*This page
is not a substitute for medical care, but to
inspire research
In April 2012 I was a physical mess. I
was 60 years old and overweight at 240 pounds.I had smoked
cigarettes for 42 years and was prescribed a CPAP machine for
sleep apnea. I also needed a cane to walk. I was going downhill ...
Then, my doctor got me to quit smoking
cigarettes. It is now Spring 2015 and I weight a healthy
175-180 pounds! I haven't had a cigarette
in almost three years.I've lost over fifty pounds and
have kept it off for over 2 years!
My balance is much better and I no longer
need a cane to walk! Nor do I have sleep apnea
anymore. All my medical tests have improved! My weight is
tracked by my long-time (and much appreciated doctor) every
two weeks. People who know me are amazed at how well I
look today after losing 10 inches off my belly (from size 44
to 34). I can even dance again!
How I Lost
Pounds with Pot
I eat almost anything in the Daytime
But, I Don't snack
after dinner at
all!
This is a
12-18 Hr fast
Scientists call
it Intermittent Fasting
I Use Pot at Night &
Avoid the Munchies With 2 mg. Nicotine Lozenges
I Do Not Drink Alcohol
After Using Marijuana!
Nicotine Lozenges & Gum
Are Good Appetite Suppressants
Lozenges can last
up to an hour
Plus, With one In My Mouth,
I Don't think about Snacks
Not eating after dinner
gives THC more time to work
It’s 12-18 hours before I eat
Cannabis will
chew away on
Sugar and Fat All Night Long!
This Method is ONLY
for Adults
This diet method is only for adults. I do not recommend that non smokers,
especially young people under 21 start using pot or nicotine.
That is a big fear of mine as I see many young women smoking
cigarettes or vaping in a misguided attempt to keep weight
off. Lozenges would safer and more effective for weight
control.
Please read WEB MD's page on Marijuana's
safety and speak with your family doctor or other health
care provider. Also, I don't think anyone should use more
than one type of intoxicant. I've smoked pot for many years but I almost
never drink alcohol. The sugars in alcohol could work against
using pot for weight loss. It's not likely that a drinker
could lose weight with this method.
Research suggests that pot may negatively
impact a younger, growing brain. It may also lower motivation,
concentration and memory during school years.
I began smoking cigarettes when I was 18 and pot when I was 19
in college. (I wish I'd never smoked a cigarette and had
waited a few extra years to smoke pot)
Pot Helped Me Lose Weight
A Google web search shows over 10 MILLION
results about marijuana and weight loss! However, mine may
be one of the few cases well-documented. Right now, it’s
illegal to conduct research on marijuana. That scares off
many scientists. Research has been off limits for
decades. I probably could not have done it in a state
without medical marijuana.
Obesity and smoking are viewed as two of the most
serious health problems we face. I debated on writing anything
at all about a method that
uses nicotine or marijuana -- both are frowned
upon by large segments of the population. But, I decided to publish my story, because I want
doctors and researchers to read it. We need a scientific approach to both marijuana and
nicotine.
I am hopeful that my own
medical "miracle" will spark new research into
marijuana's effect on weight loss. Until our laws change and
more scientific research is done, working with your
doctor/health care practitioner is vital. I will always be
grateful for their support through this and all my other aches
and pains over the years. My doctors knew what I was doing
but, there is so little research available that not even they
realized the potential for pot to help you lose weight or that
nicotine lozenges are the world's best unknown appetite
suppressant and the only lozenge or gum that beats the
munchies.
My dramatic weight loss is all documented
by my long time (and much appreciated) family physician and
neurologist. Every two weeks for years, I have gotten
testosterone injections. Blood tests have also been done every
few months. I've lost ten inches off my waist. My pants
size shrunk from 44" down to 34" and my skin has shrunk along
with my fat.
Quick Links For Pot Research
Google Weight Loss and Pot = Over
10 MILLION RESULTS!!
A new study published in
the American Journal of
Epidemiology finds an intriguing
connection between marijuana use and body weight, showing
that rates of obesity are lower by roughly a third in people
who smoke pot at least three times a week, compared with
those who don’t use marijuana at all.
Researchers
analyzed data from two large national surveys of the
American population, which together included some 52,000
participants. In the first survey, they found that 22% of
those who did not smoke marijuana were obese, compared with
just 14% of the regular marijuana smokers. The second survey
found that 25% of nonsmokers were obese, compared with 17%
of regular cannabis users.
