Liz Earle

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13,633 appearances 47 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard today

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Age Better with Liz Earle · Testosterone explained: what it does for women in midlife · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

researchers are suggesting that it might temporarily restore the signaling or maybe influence the body's inflammatory response and that is quite a logical explanation of why nicotine might be working. podcast-host

Nicotine, as we probably know already, can also increase our alertness and our attention. podcast-host

So it's possible that it could make somebody feel temporarily sharper, without necessarily treating the underlying cause of what they perceive to be long COVID. podcast-host

So I would be particularly cautious though for your eighty-year-old mother. podcast-host

You know, nicotine patches definitely safer than smoking because they don't expose you to the tar or the carbon monoxide, but it doesn't make them risk-free, especially if they're being used by a non-smoker who's not used to having nicotine in their system. podcast-host

Nicotine can increase your heart rate, your blood pressure, it can make you feel nauseous, it can cause dizziness, insomnia. podcast-host

And I think in an older person particularly, dizziness could increase the risk of a fall. podcast-host

So and maybe have blood pressure issues. podcast-host

So, you know, again, really bear that in mind because of the age and stage of of your mum. podcast-host

My answer overall, nicotine patches, yep, definitely scientifically interesting. podcast-host

There is some emerging evidence to support that. podcast-host

They're not currently a proven long COVID treatment. podcast-host

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. podcast-host

I would also ask her doctor to check that you've screened out other potentially treatable contributors to fatigue and brain fog, so anemia. podcast-host

thyroid problems, vitamin B twelve levels, folate deficiency, medication side effects. podcast-host

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. podcast-host

You know, I recently did a review podcast-host

of a of an elderly family member and um and their medication. podcast-host

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. podcast-host

So again, that was after I spoke personally several times to the GP and it was all monitored. podcast-host

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