Currently, there are several billion smokers and secondhand smoke-exposed persons on earth. China lights up at a rate of 50,000 cigarettes each second with approximate 300 million tobacco smokers and 700 million secondhand smoke affected persons. There are approximately 120 million smokers in India and nearly half of the doctor's smoke in India. This product, a 'smoker's supplement replacement product', derives from US Patent #8,889,194, Issued Nov 18, 2014. When you look at the tobacco smoking problem from a different perspective it allows for a new solution, not previously recognized before.
Background:
About 21 years ago, I learned that about half of the medicines used in the world have some kind of drug-induced nutrient depletion. I discuss this and the data (proof-of-concept) in my PowerPoint presentation (available upon request). Cigarettes are also included amongst drugs, as they are regulated worldwide. I discovered what antioxidant and micronutrient depletions occur from tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. I then asked the question, " What does replenishment of these depleted substances do?" The bottom line, replenishment decreases morbidity and mortality for a number of depleted substances.
In a nutshell:
1) When people smoke or when they are exposed to secondhand smoke, they unwittingly become depleted in antioxidants (like Vitamin C, etc.) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).
2) The origins of the diseases associated with tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke are these antioxidant and micro-nutrient depletions.
3) Replenishment of these substances decreases morbidity and mortality (and improves numerous biomarkers) in some of these substances. It gives people a fighting chance of staying well.
4) Finally, and importantly, people who quit smoking sometimes quit multiple times before stopping for good. This product improves relapse rates. This means they have to continue to purchase the product.
The smoker’s supplement replacement product replenishes these lost antioxidants and micronutrients from tobacco smoke exposure and decreases morbidity and mortality. The product can be used for tobacco smokers, secondhand smoke-exposed persons, and pregnant smokers. As I have said, this gives people a fighting chance of staying well. The only claim I make is the replacement of antioxidants and micronutrients. This qualifies the product as a dietary supplement.
The idea of a smoker’s supplement replacement product is new and if you speak with smokers, they crave something new. There has not been anything significantly new for tobacco smoking in over two decades! It just takes someone with a little bit of vision to turn this into a worldwide product. By vision, I mean to see in an inspired way. First to market with creative advertising and creating a brand name will win the market. Imitators cannot compete.
Finally, the smokers supplement replacement product is a proactive solution by replenishing these nutrient and antioxidant losses needed to run the biochemical pathways. The nicotine patches and gums are reactive solutions and do not address the underlying biochemical depletions that occur from tobacco smoking.