Electronic cigarettes have been around for more than seven years, and has enjoyed tremendous popularity among smokers. In 2008, it was featured in the top health and medical talk show "The Doctors," with the show's health professionals overwhelmingly endorsing its benefits by including electronic cigarettes among the top ten health products in 2008. If you are new to electronic cigarettes, consider this article as a primer on the tremendous...more
When electronic cigarettes were introduced to the global market in 2003, comparing its advantages and disadvantages with those of traditional tobacco products was extremely necessary and required clear articulation. Because electronic cigarettes were new back then, proper product information campaigns had to be conducted to highlight its huge difference from traditional tobacco products. After 7 years, the need to compare electronic cigarettes to...more
Electronic cigarettes are slowly gaining ground in the battle for the mindset of smokers and health policy makers. The reason is not so surprising. Electronic cigarettes are clearly a much better alternative to tobacco products and are perfect for new generations of people steeped in a digital, health-conscious, and environmentally-aware culture. Electronic cigarettes are perhaps the first tobacco alternative that is powered by a lithium battery, much like the smart phones, cameras, portable gaming consoles, and other electronic products in the Digital Age. The ubiquitous nature of these devices allow for familiarity and easy handling of the electronic cigarette. Basically, electronic cigarettes are composed of five basic components: the mouthpiece, the atomizer, a rechargeable lithium battery, a cartridge or chamber for fluid storage, and the e-liquid. The electronic cigarette works by heating up the e-liquid using the atomizer. When an e-liquid gets heated up, it easily changes into a clean vapor. While amply flavored, the e-liquid vapor is safe and clean, unlike tobacco smoke that contains hundreds of toxic chemicals. There are also hundreds of e-liquid flavors that are...more
If you were trapped in a cave, your ultimate goal is to find a way out. Electronic cigarettes constitute the most effective way for smokers to get out of nicotine addiction. Since 2003, electronic cigarettes have helped thousands of smokers quit using tobacco products. Unlike mainstream smoking substitutes like nicotine patches and gums, electronic...more
It's a win-win situation when you turn something bad into something good. An example is Tom Sawyer's fence painting experience wherein the bad stuff of being required to do an unwanted chore has been transformed into a lucrative business. One contemporary issue that could benefit from this mantra is the one on obesity. Since people like to eat...more
Smokers understand that going all the way for electronic cigarettes is the only viable option for them. And doing so is not even difficult to do, given the clear consensus among long time smokers who claim that electronic cigarettes deliver a richer, more exciting, and more satisfying experience compared with traditional tobacco products as well as their medically-oriented substitutes such as nicotine patches and gums. Electronic cigarettes enable smokers to continue engaging their preferred lifestyle without absorbing the harmful--potentially fatal--chemicals that are found in tobacco smoke. This is a radically different approach as compared with the palliatives and substitutes just mentioned, which attempts to wean away smokers from their nicotine addiction with the hope that smokers will eventually give up their habit. Based on research data, these substitutes have had limited success. The fact is, smoking as a habit is more of a lifestyle preference and many smokers will continue the habit in spite of knowing its terrible consequences.What electronic cigarettes do is to reconstruct the habit and transform it into a healthier and more exciting lifestyle. Electronic cigarettes...more
Many smokers are aware of the detrimental health effects of smoking but still continue engaging in the devastating habit. The reasons are many. It could be that for the most part, the effects come gradually, with smoking-related toxins accumulating...more
There are two compelling reasons why smokers should quit. One is that it slowly kills the smoker. The other is that it slowly kills people who happen to be near the smoker. Many smokers are aware of these two reasons yet they continue with their very...more
Smoking is a real nasty habit, and that's putting it mildly. The truth is, smoking is nearly as deadly as a battlefield, claiming millions of lives each year as a result of damaged tissues and cancer-ridden cells caused by toxic chemicals ingested...more
Electronic cigarettes have been around since 2003 and have attracted a global following. Its phenomenal growth may be attributed to the fact that tobacco smoking is unanimously being discouraged by everyone except by hardcore smokers. Health...more
There has been a lot of talk these days about drip irrigation for home gardens, also referred to as trickle irrigation. Quite simply, drip irrigation is a system that allows water to drip slowly onto the roots of plants, thus saving water and...more
Whenever you buy Electronic Cigarette and cartridges of E-Liquid, you know that its a decision you wont regret. There is nothing bad about them. There are no hidden secrets kept away from you. Exactly like in the case of normal cigarettes, you know...more