The association
between pot smoking and lower risk of obesity remained
strong even after adjusting for other factors that could
influence body fat and health, such as cigarette smoking,
age and gender. But the correlation between weed and weight
doesn’t mean that marijuana smoking actually causes weight
loss.
Many other factors
could account for the connection. For example, some research
finds that highly religious people are less likely to take
drugs, but more likely to be obese — perhaps because they’re
substituting one compulsive behavior (overeating) for the
other (smoking marijuana). So, some of the obese people in
the national surveys may be religious folk, who might
otherwise be heavy marijuana smokers, but are eating too
much instead. That could make it look like marijuana is
slimming.
Also consider that
one of the most popular uses of medical marijuana is to
stimulate appetite in people with cancer, AIDS or other
diseases. Such patients are significantly less likely to be
obese than the general population — so in this case, weight
loss would precede or prompt the marijuana smoking.
Whatever the
explanation for the link between marijuana and less obesity,
it’s unlikely that cannabis could serve as an effective diet
aid. For one, smoking pot has been shown to increase
appetite in multiple studies, at least in the short-term, so
it likely wouldn’t help dieters resist temptation.
Secondly, a drug
that has the opposite effect of THC, marijuana’s main
psychoactive ingredient, has itself been shown to aid
dieting. Called rimonabant, at high doses the drug nearly
tripled the weight loss achieved by people taking placebo.
It also frequently caused severe depression and suicidal
thoughts, however, so while it was briefly approved by
European authorities, it was ultimately pulled from the
market.
Of course, none of
this explains why marijuana smokers in the national survey
samples didn’t get fatter by taking a drug that can clearly
stimulate appetite. One factor may be tolerance: many of
marijuana’s effects are reduced in frequent users, as the
body adjusts to it.
Another may be
substitution — the smokers could be seeking comfort by
smoking more marijuana, rather than eating more. Or, perhaps
other ingredients in cannabis like cannabidiol (CBD) could
reduce the appetite-increasing effects of THC in the same
way that they reduce its paranoia-inducing properties.
Whatever the case, marijuana research never lacks for
surprises!
Toking up may
help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of
developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which
suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling
blood sugar. Although marijuana has a well-deserved
reputation for increasing appetite via what stoners call
"the munchies," the new research, which was
published in the American Journal of Medicine, is not the
first to find that the drug has a two-faced relationship
to weight.
Three prior studies
have shown that marijuana users are less likely to be obese,
have a lower risk for diabetes and have lower
body-mass-index measurements. And these trends occurred
despite the fact that they seemed to take in more calories.
Why? "The most
important finding is that current users of marijuana
appeared to have better carbohydrate metabolism than
nonusers," says Murray Mittleman, an associate professor of
medicine at Harvard Medical School and the lead author of
the study. "Their fasting insulin levels were lower, and
they appeared to be less resistant to the insulin produced
by their body to maintain a normal blood-sugar level."
The research
included over 4,600 men and women participating in the
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between
2005 and 2010. Among them, 48% had smoked marijuana at least
once in their lives, and 12% were current cannabis smokers.
The authors controlled for other factors like age, sex,
income, alcohol use, cigarette smoking and physical activity
that could also affect diabetes risk.
Even after these
adjustments, the current marijuana users showed fasting
insulin levels that were 16% lower than those of former or
never users, along with a 17% reduction in another measure
of insulin resistance as well. Higher levels on both tests
are associated with Type II diabetes, which is linked with
obesity.
Marijuana users
also had higher levels of high-density lipoprotein, the
so-called good cholesterol, which can protect against heart
disease. And the regular smokers also boasted smaller
waistlines: on average, they were 1.5 inches (3.8 cm)
slimmer than the former users and those who had never smoked
cannabis.
Researchers don't
yet know how to explain these correlations -- and since the
study was not a controlled trial, it's not clear whether
marijuana or some other factor in marijuana users'
lifestyles actually accounted for the beneficial effects.
Studies showed, however, that the cannabinoid brain
receptors affected by marijuana are deeply involved in
appetite and metabolism. But the exact details of how the
compound alters the relationship between appetite, caloric
intake and insulin response isn't obvious yet.
One clue, however,
may lie in the effects of a diet drug that was developed to
have the opposite effect that marijuana has on the
brain. That drug, rimonabant, produced significant weight
loss and a drop in fasting insulin levels by affecting
certain cannabinoid receptors in the exact opposite way that
THC, marijuana's main psychoactive ingredient, does. This
action is complex: rimonabant doesn't simply block the
receptor and keep the natural cannabinoids from activating
it. Instead, while the natural cannabinoids elevate the
normal level of activity already going on in the system,
rimonabant lowers it so the result is precisely the reverse
of activating the receptor naturally. However,
because of psychiatric side effects like increasing suicide
risk, rimonabant was pulled from the European market and the
United States.
