Fitness Quote by 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

Exercise mitigates the effects of stress - and stress, we know, shortens telomeres. In fact, early studies indicate that stress reduction techniques like meditation…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

We and other groups are seeing clear statistical links between telomere shortness and risk for a variety of diseases that are becoming very common,…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

If a test showed you had telomere shortening, it would be a red flag suggesting you should take a look at possible risk factors.

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

We think there are lifestyle factors that boost telomerase naturally.

— Elizabeth Blackburn

This enzyme, called telomerase, slows the rate at which telomeres degrade, and research indicates that healthy people with longer telomeres have less risk of…

— 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

For people who deal with anxiety or depression or can't be in large social groups cognitively, emotionally, or even physically, phones help bridge the…

— Mary H.K. Choi

Stress exacerbates any problem, whether it's diabetes, heart trouble, MS, or whatever.

— Mary Ann Mobley

“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