Re:Silver polish& chapstick Mucus: Ear Wax (WAS: Ear Candles)

[Guest guest]

Anthropologists have noted that

Vikings had tools to remove it and used it to polish their silver

jewelry & such

or just picked it out and used it as a lip protector.

Also ear wax seems tobe different for different ethnic groups

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rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

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> From the page identified by your link, Erin:

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> Ear wax, sticky stuff that it is, traps anything foreign that flies,

crawls,

> or is blown into the ear canals. Dirt, tiny bits of plant material,

small

> insects, bacteria, and so forth are immobilized by wax. Think of wax

as the

> sticky stuff on a No Pest Strip. The primary purpose of ear wax is to

> protect your ear canal and ear drum from such foreign materials.

> <http://www.doctorhoffman.com/paper-04.jpg>

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> The medical profession takes a fractional approach to almost

everything. I

> take a holistic approach.

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> The foregoing description of the function of ear wax matches any

reasonable

> discussion of any form of mucus. The human body produces mucus in

various

> forms and viscosities. In all cases, the purpose is the same: to

envelope

> foreign matter so that the foreign matter does not come into contact

with

> the body's own tissues/organs. The mucus also doubles as a medium in

which

> the foreign matter is removed from the body (elimination).

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> No difference, functionally speaking, among ear wax, nasal mucus,

intestinal

> mucus, and so forth ... except in the eyes of fractional thinkers. Of

> course, they constitute a clear majority ... another example of the

> principle that all majority opinions are wrong.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

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> Erin

> Monday, November 05, 2007 6:30 PM

> rawfood

> Re: [Raw Food] Re: Ear Candles

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> From an M.D., an explanation of ear wax and its purpose:

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> http://www.doctorho <http://www.doctorhoffman.com/wax.htm>

ffman.com/wax.htm

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