How could both
marijuana and a compound that has the opposite effect of pot
act on the same brain receptors and lead to weight loss?
Natural marijuana includes many different potentially
active compounds, and one of them -- rather than THC --
could be responsible for this effect. One potential
candidate is a substance called cannabidiol, which also
affects cannabinoid receptors, but in a different way from
the way THC or rimonabant does.
Another possibility
involves tolerance: repeated use of a drug can make
receptors less sensitive over time. "The most likely
explanation is that prolonged cannabis use causes the
(receptors) to lose sensitivity and become inactive," says
Daniele Piomelli, a professor of pharmacology at the
University of California, Irvine, who was not associated
with the new research.
"This has been
shown to happen in people who smoke marijuana. This
weakening of (these receptors) translates into a lower risk
for obesity and diabetes because the inactive receptor would
be unable to respond to our own cannabis-like molecules,
which we know are important in keeping us chubby."
While marijuana may initially promote appetite and
overeating, in the long run it has the opposite effect
because it desensitizes cannabinoid receptors and may even
protect against obesity. So don't skip the gym and break out
the bong just yet: there's still not enough data to tell
whether marijuana, like alcohol, could have health benefits
in moderation. Mittleman says the study relied on
self-reported use of marijuana, which can be unreliable.
However, since people are more likely to hide drug use than
they are to falsely claim it, the findings could even
underestimate marijuana's effects.
But whether that's
true, and whether marijuana might be a window into
understanding how to best control glucose and insulin to
prevent diabetes, isn't known yet. "It is much too
early to say," says Mittleman. "We need much more research
to better understand the biologic responses to marijuana
use. We really need more research to allow physicians and
patients to make decisions based on solid evidence." An
editorial that accompanied the study also urged government
action to reduce barriers to research.
Even with 18
states now approving marijuana for medical uses, the
politics of pot will always overshadow research efforts to
understand how cannabinoids work in the brain -- or affect
disease. But, Piomelli says, "the (new) study suggests
that smoking marijuana (may) protect people against
obesity and diabetes." And following up on that could
yield new insights into how to tackle one of our biggest
public-health issues."
Q&A: How I Lost
Weight with Pot
How much pot did I smoke each night?It
does not seem to take much pot (or, THC) to trigger weight
loss in me. Perhaps it takes very little, or each person may
be different. This is something that needs additional
research, first by dieters themselves. The critical factor
seems to be the time I last ate before bed and how much I
ate.
When did you smoke the pot to lose
weight? Only at night for purposes of weight
loss. Smoke after dinner when you won't be going out
again. Avoid snacking until breakfast the next morning.
Stopping the munchies is very hard without an appetite
suppressant like nicotine lozenges or gum. The cannabis
will eat at blood sugar and body fat all night long. When
I get up in the morning my body wants sugar since so much
of it has been used up in the night. I often eat a bowl of
Kelloggs Sugar Frosted Flakes for breakfast.
Why did you smoke pot instead of eating a brownie or
using a tincture? Smoking has one big
advantage over eating. You feel the effect almost
immediately and can quit if you think you have had
"enough". If I eat a brownie the effect does not happen
for at least an hour. Plus, you can accidentally take a
very powerful dose of cannabis eating it without knowing.
Doses and amounts are not standardized and this is a
problem that will be solved soon, with legalization and
more testing. I have smoked pot since I was in my 20's and
I am comfortable with smoking. I like to control the dose
I take of pot and smoking is the only reliable way I know
of right now. Plus, eating brownies would introduce MORE
sugar into the system.
What about alcohol use?I seldom drink alcohol. The sugars in
alcohol (especially at night) could reduce the diet effects
of pot. My hunch is that THC would go after the sugars in
alcohol all night long. I discourage anyone from using
alcohol and marijuana together for weight loss. One
intoxicant is enough to control. This whole area needs more
study.
What foods do you eat most
days? Believe it or not I eat whatever I want
- in moderation - and I do not eat anything after dinner.
