Lungs, Emphysema and breathing.

[surbitonPete]

Nice to read that your lungs are clearing up. Funny, with me it has cleared my muscous and flem. I also breath better. I agree about all that antibacterial stuff. It's a bit ridiculous. We didn't get sick from our kitchens before, so why all the antibacterial stuff now-a-days? Have you seen the commercial a while back where they were showing how bad it was to use a sponge? They showed a woman wiping her kitchen with a piece of chicken and making it look like a sponge was just as bad. Commercials are really dumb now-a-days. Did you know that a wooden cutting board is better than a plastic one. The wood has natural antibacterial properties. They make a fuss over bacteria, meanwhile they are poisoning us with all the chemicals they put in everything. They have so many air freshener ads now. Every time I see one of those I wonder what poison is in there. Fabreeze is the worst. And now they're putting it in everything. Spray everything so you won't get any germs. No, no germs, just kill us with your chemicals instead. You can hardly find anything else now. Was a time when monopolies were illegal. Now they're everywhere.

I couldn't agree more. Pretty much all of us use bleach every day....and that equates to being tanker loads of bleach being poured into the sea every day. It can't be a good idea.

[samysam1313]

I couldn't agree more. Pretty much all of us use bleach every day....and that equates to being tanker loads of bleach being poured into the sea every day. It can't be a good idea.

Yup. And they make us drink it too. Plus flouride. The trucks carrying that stuff have a "Poison" logo on them. And we're drinking that too. Any one besides me think the world is upside down and backwards?

[surbitonPete]

Yup. And they make us drink it too. Plus flouride. The trucks carrying that stuff have a "Poison" logo on them. And we're drinking that too. Any one besides me think the world is upside down and backwards?

Yes I am doing my best these days to stop sending 'any' chemicals at all down the drains, working on the idea that if it would kill the fish in a pond or a fish tank then it sure isn't going to be doing the fish in the sea any good either and just a thought ..does the FDA or anyone even test the dangers of the chemicals that are being breathed in from air fresheners? are they actually approved as being safe to inhale?

[Lyndale]

Yes I am doing my best these days to stop sending 'any' chemicals at all down the drains, working on the idea that if it would kill the fish in a pond or a fish tank then it sure isn't going to be doing the fish in the sea any good either and just a thought ..does the FDA or anyone even test the dangers of the chemicals that are being breathed in from air fresheners? are they actually approved as being safe to inhale?

Quite a few chemicals will get filtered out at your local waste water treatment plant. Strangely enough, at least in the US, the water from waste water treatment plants is often cleaner than drinking water, but it's not used for drinking because people are still scared of the human waste that was filtered out of the water.

[samysam1313]

Yes I am doing my best these days to stop sending 'any' chemicals at all down the drains, working on the idea that if it would kill the fish in a pond or a fish tank then it sure isn't going to be doing the fish in the sea any good either and just a thought ..does the FDA or anyone even test the dangers of the chemicals that are being breathed in from air fresheners? are they actually approved as being safe to inhale?

Have no idea whether air fresheners are under FDA ruling. Wouldn't surprise me if they're not. Lord knows what's in those things that we are breathing in. Never thought to check the label to see what's in em. Don't even know if the ingredients are even listed. Will have to go look now. Doesn't make any difference probably unless you're a chemist and know what all those scientific words mean. And they want to ban ecigs cause they're not tested. Lots of things that are bad for us just slide under the table. Pay the right person with the right credentials and voila, we're being poisoned, druged or worse. That's what happened with Aspertame. That s--- is in everything now and it causes brain cancer. All those poor ppl trying to loose weight. They'll be nice and thin to fit in their coffins.

So where do you dump your chemicals? You worry about the fish in the oceans. Pretty soon there won't be any fish to worry about at the rate they scoop them out with those giant trolling nets. With those things they get everything and what they don't want they dump back dead. Just one more example of man's greed and disregard of our planet and the life on it. It will never change as long as money is God. Not till mankind learns to wordhip something bigger than itself. I don't see it happening any time soon. Unless some worldwide disaster makes him.

[samysam1313]

Quite a few chemicals will get filtered out at your local waste water treatment plant. Strangely enough, at least in the US, the water from waste water treatment plants is often cleaner than drinking water, but it's not used for drinking because people are still scared of the human waste that was filtered out of the water.

That's what the astronauts drink. The waste treaments plants can't filter everything. Some particules are too small to be filtered. Like a lot of the drugs that end up there. Things like estrogen and human growth hormones from the birth control pills and the HGH they feed animals. That's right fellas, you're getting your estrogen too. That's why so many men have low sperm count today and children start getting breats at earlier ages. It's in the water we drink and food we eat. Do you really believe no one drinks that water. Like they'd tell you. And we all know that no one lies to us too.

