The Health Benefits of Vaporizing

Posted by DavidJa on March 17th, 2018

The 21^st century has seen a trend where people are steadily moving away from smoking tobacco and towards vaporizing their nicotine. Whether this is because of the extra knowledge we have of the health-related problems caused by smoking or the accessibility of healthier ways to consume I’m not sure. What this does mean though, is that as people are less likely to smoke this is one less method of consumption that MMJ and cannabis consumers are willing to use. To fill this gap the same technologies that are being used to help cigarette smokers give up are now being used by cannabis companies in legal US states and Canada to produce healthier ways to consume herbs.

Health Benefits of Vaping

What I want to share is why this is healthier than traditional methods used such as rolling a blunt or a joint. The first and most important reason that it is healthier is because you are no longer using tobacco, the tobacco leaf you wrap your blunt in has thousands of carcinogens and toxins within it and tar which clogs the lungs and kills the air sacks used for absorbing oxygen when we breathe. In Europe, many people mix tobacco with their joints too, using a vaporizer removes the need to use this and significantly reduces the carcinogens and completely excludes tar.

So, you only smoke yours without tobacco using paper or in a pipe? Well, even though this is healthier than tobacco, there is one key issue, combustion. When you combust any plant matter, this causes a range of toxins which are then inhaled. Believe it or not, when you combust your herb over 88% of what is inhaled is irritants and only 12% of this is Cannabinoids. Not what you are looking for particularly if you are using it for health reasons. Converting to a vaporizer vastly reduces the heat your herb is exposed to, down from 2000-3000°C to 180-220°C, switching this balance to 95% Cannabinoids and 5% irritants. That’s quite a difference.

Switching to vaporizing can also reduce some of the harmful effects caused by smoking. Some studies have shown that just switching for 30 days can see improvements in respiratory problems such as COPD and lung infections.

A common use for cannabis use in the medicinal markets is pain relief, methods such as topicals, edibles and sublingual treatments can take some time to take effect. Using a vaporizer, the pain-relieving properties are almost instant as inhaling through your lungs sees the Cannabinoids get into your bloodstream much quicker than other methods.

Saving Money by Vaping

Not only does using a vaporizer have many health benefits but it also has financial benefits too. When using a vaporizer you have a much more efficient method of extracting the Cannabinoids from the herb. When smoking over 80% of these healing Cannabinoids are combusted and never inhaled. With a vaporizer over 90% are inhaled and if you are frugal you can keep the vape waste and infuse the remaining THC and CBD into butter or Coconut Oil to ensure real value for money.

Talking of value for money you may now want to consider purchasing a vape. If you can afford one look at the Mighty or Volcano by Storz & Bickel, these are high-level vapes engineered with precision in mind, they are some of the most expensive on the market but there are Storz & Bickel coupon codes out there to minimize the cost. If this is beyond your budget, or you just want to dip a toe in and try out a lower-priced vape first, there are some great brands with big reputations like Grenco Science, again with promo codes available to reduce this cost further.

If you’ve never tried vaping give it a try, not only is it healthier but it can be more cost effective too!