During the day I sometimes like one vanilla ice cream
cone. It is my guilty pleasure. I also drink at least one
bottle of Gatorade a day. Otherwise, I eat hamburgers and
french fries and fried chicken and fried eggs and biscuits
with country gravy. I've never understood how calories
work, nor really counted calories. I've made sensible
changes in my diet - I used to keep a half gallon of
vanilla ice cream in the freezer. I would eat it within
three days. Now I get soft serve cones at drive ups and
don't eat nearly so much ice cream. I used to eat entire
meals late before bed and have sleep apnea too.
My method eats blood sugar, so I am often hungry for sugar
- especially upon waking up in the morning. I crave a bowl
of Wheaties or even Kelloggs Sugar Coated Corn Flakes for
breakfast because the THC has been eating away at my blood
sugar for hours. Not snacking after dinner gives the THC
more time to work in my body. It’s often 12-14 hours
before I eat breakfast the next morning. MY RESULTS MAY
NOT BE POSSIBLE IN A STATE WITHOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS.
My blood tests are posted online.
How safe are
nicotine gum and lozenges?The FDA
recently reported that "after 20 years of testing and more
than 117 clinical trials involving over 50,000 smokers,
the FDA has confirmed that stop smoking aids like
Nicorette and NicoDerm CQ do not have significant
potential for abuse or dependence." Read
the New FDA Rules, Sept 2013!
Which is best, lozenges or
gum? Nicotine gum has been sold for many
years and works well for people who are cigarette smokers.
But because you chew the gum, it's nicotine will release
much faster into your system than with lozenges. This is not
good for non-smokers and it can cause headaches, dizziness
and stomach upset. A lozenge works a bit slower and is
easier on your body than the gum. Both are sold in 2 and 4
mg doses and can easily be cut into smaller pieces.
What happens if you “overdose” on
nicotine? You
should read the packaging for the nicotine lozenge or gum.
Each package contains instructions if you use too much.
Never drive a vehicle or operate machinery if you are not
used to any substance!If you get too much nicotine you will
quickly feel it and spit out the lozenge or gum. It makes
you feel lousy.Nicotine
can give non-smokers nausea, headaches and dizziness. It can
taste very peppery. It's medicine, not candy. You do not
want to drive or operate machinery if you are not used to
nicotine. Read the warning information in the lozenge
package first. Sales of nicotine gum and lozenges are
restricted to adults age 18 and over.
What about E-Cigarettes or “vaping”?These
may help some people quit cigarette smoking. However, I have
not used electronic cigarettes and I fear the smoke/vapor
could keep me wanting to smoke cigarettes. Plus, vaping may
not curb the munchies the way that lozenges and gum can. You
probably won’t lose weight vaping and you could easily get
hooked on smoking nicotine.A
lozenge or gum may last much longer in your body and would
help with weight loss better. To Learn More about How I quit
Cigarettes WITHOUT Gaining Weight see my page
here. I used both patches and lozenges and
could not have quit cigarettes without both aids. I
smoked for over 40 years. The relapse rate for
ex-smokers like me is over 80%. www.quitsmokingandloseweight.com Could young people, under 18, use
this method? Absolutely not! The brains and bodies
of young people are still developing until their early
20s. Marijuana definitely effects short term memory. I
began smoking pot when I was about 20 and I wish I had
waited. It's likely that pot does impact motivation and
impulse control. On the other hand, marijuana may actually
be good for ADHD, which I have. My brain felt more
"connected", the first time I got stoned. Alcohol often
made me sad and aggressive, but pot made me feel better.
Where can I get more information about
pot and weight loss?
THAT'S THE PROBLEM! There are few sources. I am
thinking of opening a blog for people to share their
experiences and ideas. Send me an email atlosepoundswithpot@gmail.com
and I will notify you if I start a blog.
How I Lost
Pounds with Pot
Eat almost anything in the Daytime
But, Don't snack
after dinner at
all!
This is a
12-18 Hr fast
Scientists call
it Intermittent Fasting
I Use Pot at Night &
Avoid the Munchies With 2 mg. Nicotine Lozenges
I Do Not Drink Alcohol
After Using Marijuana
Nicotine Lozenges & Gum
Are Good Appetite Suppressants
Lozenges can last
up to an hour
Plus, With one In My Mouth,
I Don't think about Snacks
Not eating after dinner
gives THC more time to work
It’s 12-18 hours before I eat
Cannabis will
chew away on
Sugar and Fat All Night Long!
UPDATE! DEC 2014
NEW
RESEARCH!!
I am very excited because I found more scientific backing
for part of my diet method. Most dieters seem to know that
IF you snack late at night you will gain weight,
regardless of your caloric intake during the daytime.
