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Nicotine and other compounds in cigarettes weaken your skins antioxidant defenses , making it more vulnerable to photoaging (wrinkles, dark spots, and sagging caused by sunlight)

That adds avoidable strain. Resistance training can raise testosterone and lower cortisol over weeks, but nicotine exposure is linked with lower testosterone and higher cortisol, which undermines muscle growth and repair

Yet, there is one constant thread that pulls through, and thats the complex interplay between smoking and mental health