Nicotine and Insulin Resistance: What You Should Understand About the Connection with Dr. Ben Bikman

[@mitchellgould980]

Thank you so much, my wife has severe metabolic medical issues. As I have transitioned to a carnivore lifestyle this past year. Trying to convince her to stop vaping purely to help her health has been impossible. Last week I finally convinced her to watch a few videos of yours. This is going to be our next one together.

[@meatdog]

Good luck. I could never live with a smoker and it would be the death to any relationship. ❤

[@prunelle19]

I'm 75 years old and I have never smoked in my life, but.... I grew up with parents who were both smoking. My husband of 24 years was a smoker (he passed away in his 60'). One of my son is smoking or vaping. Many of my close friends also used to smoke. They all were/are loving people and I loved them dearly. I have never been judgemental of their habit although I didn't approve of it.

[@donaldmcpherson3226]

Twelve hundred thumbs up for many reasons. I've heard a zillion people rant about nicotine, but you are the first I've been exposed to to give some chapters, lines, and verses .

[@willemvanriet7160]

You have ruined all other influencers for me (except for Dr Berg and Dr Sten Ekberg). Highly valuable information delivered in the most concise and understandable manner possible!

[@фурри-ж1я]

Спасибо, профессор!

[@mitchellgould980]

I think we can all thank you for following them. I am only 10 months into this, however I have 2-3 hour daily morning/return home of work commute I get to listen to all of it. I'd like to add Dr. Robert Cywes to your listen.

[@cillumagellan]

I think the "Bergs" were like my highschool science lessons and Dr. Bikman is my college professor. If it weren't for the former, I never would've gotten invested in metabolic science, but surely Dr. Bikman have made their content boring for me at this point. If I were to hang portraits of my teachers in my office, I'd have all 3 of them!

[@theantiqueactionfigure]

I used running to get thru my smoking addiction 40 plus years ago. Celebrated two years without a cigarette by running 26.2 miles. I tried nicotine patches as a nootropic not too long ago. It didn't trigger my desire for a smoke one bit.

[@barb0138]

I smoked for 35 years it took me 5 years to quit....never looking back.

[@scottpierce9195]

I gave up cigarettes and my life and health is much better for it, but I do not see myself ever quitting nicotine. I use nicotine lozenges daily and I have not noticed any ill effects. One of my guilty pleasures.

[@benbikman]

Thanks for sharing.

[@LinK.3.0]

Thank you for such informative content. It’s not easy to be on nicotine nor to get off of it after 2 decades

[@jeffreyharrison4045]

Thanks so much for your service!

[@knight9464]

What a great scientist and a greater professor

[@normanbuitta2171]

Thanks, Doc, for the opposing view...standing up and being counted... something lacking at the moment in the " trade". Highly appreciated info- Cheers

[@We-need-Abe]

I have noticed that most nicotine conclusions are based on tobacco use, and more precisely cigarette consumption. How many studies address nicotine without the many other chemicals found in and added to the cigarette ?

[@ingridhoadley6857]

Thank you very much Wish I learned this year ago

[@fronniebealer7808]

Thank you. This explains so much in regards to my son. Maybe I can get a little bit across.

[@Kris-vz4xr]

Thank you for this video. I've been waiting to hear someone discuss nicotine's impact on metabolism directly, rather than to couple it so tightly to cigarette smoking. I still wonder where the dividing line between the benefits of acute nicotine crosses over to the damaging chronic regime. There is a broad spectrum between a pack-a-day and an occasional cigar. Most nicotine users will fall somewhere in the middle. While there are plenty of cigarette smokers who desperately want to quit but can't, I'd posit that most cigar smokers enjoy the activity and have no desire to quit. The information you present here is powerful, particularly as you've highlighted the role it plays in visceral fat. What is someone who enjoys cigars to take from this for application in their life? Chain smoking all day would clearly put one well into the chronic zone. What about one or two a day? Does one need to drop down to one a week? Thinking about this similarly to temporary insulin, glucose, and ketone elevations, where we do want to see these levels rise and fall throughout the day, how should nicotine levels be viewed by those who choose to indulge? Thinking farther down that rabbit-hole, how should nicotine be timed with respect to the rise and fall of these other processes? If you have links to papers, studies, or discussions relevant to those who would like to be responsible users of nicotine rather than abstain entirely, please share!

[@TonganJedi]

I quit smoking cigarettes when my first child was born, but I do enjoy an occasional cigar from time to time. I don't drink much anymore so I'm ok with this vice. Everything in moderation. Except fructose. 😂

[@itsikrafael.]