Starting in the summer of 2012 I cut out all nighttime
snacks after dinner. I simply do not eat after dinner
until the next morning's breakfast, often 12+ hours later.
I used to eat a lot of ice cream late at night and I knew
I had to quit this bad habit!
Scientists call this "Intermittent
Fasting" - giving your body an 8-12 hr "fast" between
dinner and breakfast. I've been doing this for almost 2
years and am now convinced that simply avoiding eating
after dinner is a major factor in my weight loss. Here are
several links about this simple, yet scientific way to
lose weight and still eat the foods you love - in the
daytime. You don't have to count calories, you simply
don't snack after dinner.
This could make dieting MUCH easier! It is hard for many
people to develop sufficient willpower to resist ALL
between meal snacks. But, perhaps people could develop
their willpower to resist the cravings for an regular 8-12
hour period only after dinner. We could teach people how
to use their willpower for a short, defined period of time
like twelve hours. This could be a major breakthrough in
diet science that could help millions! When you eat is
very important. Check out these links for the the latest
research and also look for the book, the IF Diet published
in Jan 2014 by Robert Skinner.
The best book I have read for understanding and
developing your inner strength is WILLPOWER by Roy F.
Baumeister and John Tierney published by
Penguin. They have done pioneering research on
willpower and where it comes from (glucose!). They
have developed new ways to help people resist
temptation. I highly recommend this book.
As everyone knows,
the "munchies" are powerful - strong urges to eat that are
almost impossible to resist. That is because the pot is
eating away at the sugar and fat in the blood. Our body
demands to be fed - but IF we can resist that powerful
temptation we can lose weight with marijuana. Research
shows that long term pot smokers tend to be LESS obese
than non pot smokers (see below) However, I admit that
my willpower has it's limits and a quick lozenge
works for me when I am too tired and frazzled to fight the
munchies or crave a cigarette.
Willpower is
vital - but I I could not have quit cigarette smoking and
lost weight without the aid of Nicotine Lozenges. I
lost over 50 pounds in under a year. I've kept it off for
over a year and a half (April 2012 to Nov-2014). Nicotine
lozenges not only keep me off cigarettes, they have also
curbed my appetite while boosting my metabolism. Today, I
can always grab a cherry or mint flavored lozenge if the
cravings for food get too strong. One of my goals is
to promote research on an appetite suppressing
lozenge without nicotine.
I Beat the Munchies & Lost Weight!
The key to my weight loss is in beating the
after-effects of using pot, humorously known as “the
munchies." Science needs to study “the munchies.” It’s
not a laughing matter. That feeling of ravenous
food cravings after getting "stoned" points to the
action of marijuana eating the sugar and fat in the
body.
New research studies find that people who smoke marijuana tend to
be less obese than those who don't. It seems like a
contradiction, but if the munchies can be tamed, then
weight loss can happen! Using both nicotine patches and
lozenges has prevented the metabolic crash that happens
when cigarette smokers quit.
So how did I beat "the munchies"?
I was quitting cigarette smoking using 2 mg. nicotine
lozenges! Nicotine is known to be an
appetite suppressant. Simply having a tasty lozenge in
my mouth simply made me not want to eat anything!
Once inside my body, the THC and other ingredients
in marijuana metabolize sugar and fat in my body. It's as
simple as that – plus, I quit cigarettes after 42
years!! But, we need an appetite suppressant other
than nicotine. But, I have looked around and not found as
anything reliable in a lozenge or gum form. What I've
tried melts in the mouth too quickly, like cough drops.
Nicotine lozenges last for an hour or more. Having a long
lasting lozenge has been vital to beating the munchies and
losing weight.
Nicotine Lozenges are made in 2mg and 4mg
tablets. They dissolve slowly in your mouth and are great
after meals and for quick cravings. They also make your
breath smell nice and fresh with cool flavors like mint,
cherry and orange. They taste much, better than the old
gum. We need to develop lozenges without nicotine that
will also suppress the appetite. The FDA loosened it's
rules on NRTs in Sept 2013. You can read about it at this
link: www.nicotineandweightloss.com
I would be very interested in anything
you might use to beat the munchies using pot causes.
Marijuana eats blood sugar and body fat - IF given a
chance. I simply quit eating after dinner, but did smoke
pot in the evening. It's often 12 or more hours before
breakfast and the THC is eating away at fat in my body the
entire night. Cannabis is like a shark going after sugar
and fat. It eats it away - that's what causes the
"munchies".
