
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former President of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Previously she was a biological researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who studied the telomere, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosome. In 1984, Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere, with Carol W. Greider. For this work, she was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Librarian's note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
by Elizabeth Blackburn
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
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The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life.Have you wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like forty-year-olds and why some forty-year-olds look and feel like sixty-year-olds? While many factors contribute to aging and illness, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn discovered a biological indicator called telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, which protect our genetic heritage. Dr. Blackburn and Dr. Elissa Epel's research shows that the length and health of one's telomeres are a biological underpinning of the long-hypothesized mind-body connection. They and other scientists have found that changes we can make to our daily habits can protect our telomeres and increase our health spans (the number of years we remain healthy, active, and disease-free).THE TELOMERE EFFECT reveals how Blackburn and Epel's findings, together with research from colleagues around the world, cumulatively show that sleep quality, exercise, aspects of diet, and even certain chemicals profoundly affect our telomeres, and that chronic stress, negative thoughts, strained relationships, and even the wrong neighborhoods can eat away at them. Drawing from this scientific body of knowledge, they share lists of foods and suggest amounts and types of exercise that are healthy for our telomeres, mind tricks you can use to protect yourself from stress, and information about how to protect your children against developing shorter telomeres, from pregnancy through adolescence. And they describe how we can improve our health spans at the community level, with neighborhoods characterized by trust, green spaces, and safe streets. THE TELOMERE EFFECT will make you reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis. It is the first book to explain how we age at a cellular level and how we can make simple changes to keep our chromosomes and cells healthy, allowing us to stay disease-free longer and live more vital and meaningful lives.
by Elizabeth Blackburn
Rating: 2.8 ⭐
Telomere Effect, Things to Do Now That You're 40, Age-Well Project, How Not to Die 4 Books Collection Set. Description:- Age-Well Project: Diseases of older age take root decades before symptoms appear. For a longer, happier life, we need to plan ahead - but what exactly should we do?For five years, Annabel Streets and Susan Saunders immersed themselves in the latest science of longevity, radically overhauling their lives and documenting their findings on their popular blog. How Not to Die: How Not To Die gives effective, scientifically-proven nutritional advice to prevent our biggest killers - including heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes - and reveals the astounding health benefits that simple dietary choices can provide. Things to Do Now That You're 40: "You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough." Joe E. LewisNow that you're 40, seize the day and have a mid-life adventure instead of a crisis! Now you have the experience and wisdom to accomplish anything you set your mind to. The Telomere Effect: A ground breaking book on the history of Telomeres offering fresh advice on how to slow down aging and lengthen life. Nobel prize winning Doctor Elizabeth Blackburn and leading health psychologist Dr Elissa Epel have discovered biological markers called Telomeres which can help to understand how healthy our cells are and what we can do to improve them.
by Elizabeth Blackburn
Rating: 3.0 ⭐
端粒的发现是一项诺贝尔获奖成果。本书由诺奖获得者阐释这个重大发现:有史以来第一次有临床证据显示,通过简单地改变生活方式就可以阻止甚至逆转端粒缩短,从而预防衰老和疾病。与生活方式有关的疾病,比如心脏病、糖尿病和肿瘤,是目前人类健康的最大威胁,其实这几类疾病绝大部分是可以预防的。这项成果作为衰老和疾病的基础机制首次以畅销书的形式呈现给公众,并给出一个卓有成效的做法,加长端粒,预防细胞衰老以及改善终生健康。这个新的机制对个人和公众健康都赋予了新的认识,并凸显出从整体上改变生活方式的重要性。
by Elizabeth Blackburn
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by Elizabeth Blackburn
A guided visualization. Relax, balance and recharge your energy system with breathing, colour and sound. Side A guided journey to the top of the rainbow mountain, breathing all the colour rays. Side Create your own rainbow breathing visualization. Cues given for colour changes. The rich tones of the bass flute accompany both sides. Relax...balance...and recharge!
by Elizabeth Blackburn
The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life. Have you wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like forty-year-olds and why some forty-year-olds look and feel like sixty-year-olds? While many factors contribute to aging and illness, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn discovered a biological indicator called telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, which protect our genetic heritage. Dr. Blackburn and Dr. Elissa Epel's research shows that the length and health of one's telomeres are a biological underpinning of the long-hypothesized mind-body connection. They and other scientists have found that changes we can make to our daily habits can protect our telomeres and increase our health spans (the number of years we remain healthy, active, and disease-free).The Telemere Effect reveals how Blackburn and Epel's findings, together with research from colleagues around the world, cumulatively show that sleep quality, exercise, aspects of diet, and even certain chemicals profoundly affect our telomeres, and that chronic stress, negative thoughts, strained relationships, and even the wrong neighborhoods can eat away at them. Drawing from this scientific body of knowledge, they share lists of foods and suggest amounts and types of exercise that are healthy for our telomeres, mind tricks you can use to protect yourself from stress, and information about how to protect your children against developing shorter telomeres, from pregnancy through adolescence. And they describe how we can improve our health spans at the community level, with neighborhoods characterized by trust, green spaces, and safe streets.The Telemere Effect will make you reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis. It is the first book to explain how we age at a cellular level and how we can make simple changes to keep our chromosomes and cells healthy, allowing us to stay disease-free longer and live more vital and meaningful lives.
by Elizabeth Blackburn
by Elizabeth Blackburn
Une approche révolutionnaire pour allonger sa vie et ralentir les effets du viellissement. Le livre du prix nobel de médecine en format Poche.Pourquoi ne vieillissons-nous pas tous de la même façon ?Les télomères se trouvent à l'extrémité des chromosomes et protègent notre patrimoine génétique. Avec l'âge, ils se raccourcissent, entraînant un risque accru de maladies liées au vieillissement.Dans cet ouvrage révolutionnaire, Elizabeth Blackburn, lauréate du prix Nobel de médecine – à l'origine de la découverte du marqueur biologique appelé " télomérase " – et Elissa Epel, docteure en psychologie, expliquent les causes et les conséquences du vieillissement cellulaire prématuré et, surtout, comment l'éviter ou le ralentir...Dans un langage clair et accessible, avec de nombreux exemples et schémas, les auteures nous livrent leurs conseils en matière d'alimentation, d'activité physique, de réactions émotionnelles ou encore de niveau d'exposition au stress.Adoptons de bonnes habitudes pour protéger nos télomères et ceux de nos enfants !