The secret to a longer life is none of these things. It is more
simple, more integral. To live longer, it appears you need to have
longer telomeres.
For those who are a little rusty on cellular biology, telomeres are
essentially chromosome covers; they keep our genetic material from
unraveling and becoming damaged. Since they protect the master plan at
the heart of each and every one of our cells, telomeres are an extremely
important indicator of overall health and expected lifespan
There’s really not much complexity to it. To lengthen your telomeres,
it seems that all it takes is a healthy lifestyle: check after this...
Moderate exercise,
low stress, and a natural diet devoid of overly processed foods and
instead filled with healthy fats, proteins, and plenty of produce.
Kind
of a no-brainer, I know. Healthy lifestyle equals less disease, which
equals longer life. But the role telomeres play in this process is
potentially key.
.
Turn Off the TV & Live Longer…
Generally, as we age, our telomeres grow shorter and shorter. It is
hotly debated whether the shortening of telomeres are at the root cause
of aging and degeneration, or if aging and diminishing health is what
leads to shorter telomeres. Regardless, as age increases, telomere
length appears to shorten. Curiously, when centenarians were compared to
85 year-olds in a study, the centenarians were found to actually have longer
telomeres. But they are older, so shouldn’t their telomeres be shorter?
Apparently, since centenarians have lived far beyond the average human
lifespan, their unusual telomere length appears to be associated with
longevity and healthiness.
These incredible results have be applied to people of all ages. In a recent study, a small group of men adopted a this generally healthy lifestyle — meditation, moderate exercise, yoga,
and a low-fat, low-inflammation diet– while the other group changed
nothing. Over the course of a 5 year period, the health-minded men
actually had a 10 percent increase in telomere length and a far reduced
risk of disease, whereas the normal group suffered 3 percent shortening
without any benefits. But, luckily for the less health-minded group, it
appears as though conscious lifestyle changes can actually reverse any shortening of the telomeres, providing hope that it is never too late for anyone to get healthy.
However, the question remains, do your telomeres lengthen because
you’re healthy, or are you healthy and disease-free because you have
long telomeres? While the scientists go argue about that one, you can
find me and my telomeres doing some yoga and snacking on kale
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