Using a SmokeFree Is A Heartfelt Choice
The tobacco industry is very guarded about revealing the chemicals their products contain. We know for sure that according to the Surgeon General's Report, that cigarettes contain the following chemicals: carbon monoxide, benzene, acetone, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxide, formic acid, acetic acid, nicotine, ammonia, benzolpyrene, tar, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. To think that this is only a small list of what these products contain is truly mind boggling.
Now consider this: immediately upon using tobacco, the cardiovascular system is assaulted. Nicotine invades the bloodstream causing the pulse to race and the blood pressure to rise substantially. This continues for several hours after using the product. It's like putting your body through an uphill climb all day!
Could it get any worse? Absolutely. Carbon monoxide, the invisible, odorless killer, attacks the body by depriving the red blood cells of approximately 16 percent of their oxygen carrying capabilities. The nicotine continues to punish the body by restricting arteries by as much as 50 percent and reducing blood flow to the heart by 25 percent. For smokers with existing artery blockages this can be deadly.
Take heart! Within 30 minutes of stopping smoking, the chance of death from cardiovascular complication drops dramatically. In only a few days, the body cleanses the nicotine from the cardiovascular system and with it the pulse and blood pressure are reduced and coronary artery spasms begin to subside. Also, red blood cells carrying carbon monoxide are replaced with new oxygen carrying ones. Within a few months, all of the damaged cells are replaced! Energy levels are increased dramatically.
But it's hard to quit right? Maybe not. A new visionary company, Health e-Choice located in Ashland Virginia has answered this problem by introducing the SmokeFree, an electronic cigarette that simulates the act of smoking. Instead of nicotine the disposable cartridges contain water, propylene glycol (a common food additive approved by the FDA) and flavoring. Currently the cartridges are available in three flavors: green tea, tobacco, and menthol. The cost of each cartridge is approximately $2.00 and is equivalent to a pack of cigarettes. Not only is the Smoke Free a healthy alternative but a substantially cheaper one as well.
Smoke Free users have reported as much as a 75 percent drop in traditional cigarette smoking after only a couple of weeks of using the SmokeFree. The SmokeFree produces a harmless water vapor that looks like regular smoke, but dissipates quickly and poses no threat to the user or those nearby.