The hot nose comes from an overall circulatory issue, and is a real warning sign. I have (or had) the same thing. Digital cameras just light it up too. Over the years of your life, refined sugar, salt and fat wreak havoc on your body, primarily the arteries. Combine that with stimulants - smoking, coffee, and the sugary booze.....inside your arteries and veins, your blood is not flowing like it should anymore. The tissues of the nose are of course jammed with small capilaries and flow is disturbed causing the redness. Especially after eating or a days worth of food injestion it was really bad. I knew something was not right. So for me, I jumped on my bike and started riding. Not a drop of alcohol for 5 years now, mostly veg diet, and as much as I can I have reduced fat and sugar intake. A couple years ago my daugther was in a triathlon, so I also started training for triathlons - swimming, biking and running. Three years into that, with constant training, bike commuting and just hating running cause it put me firmly in the hurt box - I have no more red nose!! :codger: NP would have a lot of work to do, it can be done but he'd have to ditch the BMW and pickup a Cervelo, or Argon and make some drastic changes in lifestyle and workouts, tour way less too. On the road it is extremely difficult to eat correctly for this condition. Your diet is limited to steamed veggies, fruits, whole grains and nothing in a package or from a buttery-oil lathered restauraunt. It's near impossible when you are out and about.