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Effects Of Smoking ? E-Cigarettes Versus Tobacco Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are the new up and coming product. What is so special about E-cigarettes? I was curious so I did some research and this is what I found out. E-cigarettes smoke like real cigarettes with none of the disgusting side effects. E-cigarettes are becoming the alternative to smoking real cigarettes.
Did you know that there are 599 additives in a tobacco cigarette, and that is not the worst part. The burning of these additives changes their chemical compounds. The burning of a cigarette while smoking produces over 4,000 chemical compounds, of which many are toxic and/or carcinogenic. Not to mention the smoke that you inhale, which contains carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide, and ammonia, all of which are devastating to your health. 43 known carcinogens are in the smoke that you breathe and share with others around you.
The E-cigarette has no tobacco, smoke, or combustion involved in its operation; therefore, no burned chemicals. E-cigarettes contain 20 ingredients, which are used in our food, health, and beauty products. They have about the same amount of TSNAs (tobacco specific nitrosamines) as in FDA approved Nicotine Replacement Therapy products. Read the rest of this entry »
Hookah Effects
Although the birth of hookah is in the Middle East, it has also become popular in the Western countries in the recent years. It has been estimated that over 100 million people globally smoke hookah daily. The history of hookah is ancient and dates back to the time of the kings and emperors. Hookah is also known as water pipe, ghelyoon, hubble-bubble, and ghalyan. Hookah smokers inhale a flavored tobacco through a hose. The hookah tobacco is known as shisha. Fruitlike flavor tobacco is supplied in different hookah bars and café and has become enormously popular among the youths. Although many people believe that smoking hookah is less harmful and less addictive than smoking cigarettes, many health professionals have established the fact that smoking hookah is equally if not more harmful. In a study conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) it has been said that hookah smoking raises the risk of different tobacco related health ailments. Recently, a research finding was published in the Journal of Periodontology that claimed that hookah is more detrimental to dental health than smoking cigarettes. Plus, hookah smoking is also associated with the risk of heart diseases, oral cancers, and other serious illnesses. Regular hookah smoking can also lead to tobacco dependence and addiction. Hookah is usually smoked socially and in public places like hookah bars and cafes and can be associated with secondhand smoke. To learn more about different hookah health risks, just read on.
Hookah Health Effects
Hookah smokers inhale large volume of tobacco smoke in one smoking session than cigarette smokers.
It is believed that the water in the hookah bowl filters the nicotine of the tobacco. However, experts say that water in the hookah does not filter out the nicotine and other toxic ingredients.