What are Telomeres and Why Do Telomeres Matter?

In this podcast, Shirley explains what are telomeres and why telomeres matter. Telomeres and telomerase are associated with preserving youthfulness, longevity and healthy aging. Learn the relationship between telomeres and beauty and the latest research overview on what you can do to improve your lifestyle habits based on proven factors. Shirley also explains the link between research on telomeres and the mind body connection and how you perceive stress and maintain a calm and happy outlook on life is associated with a long, healthy life. Listen to this podcast to understand what are telomeres and what they do. The science behind telomeres also highlights the importance of telomeres and the mind-body connection. This research shows a clear association in how your thoughts and feelings affect your well-being. This is exciting and powerful information, because it shows what you can do on a daily basis in your life to make a critical difference in the quality of your health and life over your lifetime. To read Shirley's blog about Telomeres and read all the research citations go to http://bit.ly/2fkncac Here is a link to the study mentioned about women with stress who cared for children with disabilities who had much shorter telomeres than women of the same age with less life stress: (Epel, Blackburn, Lin, Dhabhar, Adler, et al 2004).http://bit.ly/2w9B79R Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. For your free e-guide with more tips on why taking quick 5 minute breaks is good for your health and happiness, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Shirley posts new videos each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at [e-mail] Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't seem to find the time or the right guidance.