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The Telomere Effect

Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel

A careful, practical account of how stress, daily habits, and early experiences relate to cellular aging, with clear limits on what telomeres can predict.

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16 parts, about 31 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel
Parts
16 parts
Reading time
about 31 minutes

What the summary covers

  1. Healthspan and the Cells Beneath It2 min
  2. When Cells Age Before We Do2 min
  3. Why Telomere Length Matters2 min
  4. Telomerase and Its Limits2 min
  5. Stress Can Threaten or Challenge2 min
  6. Habits of Thought and Resilience3 min
  7. Depression, Anxiety, and Recovery2 min
  8. Exercise and recovery2 min
  9. Sleep and cellular restoration2 min
  10. Weight and metabolic health2 min
  11. Food and the cellular environment2 min
  12. Making changes that last1 min
  13. The places and people around us2 min
  14. Pregnancy and the starting length of telomeres2 min
  15. Childhood stress and responsive care2 min
  16. A shared cellular legacy1 min

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