fact - 1 or 2 premium cigars per day have zero negative health impact cuz you don't inhale into the lungs & they are all natural ... plus you relax & get a gentle high proof in national cancer institute monograph 9, 'cigars - health effects & trends', 1998 indigenous south american tobacco native doctors, tabaqueros, heal illnesses with tobacco therapy ... they also tell you, smoke for mouth and head only, not for lungs fact - many people living past age 90 or 100 are moderate tobacco users for those unfamiliar, who would like to try the cigar experience, a quick guide: pick one medium thick, about 12-16mm, just over half-inch diametre, a 'corona' or 'panetela', not the very fat 'robusto' nor a very thin (typically harsh) 'cigarillo' ... have a good meal beforehand ... you may need to poke a half-diametre hole in the smoking end, don't cut off the whole width ... smoke briefly in mouth only, exhale right away, you only 'taste' the smoke ... one puff about every 30 seconds or so ... every 5 minutes, blow-exhale through the cigar to freshen it ... don't smoke the last third, it can get harsh then > a smoke in times of rest is a great companion to the solitary soldier. - ernesto ch guevara
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