I’ve also seen liver issues stated as one of the preexisting conditions that exasperate the virus. The liver is remarkable at healing itself, even after a week of no drinking. Just curious if any of you who cut back on smoking also cut back on the booze for the same reasons.
Weighing Up COVID-19 And Smoking
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I smoke 2 bowls per week on average. I feel ok continuing this cadence. I am relatively young (47) in good shape, with the occasional pipe my one vice. But now that I am working at home, I am taking many of my lunch breaks to go for a run... so now I am going for a run 4-5 days a week compared to 2-3 prior, along with strength training several times per week. So in that respect, I think I have increased my overall fitness level since being home-bound. Similarly, I am getting an extra hour of sleep now that my office is right down the hall from my bedroom! When I began smoking a pipe last October, I vowed no more than 3 per week. I have been disciplined in staying with that, and don't feel I am compromising my health much by continuing along that path.
stay healthy. Cheers
stay healthy. Cheers
Both.? His sense of humor is apparent in my daily life as a parent. Watching my children do the same things that I did to annoy my parents undoubtedly gives Him a chuckle.?
Why, I wish to God the stomach were just the same.
I took the decision yesterday to press pause. It won’t be a big climb down because I did not smoke much the last couple of months due to weather.
I don’t know how long I will pause, so it may be several days, weeks, etc... one day at a time. I look forward to the day when we see this virus in the rear view mirror.
In the meantime the last two bowls I smoked were Old Dark Fired and Luxury Bullseye Flake... very good memories to have as I look forward to picking up my pipes again. Also have a tour of Germaine’s blends to do once I am at it again.
I quit drinking alcohol 19 years ago. I had an allergic reaction to it. Every time I drank alcohol I broke out in handcuffs.
If you can't put it down in the middle of a upper respiratory pandemic, you're addicted brotha. Or maybe suicidal?
I’m going to have four new pipes and five or six new blends to try once I start smoking again. I’ll either start after I recover from having the virus, or when the first wave has passed and we are mostly back to normal.
FYI - it's reports like this that have influenced me to be a bit conservative. I figure every little bit can only help.
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Video reveals lung damage in US coronavirus patient: 'People need to take this seriously' | CNN
A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier.
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Just like the photos on tobacco products, they will shew you the worst scenarios and present them to you as the normal. Specially the CNN/CBC/BBC: the Xinghua of North America.FYI - it's reports like this that have influenced me to be a bit conservative. I figure every little bit can only help.
Video reveals lung damage in US coronavirus patient: 'People need to take this seriously' | CNN
A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier.
True. To be fair this is only one case and could be argued that this is too limited.
To compensate for this, I have try to read widely and in the end, I am not interested in the specific outcome in this case or other cases, but the fundamental components at play - specifically respiratory irritation and inflammation, particularly as it relates to my own second hand smoke and what might face if I were to fall ill due to COVID-19. This and other articles influenced me to press pause as I saw more upside in my personal context and condition to do so, rather than not. Many will make the personal choice to do differently and I can see why they would go with that option.