If you are someone who smokes or knows a person who smokes then you’re probably aware how hard it is to stop smoking. Wouldn’t it be nice to get nicotine without smoking but not have the rest of the urges a smoker has to hold a cigarette in the mouth or hand. What if you could actually still get the same effect as smoke in your lungs? To non smokers this may not relate as part of this bad habit but trust me as a former smoker myself it is and this is what makes quitting the hardest. It’s not just the absence of nicotine that makes quitting so hard, it’s also not having something to do with your hands, mouth and sensation in your lungs that makes smokers trying to quit, quit their quit smoking plan. Maybe an even bigger question would be,” what if you could quit smoking and find a healthier alternative that met all your needs”. Well let me tell you that you can quit or get someone you know to quit stress free without any withdrawals from nicotine or the other things smokers have become so use to feeling. I was a smoker for more than 20 years and tried quitting too many times to count.

Trying everything from gums to patches to pills, none of that worked to help me quit. Sure any of these quit smoking plans have worked for some, but the fact is they won’t work for all, I’m living proof! Like I stated earlier, there is more than the nicotine addiction that needs to be addressed in order to have a anxiety free quit smoking plan. I could go into all my failed attempts but that’s just what they were, failed. Some lasted a day to a few weeks of not smoking but I kept feeling I was missing something and that’s why they would fail. I’m sure lots of people feel the same way and have gone through everything I did. So what did I do, I found the alternative. One day at work, someone had this thing in their mouth that looked like a pen but when they pulled it away, they blew what looked like smoke out. Now almost every work place doesn’t allow smoking inside so I was really shocked. I walked up to the person and asked what it was. They said, “want a hit, it’s not what you think”.  I grabbed it and took a drag and was totally shocked, it tasted like chocolate and actually made me cough a little like it was smoke. That person told me it was an electronic cigarette and it helped them quit smoking. I asked if there was nicotine in it and they told me that you can either get it with or without, you could even ween yourself off gradually with different strengths of nicotine. I was so impressed that I went home that night and started researching it online. What I found just blew me away! That night I found a ton of facts about this amazing electronic cigarette. So you might be asking where does the nicotine come from. It comes from a liquid called e-juice that you can get in many flavors from chocolate, vanilla, coffee, assorted berry flavors to many of the top cigarette brand flavors.

The really cool part is that the e-juice comes in different strengths from 24mg’s at the highest I found, then various increments going down tozero nicotine, just the flavor alone so you can quit at your own pace if that’s your ultimate goal. This is a far cry from the low dose of 4mg’s in the strongest nicotine gums or patches. For people who are heavy smokers, 24mg’s is a lot of nicotine, enough that anyone can handle the transfer to a quit plan regardless how much they smoke a day. But wait, the amazing part is that smoking(actually called vaping) an e-cigarette or electronic cigarette is in fact a very healthy alternative to smoking conventional cigarettes.

With conventional cigarettes having over 4,000 chemicals in them, tar and causing everything from asthma to cancer and also the stink and second hand smoke, wouldn’t it be great if the electronic cigarette had none of these. Guess what, they don’t! Let’s start with the smoke like substance of the e-cigarette. What you see and feel in your lungs is actually a harmless vapor mist, there isn’t even a smell to it. With no smell and no second hand smoke means that most places of business , sporting events and even some airlines allow e-cigarettes to be used. I do recommend asking first but by all means e-cigarettes do not violate any smoking bans since there is no smoke and no flame.

The e-juice is held in a cartridge(the mouth piece) and is taken into the middle section called the atomizer which changes the e-juice from a liquid to a harmless vapor mist. The atomizer is powered by a battery at the end of the cigarette, the part on a regular cigarette you would light with a flame. The batteries can be recharged when they run out and you can even get pocket size portable chargers or a normal house wall socket or car charger. I have even seen charges you plug into the usb connection on your computer to recharge the batteries. Now some may be asking by this point how safe are these e-cigarettes to use. Well lets take a look what is known about them as far as health concerns go. Most doctors will tell you that nicotine is really no more dangerous than caffeine by itself. Both caffeine and nicotine are stimulants which raises blood pressure/heart rate and both are addictive, grant it nicotine is way more addictive, but any doctor will tell you that neither of these are known to cause cancer. So if you think nicotine is unsafe, just remember that the next time you have a glass of your favorite beverage with caffeine in it, your basically having the same thing as nicotine. As for the FDA, no they have not put there stamp of approval on this device yet do to the fact they have not done a completed study on the device and on the e-juice the electronic cigarette uses to deliver the nicotine. If you do some checking around online with what the main concern is by the FDA on their site, you find the biggest problem is the unknown chemical makeup of the e-juice and that they cannot confirm that it is safe for human consumption in any form. Well let’s look at the typical makeup of e-juice. E-juice is for the most part made with 3 ingredients-water, nicotine and something called propylene glycol. So we all know water(which it’s actually purified water that is use) is safe because we drink it everyday. And we already talked about nicotine and know that other than an increased heart rate that there is no cause for concern but what about propylene glycol. What I found out from the FDA is the propylene glycol is known to be deemed as safe to humans. Propylene Glycol is used in all sorts of everyday items you probably aren’t even aware of. It is used in tooth paste, mouth wash, cosmetics, food preservatives, fog machines to make fog, medicines, food coloring, food flavoring and the list goes on. I don’t know about you, but it sounds like it’s pretty safe if we’re basically ingesting it on a daily basis. Now e-juice can have other additives but it’s only for flavor so you taste your favorite brand of cigarette or one of the many other flavors they’re producing. All in all these electronic cigarettes seem totally safe with most doctors saying that if your a smoker, this is the most healthy and best alternative other than quitting completely. Also half of all doctors asked say this is probably the best way to address all of a smokers’ needs in quitting as long as they stick to a plan of weening off of nicotine all together. What most people don’t know is that this electronic cigarette has been around for quite some time in Europe and parts of Asia. If the electronic cigarette was unhealthy and causing the users any health issues, we would have more than likely heard about out it by now and doctors in the U.S. would not be as willing to condone its’ use. I should also mention that there are many different electronic cigarettes out there, all with unique aspects to them. I feel the best way to find the one that’s right for you is to first look at your own smoking habits and then judge which electronic cigarette will meet your needs. Do you smoke a lot, do you smoke lights or full flavored cigarettes, do you take deep or shallow drags on the e-cigarette before making a purchase. There are many out there and as with any product, some places give better deals than others, some have better products and some are better with warranty than others. I hope anyone searching for a way to quit smoking will consider the e-cigarette and I hope anyone quitting sticks to their plan and follows through. Good luck to all you smokers out there trying to quit, it will happen if you want it to.Click Here!

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