[thewomenfolk]

Read the book, "The Cry and the Covenant" by Morton Thompson, about the doctor so long ago who never got credit in his lifetime for discovering the cause and cure of childbed fever that killed so many mothers in labor. He noticed that the women delivered by the doctors were dying fast while those delivered by the midwives in another part of the hospital were surviving. Many women dreaded going to the hospital to give birth because so many were dying.

My husband (OB/GYN) wanted to name our firstborn Ignatz, after the main character in the story, Ignatz Phillip Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered that simply washing his hands after surgery and autopsies and before a delivery would give the mothers about a 100% chance of surviving.

You see....the doctors loved showing off their talents in surgery and autopsies by revealing all the blood and guts on their hands and aprons....and refused to wash their hands between these procedures and deliveries, so all that crap killed these young mothers. Here's part of a good review of the book I found on the Net:

"Unbelievable as it seems, professors and their students in medical universities went from the dissecting room, where they demonstrated and practiced delivering babies from cadavers, to the Lying In rooms where they examined women about to give birth — all without washing or disinfecting their hands. A gratuitous rubbing of their bloody hands on their lab coats was considered ample readiness, and in fact the presence of bloody matter on their coats was deemed almost a badge of honor. Semmelweis turned that all around in a revolution that was to save millions of new mothers' lives all over the world. Did the majority of the doctors take kindly to removing their "badges of honor" for the sake of saving lives? One would think so, and one would be very wrong. Therein lies a tale, one that Morton Thompson relates in all the gory details."......

The book is true and is a page-turner. And what a sad story it tells, of the pride of man and its potential for destroying others. We didn't name our son Ignatz, but we sure admire the man who tried so hard to convince his colleges to do what they were to the bitter end unwilling to do....just wash their hands.

[thewomenfolk]

Hey, SamySam1313, I want to know how you're doing! Long time no see! What PV are you using and what's your favorite juice? How are you feeling? Answer these questions or you will flunk the test!

[samysam1313]

Hey, SamySam1313, I want to know how you're doing! Long time no see! What PV are you using and what's your favorite juice? How are you feeling? Answer these questions or you will flunk the test!

Hi folk. Sorry. Been busy with other things last couple of weeks. Took a trip to Ohio with my sister weekend of the 16th. Was getting ready for my trip and when I got back I was pooped. Fun but tiring. We didn't get much sleep for like 5 days. We went to see an old friend from my Orion days and Elvis Presley Jr. . Orion was a singer in case you're wondering. Elvis Jr. is also a singer and he is Elvis' son. I meant to get back here to write about my experience so far.

I didn't have any nicotine juice. I had ordered a couple bottles of Menthol, but they were terrible. Tastes like camphor or something close. Couldn't use it, so I'm still on my no nic sample bottles. So far Capaccino is my fav along with Chocolate and Melon. I have 4 tobacco flavors and they're all pretty good except for the RY4. RY4 is like wet tobacco smells. YUK! I also like the Blueberry.

I ordered a whole lot of stuff from EastMall. I waited till I knew that someone else got their stuff to make sure there were no problems at the border. They had some really good specials. Cost me a fortune, but I'll have plenty of juice and equipment to last me a long time. They had 30ml bottles of PG and VG for $3 each if you bought sampler packs. I got 3 sets, and 3 bottles of PG and 3 bottles of VG. They are the only ones that I have found that have nicotine VG. The PG and VG are 30ml bottles and are usually $30 each, so I saved big time on those. I only got my order yesterday, so haven't had time to taste them yet. I did try the Watermelon and it is very nice. Might be one of my favs. I also tried their Menthol. It's not great, but better than the other bottles I got. Will let you know more once I sample the other flavors. Right now, I'm trying the coffee and I don't find it tastes much of anything. Maybe once my atomizer is clean it will have more flavor. I find the PG has a taste of its own and if the flavor is mild, then the PG is what comes through. I just got a few new atomizers, so will try with a new one and see if that helps. I still haven't gotten rid of the analogs yet as I didn't have any nic juice. But I'm smoking only half what I was smoking before, so that a big plus already. Now that I have the nic juices, I'm hoping to get off the analogs all together. Will keep you posted on how it goes.

[thewomenfolk]

samysam1313, you get an A+. Wow! How did you know all the right answers! (You must have studied hard)

Boy, it takes a while and some real money to find out what flavors are good. The only one I've found so far that gives a good throat hit is the Mint from Rocky Mountain Vapor. And its just 'Mint', not any particular flavor of mint and I like that.

I've tried RY4, 555, and flue-cured and don't like any of them. To me, they taste worse than tobacco!

My favorite set-up for now is this....A Janty Stick (801), Mint flavored juice with 18mg nicotine...or...I mix Capella's Pralines and Cream with VG (vegetable glycerine for good vapor) and enjoy a very pleasant sweet flavor with no nicotine. I'm going to ask my Mint vendor if he can get it w/o nicotine as I'd like to get rid of that.

Keep in touch, samysam1313. I check in here every few days to see what's going on.