Liber8yourlife

What's in my Vape, and why should I consider stopping?

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E-cigarettes - aka JUULs and vape pens - use a battery to heat up a special liquid into an aerosol that users inhale.

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This is not just harmless water vapour!

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The "e-juice" that fills the cartridges usually contains nicotine (which is bextracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, flavourings and other chemicals. Studies have found that even e-cigarettes claiming to be nicotine-free

contain trace amounts of nicotine. Additionally, when the e-liquid heats up, more toxic chemicals are formed.

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Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not begun its review of any e-cigarette or their ingredients (nor has FDA issued any standards on the products), e-cigarette composition and effects vary. What researchers do know is that these toxic chemicals and metals have all been found in e-cigarettes:

• Nicotine – a highly addictive substance that negatively affects adolescent brain development

• Propylene glycol – a common additive in food; also used to make things like antifreeze, paint solvent, and artificial smoke in fog machines

• Carcinogens- chemicals known to cause cancer, including acetaldehyde and formaldehyde

• Acrolein – a herbicide primarily used to kill weeds, can cause irreversible lung damage

• Diacetyl – a chemical linked to a lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans aka "popcorn lung"

• Diethylene glycol – a toxic chemical used in antifreeze that is linked to lung disease

• Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, lead

• Cadmium – a toxic metal found in traditional cigarettes that causes breathing problems and disease

• Benzene – a volatile organic compound (VOC) found in car exhaust

• Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs

 

The Benefits of Quitting Vaping

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Quitting vaping can bring immediate and substantial health improvements, significantly reducing the risks associated with vaping-related health issues, regardless of the individual's age.

 

Key statistics highlight the benefits:

• Stopping vaping early can significantly decrease the risk of developing respiratory issues and other vaping-related diseases.

• Within just a few months of quitting, lung function begins to improve, making breathing easier and physical activity less strenuous.

• One year after quitting vaping, the risk of heart conditions begins to drop, approaching that of someone who has never vaped.

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How it works…

The hypnotherapy is delivered through two sessions over consecutive weeks, to help change your mind-set on vaping and reinforce long-term behaviour change. The sessions are highly personalised and are tailored to you as an individual - because we are all different and unique. Your sessions can be carried out either in person or online via Zoom, or Skype. Hypnosis for vaping is incredibly safe, effective and popular, and provides a fantastic life-long solution for those who struggle with vaping addiction.