Mountain Witch Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I have no idea where my mother came up with this book (especially since she only reads sci-fi/fantasy) but it's an interesting read. The author is obviously a radical but I took the time to read some of the reports he cited and he's right! http://www.amazon.com/Benefits-Tobacco-William-Campbell-Douglass/dp/9962636450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236687916&sr=1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runewriter Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sounds good but cigarettes are going up $9 dollars a carton here come the first of month. Won't be able to afford the book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Startella Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sounds good but cigarettes are going up $9 dollars a carton here come the first of month. Won't be able to afford the book!You must mean a pack of cigarettes Rune. I too, think that the book costs too much.. LOL. I am not sure what they say the prices are going up to around here, but I have it in the works now to be smoke free by next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sounds good but cigarettes are going up $9 dollars a carton here come the first of month. Won't be able to afford the book!If it was your intent to swap the price of smokes with the book, then I thought that was pretty damned funny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Witch Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 If it was your intent to swap the price of smokes with the book, then I thought that was pretty damned funny!! It wasn't. I didn't even pay attention to what Amazon wanted! However, did some more digging ... it's available for US$23.99 here https://www.rhinopublishing.net/ Brief synopsis: many published "scientific" studies ignore certain aspects of the study, or distort the findings to publish politically-acceptable results. According to him, moderate amounts of nicotine (less than 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars per day) are actually beneficial for: Senile Brain DiseaseAlzheimer'sParkinson'sTourette's and some others. Something I've known for years: it's not the tobacco itself that hurts, it's all the chemicals used to process the tobacco (like ammonia!). He rightly points out that Japan ranks 4th in the world in the number of cigarettes smoked per capita and the 3rd in longevity as compared to the US ranks 11th in # of cigs & 29th in longevity. So anyhoo, an interesting read. I still intend on quitting one of these eons - for the pocketbook if anything else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runewriter Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I actually meant that cigs are going up $9 on the carton here,lol,they already did, its messing with my budget. I do not want to quit, its my only real vice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lea Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) I actually meant that cigs are going up $9 on the carton here,lol,they already did, its messing with my budget. I do not want to quit, its my only real vice. I don't want to quit either and I agree, everyone must have at least 1 vice....:)I smoke Capri menthol ultra lights......known as a "truckstop toothpick" because they are so slim.....LOL Edited March 11, 2009 by Lea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I don't want to quit either and I agree, everyone must have at least 1 vice....:) Yeah....I gave up everything else....ahem.....and if I were to give up my cigs now, I would probably lose it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Yeah, smoking is my one regular vice, although I have cut down quite a bit -- a pack will last me just shy of a week. As for my irregular vices... :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Tobacco in it's pure form has benefits, as for the cigs? Nothing could be farther from pure!!!!! They are a horror show, I know, I quit and then went back like a complete ASS, but will be stopping again soon I hope:upset: I hate that I smoke and am ashamed of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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