No one can deny the fact that a healthy life is very important and there are many factors that can contribute to living your healthiest. A healthy lifestyle makes you feel happy and it includes eating well, having proper meals, exercising or running, or avoiding things that can harm your physical and mental health. It is important to take notice of everything you eat or drink because if you are consuming something wrong then there can be serious consequences. Take note of good and bad habits because those also affect your lifestyle. One of the worst habits is smoking. Luckily, there are healthier options for people who are looking to stop smoking. These people should try vaping.
What is Vaping?
Vaping is simply defined as inhaling the vapors that are produced by an electric cigarette. The electric cigarette and e-cigarette contain a battery that helps in heating the vaping juice or e-liquid to convert it into an aerosol. Despite the side effects of e-cigarettes, many people use them nowadays and their increased consumption has given a drastic rise to the vaping industry.
What is E-liquid?
It is improving to know what is an e-liquid that is converted to vapors because this is inhaled by the user and how it can affect the health of the user depending on it. E-liquid is composed of a variety of substances that are:
- Propylene glycol or PG
- Vegetable glycerin or VG
- Nicotine
- Flavors
Different types of e-liquids are available depending upon different concentrations of the substances in them and different flavors. This decides whether it can be harmful and addictive or not. The nicotine used in it is highly addictive and hence not something good. It sometimes contains some other substances like tobacco that can be a threat to your health.
Side Effects of E-cigarettes
It is important to know about the things you are consuming because they may be harmful to your health. Side effects of e-cigarettes depend on the type of w-liquid or vaping liquid. Different concentrations of different products make vaping less or more harmful. The side effects of vaping that are usually experienced include:
- Dry throat or mouth
- Irritation in the throat that causes coughing
- Headache
- Anxiety or depression
- Fatigue
- Stomach issues
The side effects of e-cigarettes also depend on how long a person has been vaping. If it is a short period then it is not that harmful but the long-term use of electric cigarettes can invite some problems.
Vaping and Smoking
It is not fair to believe that vaping and smoking are the same. They are similar to some extent but a burned cigarette is a lot more harmful than an e-cigarette. The dangerous chemicals like tobacco and carbon monoxide found in burned cigarettes are life-threatening when consumed for a long time. So, vaping is sometimes recommended to traditional smokers to help them quit smoking and shift to less harmful e-cigarettes.
An Approach to a Healthy Life
Other than vaping, many bad habits shouldn’t be overlooked if you want to live a healthy life. Some people are alcohol addicts while some are smokers. Such addictions are not only bad for physical health but also affect your mental health. In case you get addicted to something you should try to quit it and some treatments and techniques make it possible. Also, you should take part in activities that are safe and healthy.
In Conclusion
So, in a nutshell, health is an important factor and there is a need to pay attention to it and make sure that everything you consume is safe and healthy. Vaping can be addicting so, there is a need to cut off the use of e-cigarettes. Avoiding vaping is not harmful and doing it is not harmless.
Also, proper guidance should be given to people about e-cigarettes and other addictions so they know about the potential consequences of their usage.
Feature photo by Masha Raymers
