uncballzer
aka Silky
Had a pathology lecture yesterday morning. It was horrible! It's on the respiratory system, and this pathologist believes in moderation and lifestyle of red wine and dark chocolate. But he could not stop bashing any type of tobacco use. He actually said "smokers should be taken behind the barn and shot . . . . would save a lot of money in healthcare . . . ." That did it! I'm actually skipping his lectures today; could take any more of it. I did email him last night, mentioning my position and emailed him the copy of Joe Jackson's esay and the link to the tobacco analysis.
Oh look, gmail saves the sent emails too: Just my :2
You were killing me this morning!! I know the dangers of cigarette
smoking, although I think they are exaggerated to a great deal.
Unfortunately, I don't have the time to research the matter further to
find articles that are well written and experiments well performed
instead of the retrospective "do you have cancer and have you ever
been around tobacco smoke before?"
Anyway, I thought I would throw a little reading your way on the
subject. I'm a believer in moderation (as you do with dark chocolate
and red wine). A person can be in perfect health and still smoke.
That is where the moderation comes in. Plus, it is possible for a
otherwise healthy and physical active smoker to be in better shape and
health than any random non-smoker. Although I do look at cigarettes
with disgust (even though both my parents smoke them), I am an avid
cigar smoker and am getting into pipes. There are BIG differences
between the types of smoking. The risks are slight with either
though. Cancer of course is on the rise, but also for the most part
it is an "old person's" disease. I feel also that the benefits of
pleasure/relaxation now outweigh the risks of "waiting to die of
cancer" later. The risks are greater probably by the 1000s of me
dying in a car wreck tomorrow than of lung cancer/smoking-related
disease in the future (speaking in terms of cigars/pipes). Again, I
must enjoy these in moderation, and not over do it; how does the
saying go: it's not the poison but the amount? Water will kill
someone with enough overload.
Anyways, I mean no offense by this email; I just had to put my 2 cents
out there. The attachment is an essay by Joe Jackson, who is a
musician that was living in New York until he grew tired of the
smoking bans. He wrote this essay as a response to that, mostly
arguing and defeating most of the anti-smoking campaign groups. The
link below is to a physician's blog who also grew tired of the
"anti's" campaign tactics. He still believes smoking is bad, but he
provides (at least try to provide) details behind the studies,
etc--all the time using common sense!
Again, no offense meant by this. But I hope you do have the time to
look at these, as they are very well written for the most part and are
a decent read. Hope you enjoy them!, --Richard McNeilly
http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspo<wbr>t.com/
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Oh look, gmail saves the sent emails too: Just my :2
You were killing me this morning!! I know the dangers of cigarette
smoking, although I think they are exaggerated to a great deal.
Unfortunately, I don't have the time to research the matter further to
find articles that are well written and experiments well performed
instead of the retrospective "do you have cancer and have you ever
been around tobacco smoke before?"
Anyway, I thought I would throw a little reading your way on the
subject. I'm a believer in moderation (as you do with dark chocolate
and red wine). A person can be in perfect health and still smoke.
That is where the moderation comes in. Plus, it is possible for a
otherwise healthy and physical active smoker to be in better shape and
health than any random non-smoker. Although I do look at cigarettes
with disgust (even though both my parents smoke them), I am an avid
cigar smoker and am getting into pipes. There are BIG differences
between the types of smoking. The risks are slight with either
though. Cancer of course is on the rise, but also for the most part
it is an "old person's" disease. I feel also that the benefits of
pleasure/relaxation now outweigh the risks of "waiting to die of
cancer" later. The risks are greater probably by the 1000s of me
dying in a car wreck tomorrow than of lung cancer/smoking-related
disease in the future (speaking in terms of cigars/pipes). Again, I
must enjoy these in moderation, and not over do it; how does the
saying go: it's not the poison but the amount? Water will kill
someone with enough overload.
Anyways, I mean no offense by this email; I just had to put my 2 cents
out there. The attachment is an essay by Joe Jackson, who is a
musician that was living in New York until he grew tired of the
smoking bans. He wrote this essay as a response to that, mostly
arguing and defeating most of the anti-smoking campaign groups. The
link below is to a physician's blog who also grew tired of the
"anti's" campaign tactics. He still believes smoking is bad, but he
provides (at least try to provide) details behind the studies,
etc--all the time using common sense!
Again, no offense meant by this. But I hope you do have the time to
look at these, as they are very well written for the most part and are
a decent read. Hope you enjoy them!, --Richard McNeilly
http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspo<wbr>t.com/
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