The Unpopular Truth About Nicotine for Longevity

George Burns on Johnny Carson at age 93: Burns: "I smoke 15 to 20 cigars a day." Carson asks, "what does your doctor say?" Burns replies, "my doctor is dead."

I can’t shake this sense that so much of what we’ve been told all our lives was BS.

I knew cigars were good for me

Would strongly suggest not even starting. Following a car accident in 2016 and having suffered a concussion (no MRI findings) I investigated nicotine as a nutropic. Tried over the counter chewing gum and seemed to help with focus and memory issues, however, caused gastrointestinal distress. Moved to lozenges at 4mg but at $13 per container, they became prohibitively expensive so I tried Zyn. Big mistake. Within months, I was consuming close to 90mg of nicotine daily and noticed significant gum line reduction. I've tried reducing, consumption and failed miserably. Do yourself a favor, and don't start.

As an ex-smoker, I am well aware of the positive effects, i.e. on focus and weight. But this sword is not only sharp but also double-edged. Rare use quickly becomes an illusion.

Separating smoking and nicotine is important. I find that nicotine allows me to focus and concentrate for long periods, maybe self medication for ADHD. It curbs appetite and also significantly reduces any urges for sweets. When I smoked, it impacted my lungs pretty badly (I smoked for 30 years). Switching to vaping resulted in massive improvements in my lung function. I then quit vaping for 18 months. The addiction is very real. However, I gained weight, have been unable to lose weight, even with regular exercise and strict diet management (not dieting, but healthy protein/vegetable diet with reasonable calorie control). I picked back up on vaping and nicotine pouches recently and am seeing good improvement in my mental acuity and body composition. Do I care that it is addictive? No, just like I don't care that caffeine is addictive, because I have no intention of removing it from my life.

I had out of control ulcerative colitis and even had a temporary colostomy. I read about nicotine studies showing that nicotine blocked intestinal inflammation. I wear a nicotine patch and eat carnivore. I have completely eliminated ALL colitis symptoms and had the added effect of eliminating anxiety.

My brother in Christ, if im going to have to deal with existence for the rest of my life, I'm going to at least need a little buzz here and there

My ex husband had ulcerative colitis so severely they were goung to remove a large portion of his colon. It ruled his life and he was taking strong steroids and meds that stopped working and changed his personality. After extensive research, i discovered that nicotine patches could ease the symptoms. After 1 week of patches, he went into complete remission. 30 years later, he uses the lozenges and has been in remission ever since. Pretty incredible.

Dr Brian Ardis explains it better and explains more of its numerous benefits.