<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Wean Nicotine — Blog</title><description>Notes on tapering nicotine pouches, privacy-first health apps, and building Wean Nicotine as a solo indie.</description><link>https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why privacy matters in health apps</title><link>https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/why-privacy-matters-in-health-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/why-privacy-matters-in-health-apps/</guid><description>A nicotine usage log is the kind of data you don&apos;t want leaving your phone. Here&apos;s the specific case for local-first health tools and what to look for before you install one.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>privacy</category><category>local-first</category><category>positioning</category><author>Jarl Lyng</author></item><item><title>How the tapering approach works for nicotine pouches</title><link>https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/how-the-tapering-approach-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/how-the-tapering-approach-works/</guid><description>Why gradual reduction beats cold turkey for most people, what happens in the body during a taper, and how to set the pace right.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>tapering</category><category>snus</category><category>nicotine-pouches</category><category>method</category><author>Jarl Lyng</author></item><item><title>5 tips for reducing snus without going cold turkey</title><link>https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/five-tips-reducing-snus-without-cold-turkey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/five-tips-reducing-snus-without-cold-turkey/</guid><description>Quitting snus all at once works for some people and fails for many more. Here are five things that make gradual reduction stick — without shame, streaks, or willpower theater.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>tapering</category><category>snus</category><category>nicotine-pouches</category><category>how-to</category><author>Jarl Lyng</author></item><item><title>Welcome to the Wean Nicotine blog</title><link>https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://weannicotine.iamjarl.com/blog/welcome/</guid><description>A short note on why we built Wean Nicotine and what we plan to write about here — tapering, harm reduction, privacy-first health apps, and the indie route.</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>intro</category><category>wean-nicotine</category><author>Jarl Lyng</author></item></channel></rss>