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Clean living 'slows cell ageing' Source: BBC Healthy eating may boost telomerase Taking more exercise and eating the right foods may help increase levels of an enzyme vital for guarding against age-related cell damage, work suggests. Among 24 men asked to adopt healthy lifestyle changes for a US study in The Lancet Oncology, levels of telomerase increased by 29% on average. Telomerase repairs and lengthens telomeres, which cap and protect the ends of chromosomes housing DNA. As people age, telomeres shorten and cells become more susceptible to dying. It is the damage and death of cells that causes ageing and disease in people. View Complete Article
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Wendy Wynde
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Quote: In The News, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 10:14Clean living 'slows cell ageing' Source: BBC .... It is the damage and death of cells that causes ageing and disease in people. View Complete Article WOW!  What a ground breaking bit of research that is. Who would have thought eh? 
You always get more of what you focus on in life...
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tomkeal
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Quote: Wendy Wynde, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 10:49WOW! What a ground breaking bit of research that is. Who would have thought eh? Are you serious? You really think that a link between lifestyle and telomerase activity is so obvious that it doesn't need to be investigated? Wow.  Tom
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Wendy Wynde
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Quote: tomkeal, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 12:30Quote: Wendy Wynde, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 10:49WOW! What a ground breaking bit of research that is. Who would have thought eh? Are you serious? You really think that a link between lifestyle and telomerase activity is so obvious that it doesn't need to be investigated? Wow. Tom I never said that. Are you having a bad day? 
You always get more of what you focus on in life...
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tomkeal
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Quote: Wendy Wynde, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 15:59Quote: tomkeal, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 12:30Quote: Wendy Wynde, Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 10:49WOW! What a ground breaking bit of research that is. Who would have thought eh? Are you serious? You really think that a link between lifestyle and telomerase activity is so obvious that it doesn't need to be investigated? Wow. Tom I never said that. Are you having a bad day? Oops, sorry! I thought you were being sarcastic. Many apologies. Tom
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datahog
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Well all I have to say is: My telomerase is longer than yours.
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Aves
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Yeah, well. Size is everything, so they say.
Miaow.
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Clean living 'slows cell ageing'
16 Sep 2008, 10:14
