Tobacco Nicotine Use
About Tobacco Nicotine Use
Smoking and nicotine come up in a lot of conversations on DrTalks, often as one piece of a bigger health picture. Heart disease and high blood pressure, fertility problems, joint pain and rheumatoid arthritis, MS progression, bone loss, and mouth and lung concerns are all things these experts see every day. These talks also go past the cigarette itself. Tobacco and nicotine tie into inflammation, blood vessel damage, blood sugar, stress, alcohol use and hormone health. You'll find conversations on heart health and the labs that matter most, the fertility crisis, managing rheumatoid arthritis flares, slowing MS, and warning signs of mouth cancer. Doctors, cardiologists, pulmonologists and fertility specialists explain what's actually going on, which tests are worth asking your provider about, from heart imaging and cardiometabolic markers to cancer screening and fertility testing, and what helps, from regular movement and better sleep to whole-food nutrition, mindfulness, community support and, when needed, medication.