[gilly]

Hi Verycurious!

Welcome!

I thought I'd add my two cents about the smoking and NBE. I know that while taking birthcontrol one is strongly recommended to not smoke, because it increases the risk of blodclots.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/understanding_birth_control_medications_contrace/article_em.htm

Thromboembolism (blood clots): Women who use estrogen-containing birth control pills are at a 3- to 6-fold increased risk of developing blood clots. Blood clots may lead to deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, or stroke. Additional causes of blood clots include advanced age, obesity, family history, recent surgery, and pregnancy. Low-dose (less than 50 mcg of ethinyl estradiol) oral contraceptives pose less risk than older, higher-dose formulations. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of blood clots in women using combination contraceptives, particularly for women older than 35 years and those who smoke more than 15 cigarettes per day.

I don't really know the mechanics of this, but it seems that this has to do with hormones, and if you are on an herbal NBE program, you would really want to stay away from smoking at the same time. However, the risk of blodclots might be specifically linked to synthetic hormones and not hormones in general. I really don't know. If somebody knows any more, please clarify. Anyways, I do think NBE will work way better in a body that is free of all the toxins from smoking. And what better reason to quite smoking than big boobies