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It's estimated right now
that about 45.3 million people in the United States are smokers.
Smoking, as we all know, isn't really that good for you, especially
if you're trying to take an active interest in your health.
Now, we had a post awhile
ago that looked at the idea of smokers who also exercise, and came to
the conclusion that while it's always better to stop smoking, it's
better to smoke and be active than it is to smoke and not do any
exercise at all.
But what about that first
point: It's better to not smoke at all. Much of the damage and health
concerns of cigarettes comes not from the nicotine, but from the
burning tobacco itself, which introduces tar into the lungs. It's the
burning action that creates free radicals, the cells that begin to
behave strangely and can potentially turn into tumors.
It's just like if you eat
fried food with oil that has been burned. It's the incredible stress
placed on the cells from reaching the burning point that leads to
damage. Fried food isn't necessarily healthy, but it's better than
food cooked in smoking oil.
Well the same thing is true
for cigarettes. Nicotine isn't really the best thing in the world for
you, but the real damage comes from burning tobacco.
So what's my point?
E-cigarettes. These are basically nicotine vaporizers, so smokers can
still get what they need, without all that pesky lung damage. No tar
and no carcinogens, so you can keep exercising and worry a little bit
less about your respiratory health.
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