According to French scientists, nicotine could help to prevent “cytokine storm” which is an overreaction of the immune system that causes fatal results. If you are a smoker then probably you can’t wait to know the answer to a question: Can nicotine protect against coronavirus? The scientists don’t know yet!
The problem is that smokers may think now that nicotine can protect them from coronavirus. In reality, nicotine can help to reduce the inflammatory cytokine IL-6 for those patients who are already sick from coronavirus!
It means that if you are a non-smoker you shouldn’t start smoking hoping that nicotine will protect you from coronavirus. Only when the researches will prove that nicotine helps to be protected against coronavirus, medical doctors can offer nicotine patches to some of their patients, I think.
By the way, stress reduction hypnosis can help to reduce IL-6 without any side effects. Of course, hypnosis is not magic. You should think about hypnosis as a state of deep relaxation in which your subconscious mind is open for positive suggestions. Your brain is your best doctor that can heal you if you make your mind positive.
Anyway, if you are sick now. you have to contact your physician immediately! Don’t try to smoke cigarettes or use nicotine patches to get well, if you are not a smoker. Nicotine is a dangerous poison. Every year about 480,000 people in the USA die from smoking, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
My name is Alexander Ivlev. As a certified hypnotist, I help people reduce stress.