Emotions, Stress, and Rate of Telomere Shortening: Are Our Cells Listening to Us?

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Published 2012-03-22
Does stress speed up the aging process at a genetic level? Our cells are constantly aging. When cell divide some telomere is lost but if it becomes too short, that cell can no longer replicate and eventual dies. Elissa Epel, UCSF department of psychiatry, explores the affects of stress and emotions on the process of telomere shortening. Recorded on 11/10/2011. [4/2012] [Show ID: 23204]

Emotions, Thoughts and Health: What All Aging Bodies Should Know -- Mini Medical School for the Public Presented by UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
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All Comments (21)
  • @Kotobukicho
    Straight to favorites. I wish I'd seen it years ago.
  • @delamaha34
    Thank you for this wonderful presentation !
  • @autumn_leaves1317
    If you think about it from an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense why we remember bad things more often than good things.
  • @USAtoElsewhere
    We don't all want to live to 100.  I as well as many other "immortalists" want to live forever and we're going to try to do it!
  • @nixodian
    My telemores are so short, they’re on the negative scale but won’t let me die
  • @MichaelMaxwell747
    This goes along , in step with things that a metaphysical teacher has been saying for thirty years. Great video. Also, Intelligence is very attractive!
  • @kattygabby3519
    Excellent presentation. Glad I came across this ... so many years later. Presence of mind is a key factor in maintaining general well being and resilience. Learned a lot about telomeres!
  • @ManInTheBigHat
    This is an interesting and inspiring presentation. It helps that I find the speaker attractive. If anything my telomere lengthening.
  • @BlueSky-vb5ih
    She talks similar to Amy Cuddy, both are brilliant women!!! I love these kinds of knowledge