I did make several easy changes that had
big results, like no snacking after dinner (the lozenges
cured me of late night eating) and no longer eating ice
cream at home. I used to keep a gallon of ice cream at home and eat it all in three days!Now, I go to a
drive through when I want an ice cream cone and I eat much
less ice cream but still enjoy it. I still eat hamburgers,
hot dogs, fried chicken and potato salad. But, I eat it
earlier in the day, and I don't snack between meals thanks
to the lozenges.
I also weigh myself every morning
and every two weeks at my doctor’s office. My weight can
go up or down several pounds rapidly, so I will always
have to watch the scales. I seldom drink or use alcohol. I simply
prefer pot. Plus, alcohol has sugar and that may interfere
with pot's THC from eating blood sugar and fat.
One more thing, nicotine is a mild
stimulant and while none of my medical tests show any
increased levels it's possible that I have been able to
speed up my metabolism in subtle and apparently safer ways
than cigarette smoking. Pharmacological nicotine is far safer
than tobacco nicotine (see FDA report, Sept '93).
We Need to
Talk about Which is Worse for Us Medical Nicotine OR Obesity &
Diabetes?
Despite
all the weight loss shows, diet gurus and gyms people
are still gaining weight. People lose weight and and then regain it back in
a depressing cycle of dieting. Medical nicotine seems little worse than approved
methods such as surgery - drugs - extreme diets &
exercise & even corsets
One
of my goals is to promote research on lozenges without
nicotine. Nicotine lozenges are not the ideal appetite
suppressant - but they work.
Important NPR Report: How
Nicotine Curbs Food Cravings
IF YOU
DON'T SMOKE CIGARETTES BUT WANT TO TRY NICOTINE -
Caution
If you are not a
cigarette smoker, here are some ideas if you want to try
nicotine for appetite control. First, speak to your own
doctor - show her or him this webpage before starting
medical nicotine. If you are already vaping, as many people
are, be sure to tell your medical professionals. Nicotine
replacement therapies may also help with addiction caused by
vaping. Speak to
your health care professionals before starting this plan.
Today's nicotine gum and lozenges are MUCH better tasting
than a few years ago! I like the cherry, mint and cinnamon
flavors. A full piece of gum or a
lozenge can last up to an hour in your mouth. However, if
the spicy taste of the gum/lozenge is distasteful to you try
cutting a 2mg piece of the gum in half. A lozenge will
crumble, if you cut it but a piece of gum cuts easily into
two rough 1mg pieces. Simply lick it slowly until you get
used to the tingle. Today's gum and lozenge taste MUCH
better than those just a few years ago. Send me an email and
let me know how this works for you.
While both gum and lozenges are made in 4 mg and 2 mg sizes
a non-smoker should only try a 2 mg dose. It may take a
few tries before it starts to taste "good" to you. If
you already use breath fresheners the taste may not
be so strong. If it is too strong,
the gum is easy to cut into half, which will be even
less than 1 mg because of loss in breaking the gum into
two. Simply use a knife or scissors to cut
the gum into half. The lozenges break too much when you try
to cut them.
Be sure to read
the list of side effects before trying an NRT. Common side
effects (which can go away with use) are nausea, headaches
and dizziness. Always consult with your health care
provider. According to the 2013 FDA report nicotine
therapies "do not have significant potential for abuse or
dependence". Pharmacological nicotine is a much
different chemical than what is in cigarettes from tobacco
companies. But, it's still nicotine and can still make you
dizzy! Do not try this while driving or operating machinery
- and be sure to consult with your doctor!
How I Quit Cigarettes WITHOUT
Gaining Weight If
you know someone who smokes please send them
this link!
Many smokers don't quit because they fear
they will weight - they no longer have to worry!! This method is newly approved in
Europe and now in the United States!
www.quitsmokingandloseweight.com NOTE: smoking pot does NOT help you quit
cigarettes! They are very different leaves and chemicals.
Most tobacco users smoke 20-30 cigarettes a day. Very few
people can smoke 20-30 joints a day! THC is great medicine, but it cannot cure tobacco
addiction. Most smokers have tried it, including me.
I
am unsure if
others could
get these same
results
without living
in a state
with medical
marijuana
laws.
I am fortunate
to live in a
medical
marijuana
state and my
pot is of good
quality.
I'm
writing this
page to
hopefully hear
from other
people who
have lost
pounds with
pot.
Please show
this page to
your health
care
providers.
Thank You for Reading this Site. Feel
Free to email me with your comments.
I cannot give any sort of medical advice, but
I enjoy reading other people's stories.