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Elizabeth Blackburn and Elissa Epel
The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
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What’s in it for me? Understand why we age and how we can slow the process.
According to the Old Testament, Methusaleh and the early patriarchs lived for many centuries. But with each new generation, the patriarchs lived shorter and shorter lives until they reached the life expectancy we know today. We have long been obsessed with aging, staying young and living long past the normal lifespan – stories about it crop up in our holy books and folklore. But, short of finally locating the mythical Fountain of Youth, what should we do to live longer and healthier lives?
These blinks cover the greatest breakthrough in our understanding of aging: telomeres, a component of cell structure that affects how and at what rate we age. We will learn where they are found and how they work.
In these blinks, you’ll also find out
how we can help our telomeres extend our lifespan and improve our health;
why some types of stress are good for telomere health while others are not; and
how obsessing over weight can have more negative impacts on telomeres than actually being overweight.
The pace of aging depends on a specific cellular structure.
Lots of people fear getting older, but is this just a product of the youth culture we live in or a valid fear of aging’s effects on the body?
For many people, it’s probably the latter. A quick overview of the process of aging shows why it’s justified.
The cells that compose our bodies have to regenerate regularly to keep us healthy. Some cells, however, can only be renewed a limited number of times. These are known as senescent cells
. When they’re damaged, they send out inflammatory signals to other cells and body parts, damaging healthy structures, causing aging and making the body function poorly.
This dynamic can be likened to a barrel of apples: just one piece of rotten fruit can affect all its healthy neighbors.
That being said, how old a ............

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