Mucus and Mucous Membranes

Mucus and Mucous Membranes

This is an advice dished out by Island Newspaper by an author having no understanding of the protective function of the Mucous Membrane and Mucus.

Mucus is a live stream that flows outside the cells (minute bodies) to protect them from the beginning and to end of the intestine and in the respiratory tract in its entry point.

End point of the respiratory system has alveolar cells that are protected by surfactant (deficient in premature babies) that are deficient in smokers and the elderly.

Air pollution is a major hazard for even non smokers.

Any virus has sub-clinical forms and my gut feeling is that the current Coronavirus has an enteric phase before the respiratory phase.

The enteric phase activate immune systems that are not effective in the respiratory phase until further modifications to the immune system is made.

Immune system has advanced capabilities to build up heard immunity and it takes time usually six weeks and not three weeks which the Ceylon’s Army has dished out in quarantine.

They have no idea in health and health practices and that is why the security arm was the major purveyor of the spread of infection in Ceylon even with the suppressed statistics (better term is doctored statistics).

There is much more in mucus including cells that mediate inflammation and immunity.
I will refrain from talking about inflammatory mediators that is causing havoc in children in the West and undiagnosed in the East.

The stated blanket advice is false.

There milk allergy is in the West and Lactose intolerance in the East due to genetic reasons.

If you avoid eating those mentioned below there will be malnutrition epidemic.

The percentage probably (statistically speaking) is less than 20%.

The “Institute’ advises that people stay away from foods that can potentially increase mucus production. They list: Red meat, milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter, eggs, bread, pasta, sweet desserts, candy, coffee, gee, soda, alcoholic beverages.
Here are some foods that have the ability to reduce your mucus production: NOT TRUE.
The following foods except Agar are expensive but by far healthy foods.
all Leafy Greens, Radish, Cauliflower, Citrus ; Pumpkin; Pineapple; Watercress; Celery; Onion; Garlic; Honey or Agar (is a culture medium in bacteriology) ; Ginger; Cayenne pepper; Chamomile; Olive oil; Broth; Decaf tea.