Drink just 12 ounces of soda a day and it will shorten your telomeres. 20 ounces a day is even worse … it shortens your telomeres as fast as smoking. Those who drink 20 ounces a day – the “normal” size bottle you can get at any convenience store – have cells that aged 4.6 years faster.1 I… Read More
Tag: telomeres
I’m Still Climbing At 58
Some of my patients don’t quite believe me when I tell them my age. I play tennis, swim, do sprints, climb mountains … and I have plenty of energy to fly around the world speaking and doing research. They look at me and say, “Yeah… but you have good genes.” In a way, they’re… Read More
Bali’s Holy Flower Heals Telomeres
I wish you could see it this morning … my yard is a riot of hibiscus colors. When I smell the flowers it brings me right back to Bali. Hibiscus is a holy flower there, and traditional healers use it often for its wide-ranging healing power. There's more about it in my book, Healing Herbs of… Read More
Is Extra Fat Making You Older?
Did you know that your telomeres are extremely sensitive to the amount of fat you have? I just read about this and wanted to share it with you right away. I had a lot of time during my flights on the way to Africa to catch up on new research, and here’s what I found. It’s from a brand new… Read More
Remarkable skin rejuvenation
I saw the disbelief on my staff’s faces. Every expression around the conference table seemed to ask, “Is this for real?” “I’m not kidding,” I told them. “This is real skincare, the way it should be.” I had handed out copies of a new study where the women all had age-related skin… Read More
Take 10 Minutes To Look Years Younger
Today I want to talk to you about a very common problem I see in my patients here at the Wellness Center. It’s stress. Did you know that people with the most job stress have the shortest telomeres?1 Here’s why that’s so important. Telomeres are little caps on the ends of your DNA strands.… Read More
Skin Cell “Senescence” – Why You DO NOT Want It And How to Stop It
Have you ever heard the term senescence? It’s a synonym for aging. Why is this important to you? Because it means your skin no longer produces enough new, healthy cells and begins to sag, wrinkle and look older. But there’s a plant nutrient not very well known in the West that offsets this… Read More
Telomeres are a Girl’s Best Friend
It’s truly an exciting time to be alive. We have the technology to control how we age. We even have choices on how and what we want to “anti-age.” There are therapies for just about everything. But what really works? What isn’t going to break the bank? What can you do at home for a… Read More
Stress Busting Skin Care Tips
Feeling stressed? Your skin may be feeling it, too. In fact, stress is one of the most common factors that cause your skin and body to age. Chronic stress has been proven to affect your health negatively.1 It can also accelerate the aging of your cells because your telomeres shorten at the end of… Read More