things, but let's break that taboo.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you’re dealing with a runny nose, cough or congestion, your mucus can help determine if it’s a minor bother like a common ...

It’s snot a laughing matter. The color of nasal mucus can help show what state of health a person is in, according to ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Raj Sindwani of the Cleveland Clinic. “If your ...

Snot is made up of water, proteins, antibodies, and dissolved salts, explains Jonathan Parsons, M.D., a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...

Ever wondered why the color of your snot is different when you're sick? You're probably not the first person to ask this ...

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