The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
ISBN-13: 9781455587988 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication date: 01/02/2018 Edition description: Reprint Pages: 416 Sales rank: 78,246 Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.10(d) The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life. Have you wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like forty-year-olds and why some forty-year-olds look and feel like sixty-year-olds? While many factors contribute to aging and illness, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn discovered a biological indicator called telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, which protect our genetic heritage. Dr. Blackburn and Dr. Elissa Epel's research shows that the length and health of one's telomeres are a biological underpinning of the long-hypothe