What Your Mucus Says about Your Health (Video) (IMAGE)

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What Your Mucus Says about Your Health (Video)

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It's peak cold and flu season, and mucus is making many of our lives miserable. But despite being a little icky, phlegm gets a bad rap. This germ-fighting goo contains cells and chemical compounds that help us power through a cold. Reactions decodes the mysteries of mucus in its latest video: https://youtu.be/RbcUcYDejks.

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