Health Benefits of Tobacco
From prehistoric times to voyages to the new world, cigars and tobacco have been used in variety of ways, some health related. This article will try to list some of the benefits of cigar smoking.
Beneficial for Alzheimer’s Patients
Studies since the 1900’s have shown that nicotine imitates the actions of acetylcholine and has been shown to affect many other neurotransmitters. Research has shown the effect of nicotine to increased brain function. As Alzheimer’s is characterized by cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain with an associated loss of nicotinic receptors, it was found out that nicotine has important effects on the cells, improving not only the regulation of cerebral blood flow but also cognitive function as well.
Control Side Effects of Tourette’s Syndrome
Data from a recent study showed that nicotine could control the effects of Tourette’s syndrome; these effects are characterized by physical tics and uncontrollable vocalizations that are sometimes filled with obscenities or inappropriate remarks. A series of case studies showed long-term control of tics, vocalizations and other symptoms with the effect of nicotine, the active ingredient in cigars.
Stabilize patients with Schizophrenia
New data indicating that nicotine can regulate some of the psychophysiological symptoms seen in patients with schizophrenia have been uncovered in recent studies of patients who are suffering from schizophrenia. This disease is very hard to understand and to treat, so understanding the effect of nicotine on this illness is a crucial development.
Good Memory and Cognition
The effect of smoking cigars not only encompasses persons suffering from diseases of the neurons in the brain, but also a normal and healthy person. Clinical studies have shown that effect of nicotine to non-smoking persons produces significant improvements in long-term memory recall and attention span.
Analgesic
Research has shown that the active ingredient in cigars, which is nicotine, has a muscle relaxing effect. Its effect on the peripheral nervous systems is very much akin to analgesics. So cigars can be used as pain relievers.
Control Intestinal Parasites and Worms
Cigars can be used to control some intestinal parasites and worms. Ingesting a small amount of cigar, the equivalent of 1-1.5 cigarettes, can be used to kill parasites. After 24 hours of ingesting the cigar, passing of the parasites is noticed due to the toxic effect of nicotine on the parasites.
Stress Relief
Most cigar smokers will tell you that cigars help them relax and ease the tension and stress after a hard day’s work. Stress is associated with many illnesses such as hypertension, migraines and others, and should not be taken lightly. The effect of cigar smoking can be beneficial to those suffering from severe stress.
Appetite and Diet
It is known that small doses of cigar smoking stimulate appetite and large doses can depress hunger and thirst. By using one product, in this case cigars, people can have their desired effect on their appetite, either dieting or gaining some pounds.
Author:
This article is by Dr. Amarendra, a writer on lifestyle, Health and wellbeing. He also writes on cigars and more.
