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Beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable. Albeit at my 76ers of age, not going out to night clubs, making sure my immigration status is up to date etc, but I am beginning to feel uncomfortable reading about all these crack-downs everywhere. E-cigs, raiding night clubs where tourists and locals alike are, raiding for breaking immigration laws, I’m beginning to wonder if I have landed in a “police state”. Personally, I don’t have anything to fear, I hope, but I am getting the feeling that the peace and quiet is being disturbed. Maybe it’s just overzealous reporting?

I have the vapes that last a long time, Vaporesso is the brand and I have a small stock at home so should last me a year or two. I normally have 4 “on the go” so those 4 last me well over a year. just spoke to a friend of mine who also vapes. He is of the opinion that this too will pass. Even in Dubai it was forbidden until about 6 yrs ago when they made it legal. (My daughter lives there so that’s why I mention it.) my smokers’ cough disappeared quite soon after changing from cigs to vapes. It’s clean, no butts around, in my case no smell from the vape. I don’t vape huge clouds like some like to do. I’m pretty discrete with it. My lungs have improved tremendously since I started vaping around 8 yrs ago. I really get upset when such blatant lies are made about vaping. It’s obvious that the Thai government is not cracking down on this due to the health of the people. They would do far better, as you say, to promote it instead and regulate the vape juice to ensure only reputable companies can sell here. The total madness about young children being sold vapes near their schools is done by terribly unscrupulous adults who put God knows what into the liquid. The problem is not the vape, it’s WHAT you vape. Kids will always find something illegal to do, it’s in our nature. I remember as a teen ager (stupidly enough) Starting to smoke and hiding it. I got older friends to buy for me. However, when I started it was not as well known how bad it was for your health, so for me it was an act of rebellion and a stupid attempt to seem like an adult. That being said, most governments around the world accept the fact that vapes are less harmful and therefore work on regulating it as much as possible. Many of the alarmist trials on vapes were actually financed by the tobacco industry itself. There were two famous research centers, one in Italy and one in Greece that did independent studies which proved that there was less harm done by vaping as compared to smoking. One of the biased studies that proved metal toxins and formaldehyde was very much prevalent in vaping, was actually done in small cages with mice that were forced to vape continuously for 48 hours - non stop. No wonder the vapes overheated and started leaking metal toxins and by the very same heat created a high degree of formaldehyde. No one vapes non stop day and night! well, I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I do get very angry and upset about lies, hypocrisy and pigheadedness. Why not let the science speak for itself (I know everyone says it’s too early to know yet), but so far it is known to be less carcinogenic than cigarettes. Thanks for replying to my previous message, I appreciate that.

Nicotine is needed by our bodies in smaller amounts. Cigarettes have many hundreds of chemicals mixed with the tobacco, of which nicotine alone is not the addictive part. There are at least 90 chemicals added which are considered carcinogenic as well as addictive. The tobacco industry in the US are now involved in the food industry since smoking has declined, as a result the addiction lessons learned from tobacco are now being added to food. We have nicotine receptors in our body, so nicotine is quite a necessary part of our life. You will find quite a fair amount of nicotine in eggplant as well as tomatoes. Guess you’re not addicted to that? You are correct, vaping is relatively new. However, so far one has been able to establish that well reputed companies producing the liquid is much less harmful than cigarettes. Personally, I find it shameful that vaping is not permitted but smoking is. The hypocrisy is amazing. As others have mentioned, tax it, regulate it, but allow it. In Thailand I believe it is the families who own the tobacco industry who are up in arms, I doubt that they really care about people’s health.

How long time do you suspect that this will continue? I’m flying from BKK to Kho Samui in about a week, would this be confiscated by security check? Do you believe that after this blitz that things will get back to “normal” again?

I totally agree with you. I too am a vaper after having smoked for 45 years. Absolutely ludicrous that this is going on. It has helped many smokers quit cigarettes which are far more harmful to health than e- cigs. Most of the rest of the world have acknowledged this. But yet they would rather have youth smoking cigarettes than vape? BTW is it illegal to own e-cigs? If I have for personal use, could the police confiscate them?

I’m planning on going to Kho Samui for a week. I’ll be traveling from BKK. I wonder if my e-cig will get confiscated in security before take-off?

Former president???

L-theanine, An amino acid found primarily in green tea is known for its calming effect and cognitive enhancing effects also known to improve sleep quality. Apigenin, a molecule found in celery and camomile, mainly used for making senescent cells “behave” , but is also a precursor to GABA which helps with sleep. So taking those two with magnesium glycinate about 30-60 mins before bed is great for sleep.

