Liz Earle
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13,205 appearances
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3 series
first heard Apr 2026
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Age Better with Liz Earle · Testosterone explained: what it does for women in midlife · 21 Sep 2026
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So, you know, again, really bear that in mind because of the age and stage of of your mum.
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My answer overall, nicotine patches, yep, definitely scientifically interesting.
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There is some emerging evidence to support that.
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They're not currently a proven long COVID treatment.
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Maybe if her GP could monitor a trial, you know, assess her heart health, check her blood pressure, check against any existing medication and you know, the appropriate product that she's thinking of using and her dose.
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I would also ask her doctor to check that you've screened out other potentially treatable contributors to fatigue and brain fog, so anemia.
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thyroid problems, vitamin B twelve levels, folate deficiency, medication side effects.
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As I said earlier, older people can often end up in a polypharmacy situation of prescribed medications built up over time and this can stress the liver and other functions in the body, leading to tiredness.
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You know, I recently did a review
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of a of an elderly family member and um and their medication.
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And I managed through discussions with their prescribing pharmacist and with their GP to get many of them either removed completely or dialed down in dose.
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So again, that was after I spoke personally several times to the GP and it was all monitored.
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And interestingly this has significantly helped with their fatigue and with no
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Adverse effects because they were also concerned that they might be suffering from what we're calling long COVID.
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So I think you know, really addressing that first might be a really helpful step.
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Another option, just to throw into the mix here, is something called augmented NAC.
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So ordinary NAC, which stands for N-acetylcysteine NAC,
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This is a well-established medicine and supplement, and it helps the body make glutathione, and that's one of our main antioxidants.
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And the theory is that it can help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, both of which have been implicated in those who have long COVID.
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So there is some early evidence for ordinary NAC being helpful, because that's something that could be tried, and it's been trialled and used for a long, long time quite safely.
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