Finding it difficult to smoke lately

After searching in the forum about the benefits of nicotine, it seems to be a very good option.
As far as I am not a smoker, how do you recomend me to take it: pills, e-cigarettes?
E-cigarette is a very easy option, low cost but this liquids contain propylene glycol, glycerol, ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol.
Any advice is welcome. Thanks
 
As far as I am not a smoker, how do you recomend me to take it: pills, e-cigarettes?

Not everyone can actually smoke although it has very good benefits. So you have to observe yourself first to see if it is for you and if not, accept to not smoke.

From a non smoker. ;-)
 
Hi Gandalf, many times we fool ourselves. I am not a smoker and I am not gonna change that. I don't like the smell and taste of cigarettes and cigars.
Nicotine seems to be an interesting supplement as well as vitamines or magnesium but if I don't smoke and I don't like it, probably it is because I don't need it. :headbash:

Thanks. :thup:
 
From Mercola site I received this article about the risks of vaping. The link is: The Vaping Epidemic Is Getting Out of Hand
It is clear vaping is not for me. Thanks Gandalf.

Toxins Dangerous to Smokers and Bystanders

E-cigs are also associated with other health risks. In one study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,23 researchers examined devices owned by 56 users, finding a significant number generated unsafe levels of lead, nickel, chromium and magnesium. These results were consistent with previous studies,24 but they found larger amounts when liquid had been exposed to heating coils.25 Nearly 50 percent of the vapor samples had lead concentrations higher than limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).26

While researchers found heating coils were made of nickel, chromium and other metals, the source of lead remains a mystery.27 Inhaled lead can attack your brain and nervous system, as well as kidneys, liver and bones.28 Lead may stay dormant in teeth and bones for years in adults, but may be reactivated during pregnancy, poisoning a developing baby and triggering brain damage. E-cigs create a nicotine-containing aerosol, which the user inhales in the vapor.

The vapor also includes flavor chemicals and gives the user an experience similar to that of traditional cigarettes, without high levels of offensive smelling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. However, while there is no offensive odor, which may give bystanders a false sense of security, the vapor does pollute the air with nicotine and fine particulate matter easily absorbed by bystanders through inhalation.29

Despite lower levels of nicotine pollution from e-cigs, researchers found those exposed to vapor have similar levels of cotinine, a measure of the amount of nicotine taken into the body, as those exposed to traditional secondhand cigarette smoke.30

The reason for this discrepancy remains unclear. Vapor also contains acetaldehyde and formaldehyde.31 At least one brand had 10 times more than found in traditional cigarettes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected the antifreeze chemical diethylene glycol in e-cig cartridges, also linked to cancer.32

According to Americans for Nonsmokers Rights, secondhand vapor may contain at least 10 chemicals identified on California's Proposition 65 list of reproductive toxins and carcinogens.33 Probably the most well-known of these is diacetyl, an artificial flavor used by popcorn makers34 to add buttery taste to microwave popcorn. The chemical is linked to respiratory damage and permanent scarring of the airway.35 In an evaluation of 51 e-cig flavors, Harvard researchers found 47 contained flavoring chemicals, including diacetyl.36
 
Basically what Gandalf said, if it disgusts you or you do not like it just do not do it, you do not need it ... the best and quick thing is to do the test, smoke and then you feel it ... in my case I did not like it either the smell, but after trying it I realized that it suited me ... well I really smoked about 3 to 4 throughout the day because the body asked me, now I'm smoking only one and not every day ... something change apparently and I almost do not need it anymore.

pd:
There is a lot of information in Sott, here is a link:
A comprehensive review of the many health benefits of smoking Tobacco -- Sott.net
 
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