YOU and YOUR telomeres
The Nobel Prize in Medicine for breakthrough discoveries in
Telomere Biology was awarded in 2009 to one of the founders of
the company now providing TeloYears. No other DNA test has
had more prestigious scientific research supporting its
development.
How fantastic to learn how long your telomeres are because that
is your lifeline.
Dr. Axe.com has the following information on telomeres
Telomeres are segments of DNA at the end of your
chromosomes. Each time a cell divides, its telomeres become
shorter. After years of splicing and dicing, telomeres become too
short for more division. At this point, cells are unable to divide
further and become inactive, die or continue dividing anyway-an
the abnormal process that is potentially dangerous.
Each telomere’ ‘ticking biological clock has the potential to alter us
lives in drastic ways but, interestingly, it is not our age that
determines when the clock will stop – it is the length of your
telomeres
While science still is not 1000 percent sure how telomere length
affects how we age, it is clear that the longer our telomeres are, the
better. The good news is that there are a variety of lifestyle
changes you can make today to lengthen your telomere.
Control and reduce stress
exercise regularly
3.eat a range of foods for antioxidant and vitamin benefits
practice meditation and yoga
Essentially, this is how our bodies age. As more of our cells lose
their telomeres and go out of commission, without others to take
their place, the body follows and begins breaking down. And
telomeres do not leave quietly. Their shortening process has
been linked to aging, cancer and a higher risk of death
Each telomere’s ticking biological clock has the potential to alter
our lives in drastic ways but, interestingly, it is not our age that
determines when the clock will stop – it is the length of our
telomeres.
Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shared the Nobel Prize or
her research on telomeres that people are now recognizing how
important they are foraging. And people, like myself, find it easy
to follow instructions for making our telomeres longer.
Elizabeth and Elissa Epel, are the authors of “The Telomere
Effect.”
Stay tuned because I will do the test to see how my aging is doing
because I am hoping my telomeres are long and beautiful