Problem with research these days is that the results are skewed depending on who funded the research. Have no clue whom to trust.

I totally agree with that. Being a grandparent myself, must say I would not want to take full responsibility for my grandkids. Too much energy required, as much as I love them I am happy for their parents to do the job. It’s the way nature intended, I believe.

Well, to be honest, grandparents were parents once upon a time, otherwise they could not become grandparents! 😂

It entirely depends on WHAT you are vaping! Buying vape liquids from reputable companies is a must, if you vape. I quit smoking soon 10 yrs ago and replaced with vaping. My lungs are in better shape than when smoking. That being said, obviously I should quit vaping too, but at my advanced age I’ve decided to hang on to one vice 😂 There is a general consensus from non-biased research that vaping is less harmful for your lungs since you are not inhaling a burning product, AND if you purchase decent vape liquids the amount of carcinogens are a fraction of what is used in cigarettes.

Mexican yam is a source of progesterone! 😂

It is said that if you decide to supplement with zinc it’s advisable to supplement with copper. If you supplement with 11mg of zinc, supplement with 1mg of copper. 20mg of inc with 2mg of copper etc. also separate zinc and copper intake by at least 2-3 hours.

The American diet and fast food has spread its tentacles around the world.

Yes, unfortunately man has decided to ruin many things. Even medicine these days is copied in a lab with synthetic molecules which the body does not recognise. On top of it we pay premium 💰for these copies and hope to get healthy. Can you imagine people spending exponentially higher prices for copy handbags rather than the real stuff, the real stuff which at least if handled with care will last for 50-100 yrs or more. Not saying one should spend a fortune on handbags etc, just an analogy.

I lived in South Africa, 1982-1994, in the Johannesburg area, I saw the milky way almost every night. Amazing stars every night, obviously not on cloudy nights. Amazing, still miss it.

Why aren’t more people saying NO to this trajectory? We are NOT getting healthier with hospital medicine, is nobody scratching their head by now? Are people happy being on 4-10 medical toxins and realise their health is not improving? Have we become so dumbed down that we’re not even asking questions? What will it take for people to wake up?

Re red meat. I believe it’s healthy to eat every now and again since it contains taurine and proteins of course. However, the choice must be grass fed beef and hopefully cows out eating in the pastures. CAFO meat is poison with their hormone, antibiotic and other vaccinations. it seems all our food is being ruined these days with monoculture and CAFO cattle, caged chickens etc. Cattle being fed with grains instead of grass, no wonder they burp and fart. No wonder all the cramped animals get sick, they live on top of each other. No wonder our grains and veggies lack nutrients. The soil being depleted of minerals since the same species are being grown year after year. The mega industrialisation of food has ruined the quality of our food. Industries now fighting to get lab meat on the markets, plants being sprayed with all sorts of toxins. The result is that we become dependent on supplements since our food is lacking. Lack of nutrients is a lack of energy. A lack of energy (cell energy = ATP) causes disease, there isn’t enough energy left to fight disease that our bodies were once capable of doing. The more toxins we add the more sick we get. The more sick we get the more toxins our so called doctors hand out to us. A never ending circle.

Where do you find rapamycin?

Supplements tend to work on a cellular level, so no dramatic changes are immediately felt. In the long run they can correct deficiencies on a molecular level. Nutrients take a while and can make a substantial difference in the long run. we are so spoilt with our allopathic drugs that give immediate results, both good and bad, that we tend to ignore the benefits of molecular nutrients that supply our cells with energy.

The reason for might/may/could etc is that it is not allowed to state “will/does” is that the FDA prohibits claims that will cure or will treat unless there is substantial evidence from clinical trials to support it. However, many supplements have been used since ancient times thus collective wisdom has found that they do work, but obviously every person’s body is different. To name an example, for some people Ashwagandha may be too weak, and they may thrive on Rhodiola eg. Huge clinical trials are not carried out due to the costs involved these days, and the product cannot be patented due to the source being a natural plant/mineral substance so there are no huuuuuge profits to be made. Suffice to say Mother Nature has provided us with all we need and mankind with his hubris believes that petrochemical substances are better than the “real” source. i have come to realise that I must be the one in charge of my own health. I have relied on doctors too much in the past - to my detriment.

How does “brainwashing” work?

I too follow the info given through Substack. There are many contributors there, A Midwestern Doctor, then of course the docs of the FLCCC, the latter of which I was not allowed to mention a year or so ago, and many more. keep up your good work, many of us hear appreciate your input.

At the time Covid was still rampant, I mentioned here that people should look at the FLCCC site. My “contribution” was removed with the remarks that it was “harmful” disinformation. How times have changed in a short time.