I used to hang out in the smoking area at work years ago with a guy in his 50's. He claimed he had been told by his doctor that he shouldn't quit smoking in his 50's. Supposedly research showed that people who quit in their 50's suffered high blood pressure and the increased likelihood of a heart attack outweighed the benefits of not smoking. The doctor told him he should wait until he passed 60. I'm pretty sure he pulled that out of his ***. My assessment is partly based on the army stories he used to tell. I heard he was the one who taught the Navy Seals how to swim properly.
So, if you see something that's obvious BS there's really no point in trying to figure out where it came from. The FDA say stuff like that because they can get away with it.
Hmmm you had me there for a moment.
I quit when I was 49 going on 50 and out of nowhere a year after quitting and into my 50's and my blood pressure was often around 186/150 and my cardiologist was surprised I've either not had a heart attack or kidney failure. Who would have thunk it from quitting smoking. LOL
And then there is my friend on the East coast, he and his wife both quit smoking in their late 40's and one day last year his wife came home from work, walked across the living room floor and died mid step half way across the room. No heart attack, no stroke, she just simply died. Hmmm, vaping problem? I tend to think not.
The only thing I get from my new doctor now, is when I told him that I quit smoking cigarettes after 32 years of smoking them, but I do now vape a little..... He says "you gotta cut that .... out too".
