Girls, I won the Nobel Prize and solved the mystery of aging! To stay young, take 12 minutes a day.

For the scientist and Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, the study of the central question of humanity.How and why we age? began with mud... She studied chromosomes, and especially the “caps” that are on their ends, the so-called telomeres. Tina became an excellent material for experiments, giving scientists the opportunity to put their ideas into practice.





Telomeres are special parts at the end of each chromosome that are directly involved in the process of cell division, they protect the copied DNA during this process. Due to division, the telomeres wear out. Protecting DNA, they gradually shorten, and at the end of the cycle they die with the cell.





But this process was observed only in human cells. While watching the tin, Elizabeth noticed one strange feature: her cells never aged or died. Over time, their telomeres did not shorten, and even became longer. What contributed to the eternal youth of algae?





It turned out that the cause of this phenomenon was a special enzyme - telomerase, which contributes to the restoration of telomeres. When Elizabeth extracted the telomerase from the mud, her cells began to age rapidly and soon died. But do not think that the cherished elixir of youth has been found, and you just need to have a bottle of telomerase with you to restore health. The fact is that an excess of this enzyme in the body provokes the development of malignant neoplasms.





The scientist became interested in how you can independently control the length of telomeres, and through them, the state of your health. To help her came physiologist Elissa Epel, a woman conducted a study that showed how constant stressful situations affect the length of telomeres. It turned out that people who were under constant stress had low levels of telomerase, and their telomeres became much shorter.





Other scientists were also interested in studying telomeres, and this is what they found in their experiments.

How not to age

1. 12 minutes of meditation per day for two months can increase the level of telomerase in the body by 43%.
   
   
   
2. By studying the behavior of women who cared for children with autism and other disabilities, the scientists concluded that the telomeres of stress-resistant mothers shortened much more slowly. Therefore, it is necessary to take as a rule to be calm in any situation.
   
   
   
3. Also on the preservation of youth is very influenced by the presence of the second half. People who have a strong, long marriage often have long telomeres.
   
   
   
4. Magically, the state of telomeres is affected by communication with friends and just pleasant people. Therefore, it is worth taking care of your emotional health and meeting with good people more often.
   
   
   
5. Ironically, financial income is an important component of good health and long telomeres. A stable income helps to avoid stressful situations.
   
   
   

We all have the ability to influence our telomeres and our health, let’s not forget that! Be sure to share useful information with friends.