Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco have discovered that certain lifestyle changes may increase the length of telomeres. Telomeres have been compared with the plastic tips on shoelaces because they prevent chromosome ends from fraying and sticking to each other, which would scramble an organism's genetic information to cause increase aging, cancer, other diseases or death.
Positive lifestyle changes, such as adopting a healthy diet and moderate exercise, may reverse the aging process, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.
Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco have discovered that certain lifestyle changes may increase the length of telomeres.
Telomeres are DNA-protein complexes found at the end of chromosomes that control the aging process. They protect the end of the chromosomes from becoming damaged. If the telomeres are shortened or damaged, the cells age and die quicker, triggering the aging process.
Biological age can be predicted by the length of our telomeres, the researchers say. Shorter telomeres are linked to higher risk of premature death and age-related diseases, including many cancers (breast, prostate, colorectal and lung), heart disease, vascular dementia and obesity.
Result of study show that life style changes listed below may delay aging, pre-mature death, improve cancer outcomes
- Adopting a whole foods plant-based diet
- Carrying out moderate exercise
- Adopting stress management techniques, such as meditation and yoga
- Adopting greater intimacy and social support.
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