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Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 alongside two colleagues for their discovery of telomerase and telomeres’ role in the aging process. She is currently president of the Salk Institute. Blackburn was elected president of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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The Telomere Effect

A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer

by Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., Elissa Epel, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel Prize for her discovery of telemorase—“the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, which protect our genetic heritage.” Elissa Epel is one of the world’s leading health psychology researcher. Together, they have created a great book that walks us through the best of what we know about telomeres, why they’re so important and what we can do to Optimize them. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about telomeres, THIS is the book to read. Big Ideas we explore include why telomeres are the secret sauce to aging well, the fact that your cells are listening to your thoughts (#1 tip? Shift from a threat response to a challenge response!), how to mind your telomeres (move from negative thinking to resilient thinking), how to eat, move, sleep your way to happy telomeres, and a challenging question: What will YOUR cellular legacy be?

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Meet Your Telomeres
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Your New BFFs - Think: Aglets + Offensive Linemen

Elizabeth Blackburn won a Nobel Prize for her research on telomerase — the enzyme that nourishes our telomeres. She wrote a book called

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Threat vs. Challenge
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How to You Respond to Life’s Stressors? (It Matters!)

In our last +1, we met our telomeres and learned how important they are in protecting our chromosomes so they can do their job and keep us nice and healthy. (Recall that they’re kinda like the end caps on our shoelaces and the offensive linemen that protect our quarterbacks!) Today, we’re g...

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Genes vs. Habits: Part II
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Pop Quiz: What % of Cancer is Genetic?

Today we have another Pop Quiz. And, we actually already had this pop quiz but it’s a question we want to make sure we get right as a lot hinges on it. So… Here we go: When you think of cancer, what role, percentage-wise, would you guess genes play in terms of someone getting ...

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