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Are e-cigarettes more toxic?

The following article appeared in our local paper and Reuters in Washington.

When heated to the max and inhaled deeply e-cigarettes produce the toxic chemical formaldehyde, which could make the devices up to 15 times more cancerous than regular cigarettes. US researchers have found.

While some say that e-cigarettes may help some tobacco smokers kick the habit, others are concerned that the unregulated devices are being marketed widely, despite little long term evidence about their health effects.

A team of researchers from Portland University found formaldehyde at levels far higher than seen in conventional cigarettes, boosting the risk of cancer.

The study, which critics […]

Santiago a surprising city

My first impression of Santiago in Chile was not a good one as all the buildings seemed to have come from the 1930-1940’s. I was beginning to think that I had been wrong to visit this city until we arrived at our accommodation in Bella Vista.

Bella Vista is an old part of town and near the university but boy does it have character. A lot of the building are painted with all sorts of scenes and the place is full of restaurants, bars, theatres and jazz clubs. It seems as if everyone in Chili is eating all the time.

I took […]

Cigarettes or e-cigarettes, that is the question?

I thought that this article from the Herald Bulletin was quite interesting and a little disturbing.

Each year millions of people resolve to quit smoking, and just as many teens are picking up a tobacco product for the first time.

Both groups are also looking at e-cigarettes as an alternative to traditional tobacco use, and a new study shows the use of e-cigarettes among teens has surpassed tobacco cigarettes in America.

According to DoSomething.org, nearly 4,000 adolescents under 18 experimented with tobacco on a daily basis and 1,000 of those will go on to become regular tobacco users.

The University of Michigan’s Monitoring the […]

It’s a must for your bucket list!

If you enjoy travel I honestly believe that you should put Machu Picchu on your bucket list. Earlier this year I visited Peru and Chili and went to Machu Picchu. What I loved about Machu Picchu is that it is all that you see in the picture and the travel programs and more.

A lot of people travel to see Machu Picchu and because of this the authorities only allow 2000 people in at a time. The best time to see Machu Picchu is early in the morning as the sun begins to rise over the ruins.

There is a trick to […]

It makes sense to quit

I was reading the following article at quit smoking in 60 minutes about smoking and its effects in America. This article confirms that it is smart to stop smoking cigarettes and the sooner the better.

It does not matter how you quit smoking, will power, drugs, patches, acupuncture, hypnosis or NLP. It just makes sense to stop the habit of smoking cigarettes.

The article is as follows:

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death and disease in the United States, accounting for more than 440,000 deaths each year. Approximately 160,000 of those deaths are due to lung cancer alone; the other 280,000 […]

Fill your lungs with Crap!

The lungs in our bodies are designed to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide when we breathe. The lungs also act as a filter and filter out pollutants from the air that we inhale. These pollutants enter our bloodstream and if in enough quantity can cause serious diseases.

When you smoke you add some interesting chemicals into your lungs and body. Here are some of the pollutants you add when you smoke:

Cadmium which is found most commonly in batteries. Cadmium is extremely poisonous and leads to kidney damage over time.

Tar is an ingredient found in roads and tires as well as cigarettes. […]

Imagine yourself as a non-smoker

We all live our lives according to our self-image. In other words we live our lives according to how we see ourselves. Our self-image comes from our self-beliefs which in turn come from ourselves, past experiences and what other people have said.

Often with people who smoke cigarettes their self-image is involved with smoking. They see themselves as smokers. The good news is that we can change our self-beliefs and as a consequence our self-image

How do we change our image of ourselves? We imagine! You have built up a self-image of being a smoker is who you are by imagining. You […]

Who’s Kidding Who?

I have had several clients lately who have come to quit smoking in 60 minutes who have told me that stop smoking is the biggest thing that they want to achieve.

The best advice that I can give you to quit smoking is to get very clear in your mind that you want to quit. When you do this then you will find that whatever method you choose to quit smoking will be more successful.

The interesting thing is that despite what they said they were not willing to carry out the exercises that I sent them to do before coming to […]