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Biotech / Medical : GUMM - Eliminate the Common Cold

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To: Ohshaw who wrote (1808)12/6/1999 11:54:00 AM
From: out_of_the_loop  Read Replies (1) of 5582
 
Ohshaw,

The gel is not supposed to go back into the sinuses. It is supposed to be spread in the nares. Thus you spay the pump directed toward the outside aspect if the inner part of your nares, then you actually thin the application inside your nares by "holding your nose". this spreads the gel evenly.

There is a brief explanation on the zicam.com site that states better how to apply this.

If you think of spreading a thin coat on the inside of your nares rather than putting on a spraying deep into your passages you will understand better why this is supposed to work. this also explains why the utility is not affected by sneezing later - the thin gel coat is not affected by the rush coming from your air passages.

I asked Gel Tech to put a depiction of a map of the ICAM receptors on their web site, but they have not yet. They may not feel able to do that (because of government regulations) until the mechanism is proven although I think they could do it by showing the distribution but making no claims about the actual mechanism at this time.
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