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Elissa Epel – Mind, Body, and Stress

Mind & Life

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Telomerase and Mitochondria

The telomerase enzyme repairs or re-lengthens kind of the telomeres, right? Which then has these protective effects. There's been many studies on meditation showing that telomerase can increase acutely over weeks or months from meditation studies. We did a one-week study with TM, meditation at one of Deepak Chopra's retreats and telomerase boosted in the experienced meditators, but not the novice meditators.

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