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You've weakened what Pete said to make him more reasonable (Motte and Baily). He didn't call for simple nicotine consumption, he called for tobacco use. That'

You've weakened what Pete said to make him more reasonable (Motte and Baily). He didn't call for simple nicotine consumption, he called for tobacco use. That's where the quackery enters. Taking something with a kernel of truth and then expanding it past what the research says into unsafe practices. This is how a lot of quacks work. > People who take aspirin, drink coffee, and use tobacco, have a much lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease than people who don’t use those things.

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> People who take aspirin, drink coffee, and use tobacco, have a much lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease than people who don’t use those things This is true though. Tobacco smokers do have a lower incidence of Alzheimer's compared to non-smokers. This strange fact is what started the research, as noted in several of the links I shared. Of course, for smokers, it's offset by higher cancer, higher dementia, all kinds of other problems. > He didn't call for simple nicotine consumption, he called for tobacco use. Are you sure? I'm not familiar with Ray Peat but I've just spent a few minutes researching and it seems like the man himself never said this, but rather his followers took quotes out of context - like the one you shared - and ran with it. As far as I can see, he recommends using patches rather than smoking. If I'm wrong, can you find a quote from him (not someone else cherry picking his writing) specifically reccomending smoking?