Amazing info. This video is the only one that actually made me think about quitting. Also, sounds like low carb diet can help minimize the negative effects of smoking, as it lowers insulin.

[@Michael-pn2ye]

Your information is always interesting and informative keep up your great work 👍🥩

[@rvazquez818]

Thank you.

[@terraloft]

So what is Dr Ardis speaking of when he says a cell has nicotine receptors and is part of design. (That of itself, it is needful, but "we" have added sugars and synthetics to products )

[@carolsnook757]

I have been taking supplemental internal ceramide pills for a couple of years. I have very dry skin and they seem to help with skin moisture. Do these ceramides have the same effect on my metabolism as the ceramides you are discussing in this video?

[@CCForche]

Thank you!!!

[@SN-jh3bb]

fantastic, thanks.

[@rubensonorio8805]

@BenBikman Thanks for sharing but probably the same could be said about caffeine 🧐

[@1969spp]

Thanks so much Dr. Bikman! But for the love of God, please consider busting out the good old Whiteboard for these presentations.

[@1timbarrett]

Sten Ekberg does the “chalk and talk” style of videos so well! You can too, Professor B.!

[@live.carnivore]

Dr Bikman, I am in Kelly Hogans coaching group, I have been carnivore for 5 years and have a fasting insulin of 3 so this is not for me. In our groups we have had a couple of women who have had their fasting insulin rechecked and they have had significant increases despite near carnivore eating. In both cases they had been on Metformin and Ozempic but had stopped taking them. Can you please explain the mechanism as to why stopping these drugs would have such a huge rebound (from 6 up to 11)

[@dombarton2483]

Discontinuing Metformin can abruptly halt its insulin-sensitizing effects on the liver and muscle cells, even in a low-carb state, leading to compensatory hyperinsulinemia. Even in a near-zero-carb context, the loss of these drugs’ metabolic stabilizing effects forces the body to overproduce insulin to maintain blood sugar control, explaining the observed increases in fasting insulin. These drugs were never the answer, and its only through diet that you will be able to keep the weight off normally. Keep on your carnivore diet, and within 3 to 12 weeks things should stabilise

[@live.carnivore]

@@dombarton2483 Thank you for your reply, these ladies have been off their drugs for about six months and are very perturbed by the increase in insulin levels in that time. I did feel that the drugs were merely giving false readings while taking them and now they are seeing the true state of their metabolic health. I am hopeful they will continue dietary changes but can see that they are disheartened.

[@dombarton2483]

@live.carnivore just tell them as long as they continue with the carnivore diet, the body will continue to heal and stabilise how ever long it takes. Some people are more damaged than others.

[@svonkie]

One of the many benefits of of wearing my Stelo CGM is that it is 100% clear that nicotine from Zyns raises my blood sugar. I can't justify/rationalize my way out of this. Stelo don't lie.

[@erniewhite1382]

Thanks Bro

[@dpasek1]

~11:30 Ben, does nicotine inhibit the carnitine shuttle?

[@yerPickle]

What happens if your blood is rich with ketones?

[@ld9044]

Professor Ben!! ❤❤❤

[@Gregory-kv8vj]

Is nicotine a precursor for nicotinamide?

[@ToolFamily-zg3hx]

Doc what is your definition of chronic nicotine exposure? What about an occasional cigar 1 a week or 1 every 2 weeks?

[@meatdog]

That's CHRONIC!!

[@ToolFamily-zg3hx]

I think the word chronic can be subjective

[@ken3marcus]

I tend to agree with Huberman where he is against vaping but for pouches / gum.

[@1timbarrett]

Does Huberman condone nicotine patches and gum? Cool!😎

[@stoker261]

great vid. tx

[@jeagr209]

No mention of Zin?

[@nanray8415]

Thank you. Ketovore now for weight loss and brain healing from TBI for 18 months. Never knew this about nicotine. 40 years smoking. Quit 7 months ago. using 2 to 6 lozenges a day. I really believe its because of this diet. For some reason it was easier. Down now 55#. I didn't lose for 11 months at the beginning though.

[@plflaherty1]

Vaping got me off cigarettes, guess its time for the next step.

[@hektor6766]

I used vaping to wean myself off of nicotine. I still vape 0% nicotine, but one must be careful: some brands use non-tobacco artificial nicotine and call themselves 0% nicotine.

[@Psi-Ink]

Same

[@klepzo]

Nicotine must be very addictive. I've heard of people quitting heroin and not being able to stop smoking.

