Organic Cigarettes?

I see more & more people smoking organic American Spirit cigarettes.

The phrase 'organic cigarette' seems like an oxymoron, prompting many to rolls their eyes in disgust.

But maybe organic is a viable alternative to cigarettes laced w/obscene amounts of chemicals. Maybe it's the chemicals that hurt us the most.

Are organic cigarettes really that much better for your health than non-organic cigarettes?

LA-Night wrote:I see more & more people smoking organic American Spirit cigarettes.

The phrase 'organic cigarette' seems like an oxymoron, prompting many to rolls their eyes in disgust.

But maybe organic is a viable alternative to cigarettes laced w/obscene amounts of chemicals. Maybe it's the chemicals that hurt us the most.

Are organic cigarettes really that much better for your health than non-organic cigarettes?

I think yes, but still post dangers

zanza --

Agreed.

Organic cigarettes aren't healthy for you, obviously...maybe just healthier.

Are there any health-conscious members here who smoke organic cigarettes?

I remember the thread where Prague listed gitanes sans filtre as a factor in his success with hair LOL I'm sure if he was joking either. Well, in theory the organic should be healthier, however, and I'm sure I don't have to say this--smoke is bad period. I'm sure those organic cigarrettes certainly appeal to a certain market do well, however I would like to see some numbers showing disease rates for these smokers versus say malboro smokers or something.

I read that tobacco is grown on iron rich soil and that smokers that smoke a pack a day can inhale as much as 1ug of iron a day. Iron bein 1 of many carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds in tobacco. I wonder how this organic brand differs in these compounds.

The process of burning anything produces toxic chemicals. I doubt inhaling any kind of smoke is good for the average person in the long run.

LA-Night wrote:I see more & more people smoking organic American Spirit cigarettes.

The phrase 'organic cigarette' seems like an oxymoron, prompting many to rolls their eyes in disgust.

But maybe organic is a viable alternative to cigarettes laced w/obscene amounts of chemicals. Maybe it's the chemicals that hurt us the most.

Are organic cigarettes really that much better for your health than non-organic cigarettes?

Hey LA-Night.

I did some digging and found out that the natural spirits are "organic". Kinda.

They just don't have additives from my understanding but they are grown with the typical pesticides and high phosphate fertilizers.

STILL, I believe they are much better than your typical cigarette which contain bacteria!! The kind JDP tries to eliminate!! The moment I found that out I never smoked a non natural spirit again.

I need to look into this more, just haven't had the time. Will report back my findings.

doctors say any smoking is bad for u and i agree, but u have to admit smoking 3 rollies a day must be better for u than smoking 30 cigarettes a day laced with formaldyhye and other chemicals.

so yes its still carcinogenic, but not as carcinogenic as normal cigarettes.

btw lung cancer occurrs when the simple sqamous epithelia cells in the lung are rep[laced by simple cuboidal, because the thicker cells tolerate the smoky conditions better. the growth of the new cells encourages cancer ( a quick definition)

so if u want to avoid lung cancer, try to not smoke so much that ur body has to swap the cells in ur lungs to tolerate smoke.

what about electronic cigarette?

has anyone tried e-cigarettes? i just started using one as an alternative to smoking. the brand that i have been using is called cigirex and the main reason is because it contains vegetable glycerin as opposed to propylene glycol. amazingly to my surprise, it actually gives me the satisfaction of smoking by delivering the nicotine through water vapor. and the vapor gives you the psycholgical look of smoke.

anyone hear of harmful effects of this? (besides the controversy over propylene glycol)

Until recently I smoked for 15 years, used to be a bit of a marlboro man. I started when I was an early teenager, when I look back Now I wish I never lit my first smoke!

nicotine acts as a vasoconstrictor, imo it's bad in any form & the pathways it takes to the brain is even worse.

e-cigarettes are banned in australia, because of lack of scientific data on them, ie how bad they are for us.

its another case where they ban something that seems useful while allowing us the bad things that they can tax. The worlds a funny place.