Just because I am generally interested in health, I couldn't resist posting this article by Djehuty Ma'at-Ra from Dherbs.com:

Smoking by Djehuty Ma'at-Ra

My research on cigarettes began in 1998. One day I called Brown and Williamson and personally requested a list of ingredients. Two weeks later I received the list and was blown away at how many ingredients go into the production of these symbolic phalluses that people put in their mouths. You know, it behooves me that people (smokers) could smoke a product that does not even list the ingredients on the package, but when you understand how many ingredients go into cigarettes, then it makes sense and becomes understandable why the ingredients are not on the box. There are over 700 ingredients in one single cigarette, including a new strain of genetically engineered tobacco with a nicotine level ten times higher in potency than regular nicotine; caffeine, sugar, salt, rum, alcohol, codeine, menthanol (rocket fuel), and uric acid (yes, they even use piss or pee). Most smokers don't know it, but the cigarette papers are dipped in opium (the true addictive agent of cigarettes). However, one ingredient among the other 700+ really stands out. This ingredient is "Civet Cat Absolute." Now what in the hell is civet cat absolute? Well, as a researcher, I did the research and was shocked and amazed to find out that civet cat absolute is an umbrella term for a liquid that is obtained from the rectum of the civet cat. What is this ingredient used for? One reason is that it is a pheromone. Pheromone affects behavior in certain mammalian species. Why does pheromone have to be in cigarettes? Your guess is as good as mine. Every time you put a cigarette into your mouth, symbolically you are placing a white male phallic symbol into your mouth. It's a power thing. Yes, cigarettes represent the white male phallus (cigars represent the black man's phallus). Cigarettes were created in part by Sigmund Freud's nephew in a campaign to make women feel liberated and powerful. Watch the awesome DVD entitled "Hijacking Humanity" available from MeanMore.com which has a segment on cigarettes and why they were created. Women smoking cigarettes had to do with power or the illusion of power. Power as viewed on the mundane realm is a male attribute. And gosh darn, women fell for the trap created for them! But after all, that was the plan (make women feel liberated by doing an act that males were privileged of doing). In addition to the power thing, cigarettes also help women to lose weight by impairing the appetite. Why is 'Virginia Slims' brand cigarettes marketed exclusively to women under the slogan, "It's a woman thing?" Because subliminally, the the underlying and subliminal message is: "Virginia (a female name) is slim (skinny)." The subliminal message (to women) is that 'Virginia Slims' can help you stay slim by smoking this particular brand. You see, obesity, weight loss, being thin or slim is a female preoccupation in this country, hence the slogan, "It's a woman's thing." Cigarette smoking is insalubrious. Statistics show that most smokers in the U.S. are poor and make less than $14,000.00 per year, a few thousand dollars under the national poverty line or level. "He who smokes is a walking billboard advertising himself as fool to the world!" For the sake of our environment and human health, especially our youth - stop being a weakling and bumbling idiot who smokes. No one put a gun to your head and forced you to smoke. So why did you choose to smoke knowing full well that smoking is dangerous and causes cancer and other pathologies? The law of reciprocity is nowhere to be found in smoking cigarettes or anything else. It is a foolish act no matter how harsh and callous my words are. Smoking is a very stupid thing to do, but government allows you to do and will continue to do so due to all the money government makes on of cigarette sales via the taxes on the poisonous product. If the cigarette industry closed tomorrow, billions of dollars would be lost. Here's an assignment I have for you. From now on, I want you to consciously watch or look for smoking scenes in every movie you watch. I have been doing this for years and it is true that 99% of movies have or include smoking scenes. Why do I bring this up? Because it was reported that Hollywood was part of a deal that would allow cigarette companies to advertise cigarettes on the big screen and not on the small screen (television). Cigarette companies were once allowed to make and air television commercials (back in the 1940's-1960's) but the cigarette industry came under fire for getting young people hooked on their poisonous product. Menthol brands of cigarettes were made specifically for Black Americans who were smoking for nerves problems due to stress. Smoking was a social thing for most Whites, but for Black people it was a stress reliever for the stresses of life than came along with being Black. The chemical 'Menthol' works on the lungs by numbing the lungs. The lungs are the seat of emotions so by smoking menthol cigarettes a smoker was numbing his/her emotions at the expense of risking cancer and ultimately death. Statistics reveal that more than 400,000 people die yearly from smoking related illnesses. Watch the movie "Thank You For Smoking" which is a great movie about the cigarette industry and their ploy to get people to smoke their product by way of influence. It's really a great movie. Another good movie on the cigarette industry is the movie "The Insider" starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. Cigarette smokes impairs the human aura. Dherbs.com Psychic Attack Aura Spray can help repair damaged auras due to cigarette smoke. To break cigarette and nicotine addiction, I recommend folks first perform the Full Body Detox, followed by the Substance Abuse Cleanse, and lastly the Respiratory Cleanse and Regimen. Lobelia tea is a great tea to drink while detoxing from smoking due to a similar nicotine-like effect on the body without the actual harmful effects of nicotine as well as the addictive properties of nicotine. Licorice Root tea is another tea that is good to drink while overcoming cigarette addiction. Hops, Magnolia Bark, and Wild Lettuce are also good herbs to help with healing from unwise cigarette smoking. I also recommend performing the Sea Salt Soak (see article on our website in Article category) Thank you for reading! This article is compliments of Dherbs.Com and Djehuty Ma'at-Ra Additional articles by Djehuty available @ www.dherbs.com/articles.