[@jmh8510]

I’ve so loved your deep dives into all things metabolism. With this however my family anecdotal evidence makes zero sense bc we’ve been told for decades that nicotine is deadly. My grandma lived till 97 (died after an accident) and smoked unfiltered cigarettes for decades. Horrible diet too but not overweight. Kinda but not too bad. My fil died from a medicine error at 78….but he smoked unfiltered cigarettes for 70 years, yes 7 decades. He grew up poor, on a farm, no electricity and everyone smoked starting around that age. My h said he remembers him smoking sometimes 3 packs a day!! He was slim. These are 2 close family members-not mentioning all the other old old people we see in Europe who smoke. Is this a thing where for some people smoking isn’t an issue? Or it’s the chemicals put in the filters?

[@JanLL]

(off-topic) Why is aspartame, a sweetener that is a peptide (similar to a short-chain protein), so widely disliked?

[@LTPottenger]

It destroys dna even in tiny doses and also degrades to formaldehyde. All sweeteners are bad unfortunately, all cause oxidative stress or worse. But aspartame is the worst one.

[@jasonanthonywilper]

Its a plant toxin.

[@ea6051]

been trying to stop smoking. down to half pack a day and thought that the nicotine pouchs would help with cravings (which for me they do) but at a cost...

[@1timbarrett]

What is a nicotine pouch?

[@ea6051]

@@1timbarrett i use a brand called zyn and nic nac.

[@Poecilia1963]

Well rats. I have been chewing the stupid gum for years. From time to time I fret about getting off it, and then I forget about it. Guess it's time to actually have a proper go at it - I have cleaned up my diet to mostly carnivore in the past 8 months, and feel great, but weight loss is now a bit slow (still 40lbs down though, more than halfway to goal, yay). Maybe this is the final piece of the puzzle. Darn you Dr. Ben for being so compelling 🙂, I was hoping that even if it wasn't good it probably wasn't that bad.

[@carlharmeling512]

The nervous system is a little complicated, he said. That is all the giveaway that we need. The human brain is infinitely complex and nothing in the known universe rivals it for its intricate complexity. Hubris is a little obvious here.

[@Pilarfitvegas]

I take nicotine as a nootropic

[@Michael-pn2ye]

240 people watching only 45 likes hit that 👍

[@markme3259]

…in Canada it is legal to put a small % of nicotine in coffee…so imagine your morning hit with nicotine and caffeine…

[@meatdog]

That's disgusting. No wonder Tim Horton is so popular up there.

[@meatdog]

Thank God, I never used nicotine, EVER. I have avoided second hand smoke at all cost as an adult but unfortunately my parents were chain smokers so as a child I was over exposed. I won't even have any people in my life who smoke, disgusting.

[@spaceman51974]

Interesting, because my own experience has taught me that although I am smoking a bowl of tobacco pipe a day, I can also easily go 2 or 3 weeks without a single bowl, especially in the winter when it's too cold to smoke outside. NO ADDICTION to pipe smoking. And yes, you do get a nicotine hit but mentally my mind gets super focused (was Einstein on to something with his pipe) and when I go Carnivore, I shed pounds like crazy, down to 10% body fat and no visceral fat to speak of. In my 50's, so I never noticed this about nicotine. YMMV on cigarettes though.

[@RosenetTV]

This was very informative. I had been using nicotine pouches for about a year now, perhaps two or three a day, sometimes more, each 3 mg. Mostly for alertness in the afternoon while working. I am reevaluating my usage after this video. Thank you.

[@1timbarrett]

What is cheaper, a nicotine pouch or a nicotine patch?

[@matthiaspriester2368]

Can we talk about how Nicotine might be of benfit for ADHD?

[@eutectoid1]

I had a good friend who was hopelessly addicted to nicotine - smoked a packet a day (in australia you are talking typically 40/packet) - was always thin (but so were the rest of his family) and never showed the signs I now know to be insulin resistance (pot stomach etc) - he lasted 35 years doing that but died at 50 from a heart attack - had his first HA at 40- just saying

[@LTPottenger]

Certainly worrying to hear it damages mitochondria!

[@Controls_Tech_86]

Never understood why people smoke anything, inject 💉 things, and drink alcohol. Never has those things led to a good outcome later in life after years doing those things, but without fail, people continue to start doing those things and then complain about the outcome later in life. Why? People can't think beyond their own nose about the things they do have consequences like it or not, you cant escape them.

[@Carnivore1959]

I hit thunbs up and it does not work 😞

[@emilee_7265]

I dont see it in real world... People quit smoking and after that they are bigger.... ? And this is not so addictive, how sugar is a lot lot more...

[@nwobob]

To be completely honest perhaps we should mention that the Mormon faith is opposed to the use of many substances, one of which is nicotine. And could that have an impact on complete analysis of this topic? Simple disclosure would be adequate for my purpose. You have self admitted your deep faith and to not mention that small but potential source of conflict is not consistent with the scientific method. PS I am not and never have been a user of nicotine.

