Early Quote by Elizabeth Blackburn

Observational studies show that exercise, nutritional supplements and reducing psychological stress can help. Chronic high stress and smoking can lead to accelerated telomere shortening.

— Elizabeth Blackburn

Chronic emotional stress shortens your telomeres.

— Dean Ornish

In 2004, results from a study that I worked on with colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco, linked chronic stress to shortening…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

“Relieve Stress It has been proven that meditation can lower the levels of cortisol, one of the major stress hormones. As little as 5…

— Sonali Perera

“Meditation reduces stress and increases mental focus. In fact, high levels of stress can damage both your mental and physical health. You can also…

— Alexis G. Roldan

Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect.

— Arianna Huffington

At every level, from the microcellular to the psychological, exercise not only wards off the ill effects of chronic stress; it can also reverse…

— Anonymous

Exercise helps me with stress. It changes your brain chemistry. I turn to Ashtanga yoga when I feel the need to relax. I love…

— Lisa Edelstein

In my lab, we're finding that psychological stress actually ages cells, which can be seen when you measure the wearing down of the tips…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

“It turns out that our perspective has a surprising amount of influence over the body’s stress response. When we turn a threat into a…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Prolonged stress causes the human body to make adaptations so it can continue to serve you at a functional level. The more stress, the…

— Janet Gallagher Nestor

“Every exercise you do, every five minutes of meditation you take, and every book you read, makes you a better person. It is better…

— Robin Sacredfire