The buzz on the electronic cigarettes, lies and truth.

Electronic cigarettes have been picking up lately, more and more people including celebrities are using them more than actual cigarettes. 

But what is the real truth about them?

Are they really unsafe like some of the medical studies say?

Think about the cigarette you are smoking right now, you are currently smoking 4000 chemicals and 69 are cancer causing chemical compounds. (According to tricountycessastion.org) 

Electronic cigarettes all depending what kind of e-liquid you buy or cartridges you purchase have only a few. I personally have purchased an electronic cigarette to quit smoking, the chemicals in the e-liquid I use have propylene glycol, vegetable glycol, and nicotine. 

The glycol in the e-liquid produces the vapor smoke you exhale. Yes they are chemicals, and yes there are still health risks but I can safely say that it is way healthier than smoking cigarettes.

What I will warn people about though is when you are purchasing e-liquid, KNOW WHAT IS IN YOUR PRODUCT! Keep a lookout for ethylene glycol which is something that they put in antifreeze. 

But anyone saying that they are worse than cigarettes is sitting in the back pocket of tobacco companies. When you think about it and all the money tobacco companies make, well when it comes to greedy people almost anything has a price. 

There have been a lot of people quitting cigarettes and smoking only e-cigs, I fully believe that the tobacco companies are worried about seeing a massive decline in their accounts. Now not only are they bashing the electronic cigarette idea but they now are trying to start making their own electronic cigarettes.

I am sure this whole world benefits from us smoking and ruining our bodies. 

In Washington state where a pack is on average eight dollars a pack, and you smoke a pack a day. That would equal to $56 a week, $224 a month, $2,688 a year. Now add on .08% interest for taxes $2,903.08. Now that is hopefully if it is only a pack a day, without giving any away dropping any, breaking any etc. 

Now take your cost times that by just one million which isn't even all the smokers in America. That equals out to $2,903,080,000. Pretty large number what can tobacco companies buy with two billion dollars? Hmm...a lot of backup that is what. 

Then think of all your medical bills and how much of your illnesses are tobacco related. Don't lie to yourself because your making yourself sick, I know because I smoked almost ten years. Now that I have switched to e-cigs I breathe easier, I can smell things again, I actually smell like my expensive amazing laundry soap, and on top of it I can exercise again and I haven't been hacking, gagging, and getting headaches. 

If you do decide to make the switch, remember that even if you don't feel like you are having a "nic fit" you ARE withdrawing from cigarette chemicals, don't mistake it for the electronic cigarette. You will be tired, nauseous, and have headaches when you first quit tobacco. If the nicotine in your e-liquid is too strong, buy 0mg and mix it and it will be a lot easier, because that first drag is harsh.

I hope this blog post can give people some idea of why it is better to switch and that some of your questions may be answered, or thoughts validated. 

Quit supporting the tobacco companies now, and for good!

The fight over medical.

People in America have been fighting constantly about medical, medicare, and lately Obamacare. The great battle of socialism.

There are a lot of people who are anti-socialism and who don't want to pay extra taxes or think things like Obamacare are going to be a terrible downfall.

The main question I have is, what has education taught us, or on the other hand not taught us?

During the 60's and 70's there was protesting, and people fighting for what they wanted. People were not scared of standing up for themselves, and people understood the system almost or as much as our politicians and government. Now days with the lack of education those things have slipped away from us.

Did you know that the more we spend from our taxes, that goes to education? Yes, our taxes have been misplaced into things that are overly invested in, and we have things we are lacking in. However, you have the right to speak up, and do not let anyone silence you, it is your right as an American to have free speech.

We also as human beings should have a right to healthcare to be affordable. People are worried about Obamacare saying that it won't be cheaper and that it will be a downfall. Did you know that he ideally wants universal healthcare. Which to those who do not know is free healthcare. Yes, you pay more taxes but think of it this way. A person who makes 30,000 a year, say they take 8,000 from it. You may be thinking well I will barely be able to survive. But say you get cancer or your child, mother, father, anyone. 8,000 a year only seems pretty cheap doesn't it? Where you can walk into a clinic, and no one there to say we need $500 down on this surgery today or we can't help you. Also no paying or barely paying for your medications.

Obama is putting Obamacare as a first step, your taxes will go up but health insurance companies will not be able to charge so much. You will also be able to pay cheaply for insurance without a job, all those people at home sick and unable to work can receive help. Your children can receive help.

If you still unsure why not give it a try?

Instead of people researching non-biased government articles or researching what all of these things are people are listening to biased news channels like FOX network, or believing word of mouth from others.

Our silence and our greed has made us uneducated, not stupid but uneducated. It is still never too late to educate yourself, and it is never too late to look at the other side with an open mind just to try and understand where they are coming from.

I frequently try to understand the biased news channels and I can honestly say I see why people believe what is being said, and all those reporters definitely believe what they are saying and have a way to get people scared to believe their side.

There is no reason to be mad with politics or hate someone of a different political view, and if people were more understanding of each other's opinions and the things they have learned, maybe we could get somewhere.

As far as medical I have been on both sides insured and uninsured, able to pay, and not able to pay.

The treatment you get when you are uninsured is unbelievable, no one is trusting enough to do payments and they want a large sum of money out of pocket right then and there. So many people have helped make doctors and dentists wary, but at the same time it is horrible that most people these days no longer care about a stranger's health and just the amount of money in their wallet.

Having had an abscess recently for almost ten months I found out how much people actually cared. The advice I was given was if it swells to where you can't see from your eye then go to the ER.

That's assuring isn't it?

No matter who you are, what your beliefs are, where you come from, whether your a smoker, drug addict, or a completely straight edge person no one deserves that treatment.

Have people's greed made everyone more untrustworthy?

Back to the subject of taxes, I have heard many people say well why would I care about some unemployed person's health who leeches the system?

It's not just those "leeches" you are caring for, and we should not let those few selfish and manipulative people ruin chances for others who are in need. For all you know that person using food stamps on welfare who looks healthy, they could have HIV and not any money for medication, they could have early stages of cancer, or early MS. You can never know sometimes, and with the taxes you pay, if you lose your job tomorrow those taxes will also help you in return.

Money, beauty, fame, they all can be gone in an instant, would you want to be on the other end of the spectrum being judged for what you do not have?

Besides if I saw someone with money helping out someone in need and I later saw them needing help or a favor, I would definitely give what I can. It's called karma and when you help people whether it's paying taxes, donating clothes, giving food or whatever you will have people in return help you one day.

You can't think about who will screw you over, you have to think about if you help ten people, nine of them turn out ungrateful and trying to mooch, but one out of those ten takes money you gave them and took an opportunity to better themselves. Wouldn't it be great to see someone go from rock bottom to the top because you gave them a chance?

Helping someone with healthcare or paying taxes for Obamacare will help so many people and whether it will benefit you right off, think of children's lives being saved especially. Your taxes helped pay for a surgery, a root canal, chemo, or a heart transplant.

From now on every time you see a chunk taken from your check, sleep better at night knowing you helped someone in desperate need. Be proud of yourself, and be proud to be an American.