This article is interesting for a diabetic patient who was taught different types of Buddhist meditation methods from the age of 3 although she is an atheist now. Lead investigator Dr. Linda E. Carlson and her colleagues found that in breast cancer patients, support group involvement and mindfulness meditation – an adapted form of Buddhist meditation in which practitioners focus on present thoughts and actions in a non-judgmental way, ignoring past grudges and future concerns -- are associated with preserved telomere length. Telomeres are stretches of DNA that cap our chromosomes and help prevent chromosomal deterioration -- biology professors often liken them to the plastic tips on shoelaces. Shortened telomeres arent known to cause a specific disease per se, but they do whither with age and are shorter in people with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high stress levels. We want our telomeres intact. scientificamerican/article/changing-our-dna-through-mind-control/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:59:55 +0000
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