Little things you do to minimize the damage... regardless of if it really works

[TX Girl]

I worry a teensy bit about health concerns from smoking. So far so good, but I've been smoking for 20+ years so I won't be surprised if it catches up with me someday.
Whenever I'm smoking I try to fully exhale allll the smoke out after each hit. I smoke alone 9 out of 10 times but even if Im w others I dont look like a dumbass doing it, I've got it down to where no one can tell Im being weird, lol. and I most always take a drink after each hit too, I guess I figure it washes any baddies out of my mouth (and I guess I try to not think about the fact that it washes them right down to my gullet, but whatever)

I am pretty sure that its futile, but somehow it makes me feel like all will be fine.

What about you?

[RollenJoynts]

Smoke out of a bong.
Filters out all the "Baddies".

[Weedhound]

Diet Soda to wash down the hot fudge sundae....:D

[40oz]

I hold it in as long as I can....if no smoke comes out when I exhale, did I really even smoke? baHA!

[Ganj]

I've got it all backwards. I always take huge rips and cough my brains out, having little or no concern for my health.

[TX Girl]

I smoke out of my bong most the time, but Im not real good about scrubbin it out. I try not to look in there when Im hittin it ;)

lol, 40! For probably the 1st ten yrs I smoked, I held it in as long as I could, thinkin Id get higher. Now I try to get it in and get it right back out

[xcrispi]

Vaporwarez Vapor Cannon
Read up on the huge health benefits of a vapo . Or just take my hardcore Grannys word for it . 60yrs. old and no plans of stoppin in the near future I don't think .
You go StormCrow !!! :thumbsup:
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Coelho]

I do care about my health, so i only smoke hash oil. Thus, the amount of smoke is far smaller, and so the health damage... i only hold the smoke some 5 seconds, and as txgirl said, i also drink some water after each hit, for cleaning my throat.

[PaRanOiD81]

yes if your that concerned like crispi said, vap that shti.... 100% thc no bullshit ;)

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Smoke out of a bong.
Filters out all the "Baddies".

Vaporizers can't even get all the "badies", and there's no way a bong's as good as a vaporizer. You're still getting your carcinogens man.

[beachguy in thongs]

Whenever I'm smoking I try to fully exhale allll the smoke out after each hit. I smoke alone 9 out of 10 times but even if Im w others I dont look like a dumbass doing it, I've got it down to where no one can tell Im being weird, lol. and I most always take a drink after each hit too, I guess I figure it washes any baddies out of my mouth (and I guess I try to not think about the fact that it washes them right down to my gullet, but whatever)

I am pretty sure that its futile, but somehow it makes me feel like all will be fine.

What about you?

About fifteen years ago, my friends and I were sitting around a table, in my basement, when one of my friends blew smoke into the daylight coming through my basement windows, and said, "Look how much smoke stays in your lungs."

[MajMike]

Doing anything aerobic on a regular basis will help the lungs clear themselves, the vaporizer too, and there drugs called 'statins' that can help (see link).

Statins may slow lung damage caused by smoking Healthy Years - Find Articles (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ZRT/is_3_4/ai_n18646568)

[Storm Crow]

I've toked for 40 years now, and Crispi- I'm not quite 60 yet, that will happen later this month, lol! ;) After all that toking (I don't use tobacco, except to kill ants), my lungs were a mess! Two weeks after getting my vaporizer, my lungs were clear! No more morning cough! It was worth every cent! If I were you, I'd get a vaporizer, ASAP! :thumbsup:

I also take vitamin E- Back in the 70s, my Dad was on atomic submarines. He told me that the Navy insisted that all submariners take vitamin E to offset the effects of being in a low oxygen atmosphere. Vitamin E apparently improved work performance. Since smoking affects the level of oxygen in your system, I figured it would work for tokers, too! And Crispi's right- I ain't quitting any time soon! Maybe when I hit 100, but I don't think so! - Granny

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I've toked for 40 years now, and Crispi- I'm not quite 60 yet, that will happen later this month, lol! ;) After all that toking (I don't use tobacco, except to kill ants), my lungs were a mess! Two weeks after getting my vaporizer, my lungs were clear! No more morning cough! It was worth every cent! If I were you, I'd get a vaporizer, ASAP! :thumbsup:

I also take vitamin E- Back in the 70s, my Dad was on atomic submarines. He told me that the Navy insisted that all submariners take vitamin E to offset the effects of being in a low oxygen atmosphere. Vitamin E apparently improved work performance. Since smoking affects the level of oxygen in your system, I figured it would work for tokers, too! And Crispi's right- I ain't quitting any time soon! Maybe when I hit 100, but I don't think so! - Granny

That's interesting about the Vitamin E stormcrow! I knew it helped with a few things, especially the condition of my skin, but I've never heard of it helping your body utilize oxygen better. Although, Vitamin E is a huge contributer to helping your body absorb and maintain Vitamin C, which is a powerful anti-oxidant and immuno-support agent, as well as tissue repair and a few different anti-cancer mechanisms. So I wonder if the effects for the submarine crewmen was actually from the E, or the C, or both. Either way, glad you're into studying nutrition too, I love it!