Chronic Stress Ages You. Here's How To De-Stress for Longevity. | Elissa Epel
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This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, my fellow suffering beings. How are we doing today? This is a fascinating and super practical conversation about how
Chronic stress can age you prematurely, so that's the bad news, but it's also about how simple lifestyle changes, and here's the good news, can help you reduce negative thoughts, get more deep rest, and improve your cellular health. As my guest today says, your cells are listening to your life, and if you tweak your life, your cells will respond accordingly. Alyssa Eppel, PhD, is a professor and WES chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California in San Francisco. She's the author of two books, including the Telomere Effect and the Stress Prescription. I first met Alyssa when we were both over in India at a big meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and I'm very pleased to finally have her on the show.
In this conversation, we talk about what telomeres are. Very quickly, the basics are they're protective caps on your chromosomes that get shorter with age and stress, which influences your cellular aging and longevity. So it's important stuff and she'll say a lot more about it. We also talk about why chronic stress accelerates your rate of aging and how to reverse it. How
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