[@1timbarrett]

Thank you for insisting on full disclosure. 🙏

[@paulb4985]

You should know that nicotine alone is not addictive! Nicotine +MAO inhibitor is worse than crack!

[@sorinelpugna7371]

❤

[@АннаБирюкова-я3ь]

😊❤

[@carnigoth]

Woah, insulinIQ got rebranded? I think it will get you more views.

[@mauricejchiasson]

So is nicotine actually good for you?

[@cassieoz1702]

Ad-renal = Latin roots, Epi-nephron = Greek roots. To refer to the gland as adrenal, but the hormone as epinephrine is messy and inconsistent 🤔

[@1timbarrett]

Thanks for recognizing the importance of etymology. Words matter! 🙏

[@mattfisano]

Is this why all the girls in college who smacked were skinny, but 15 years later, they all have beer belly looks with skinny legs and arms.

[@yurinator4411]

"smack" is a slang name for heroin. I know you meant to type "smoked" :)

[@mattfisano]

@@yurinator4411 yes you are correct, was typing on the phone in the car, spell check changed the spelling. Sorry.

[@Controls_Tech_86]

​@mattfisano stop texting and driving😂

[@mattfisano]

@@Controls_Tech_86 it was stop and go traffic in NYC. lol. Stopped for minutes at a time.

[@paulb4985]

You can edit your comments 😊

[@TomGuard]

I use nicotine as a nootropic.

[@natalierichter2637]

How did Bette Davis survive till her 80s 😮

[@mattfisano]

I only smoke after sex, still a virgin.

[@محمدعيسىداوود-ع9غ]

😂

[@markwhite6782]

Next time I have sex I'll look and see if I'm smoking. I'll reply back in a couple of decades.

[@hopebear06]

Are his eyes ok?

[@ironmaidenfitness654]

🙄

[@1timbarrett]

What about his eyes displeases you?

[@jeagr209]

LYSOZOME!!!???

[@Philusteen]

Smoke 'em if you.....ah nvmd ....

[@stric10]

terrible news 😂😂

[@janetcox4873]

And, other studies indicate nicotine increases insulin sensitivity -- not everything is monotheistic, Dr.

[@DaveIrish66]

Love to read those studies that show toxins and chemicals will actually make you insulin sensitive. Please share

[@janetcox4873]

@DaveIrish66 There're lots of health benefits of nicotine, smart ass, lol. Look it up on your own time.

[@DaveIrish66]

@@janetcox4873 thats what I thought

[@janetcox4873]

@@DaveIrish66 You don't know how to read and your mom is writing your comments for you? That's what I thought, lol.

[@DaveIrish66]

@janetcox4873 You're insults are unbecoming, sweetheart. I love it when there's always that one person who thinks they are the smartest person in the room. congrats... At least your ego is satisfied. 🤣

[@omarsbaih4999]

😢 Awfel

[@mikewhite9818]

You can say just as much in five minutes as you can in 27 minutes. But 5 minutes reaches more people without wasting their time.

[@Carnivore1959]

That's the problem with society today. 🙄. want a short sound bite whether true or not and believe it. Our MSM gives you that. Nope...what Dr Bikman does is give the reason what he proposes is valid and true given the research . Our society is ultimately lazy.... 30 minutes to improve your health is too long? Remember the 5 min sound bites convinced you the jab was safe & based on "science". Short sound bites. The actual research shows a whole different scenario.

[@mikewhite9818]

@ Five minutes is not short. But it is efficient. Nothing worse than some guy taking 27 minutes to do what can be done in 5 minutes. You can learn more and reach a lot more people. Main stream media gives you lies not truth. That has been going on for many decades now.

[@1timbarrett]

Personally I love Professor Bikman’s teaching methods, including his choice to offer 27-minute lectures online.

[@mikewhite9818]

@ His mission needs to reach and help more people. 27 minutes does not work. In fact it does the reverse.

[@SN-jh3bb]

U r wrong

[@chaserock4675]

Your other videos are great, but Surprise surprise, a mormon strongly opposes Nicotine consumption. Pardon me if I don't buy your mormon-motivated science today.

[@DaveIrish66]

Someone is foolish

[@Poecilia1963]

Do you have any issues with the science he was discussing?

[@DaveIrish66]

@chaserock4675 Says the addict.

[@hektor6766]

Whatever the motivation, the science is correct. Your denial of that science is your own dogmatism.

[@meatdog]

You're very narrow minded. He's giving you the SCIENCE, NOT his religion.