Want to Live Longer? Start Smoking.

That is, pipe smoking to be exact.

Although many people are unaware of this, the Surgeon General of the United States (the same one that warns you about the risks of smoking cigarettes) actually concluded in 1979 that pipe smokers lived on average of 3 years longer than non pipe smokers.

Unlike cigarettes or cigars, the smoking pipe is the best option to give a smoker a lasting sense of relaxation and pleasure. Since the shot of tobacco is stronger, it is also considered less addictive. Whereas with cigarettes many smokers will frequently get cravings throughout the day, pipe smokers are able to comfortably smoke infrequently.

This information was actually really surprising to me when I first heard it. When my friends came back from A&M for the summer, I found out that many of them picked up pipe smoking, and the supporting reasons why. I always figured that if/when I became old I would pick up pipe smoking to look cool (since I would be close to death anyways), but now I might actually try acquiring a pipe sooner. Besides, all the greats did it. Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Gandalf.


Whatever the case, laying back and smoking a pipe looks *way* classier than huddling over and sucking a cigarette.

More info here:http://www.meerschaumstore.com/health.htm