If aging with radiance is on your agenda, add the word telomere to your vocabulary. My online dictionary defines radiance as “an attractive combination of good health and happiness.” I want that. A 2010 article in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry defines telomere as “the DNA-protein complex that protects the ends of human chromosomes. Telomere length is an indicator of biological aging. Telomeres […]
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Brain games: jumping jacks for neurons
· Category: Blog, Longevity, Brain BoostersI’ll start this post with a few tips and awe-inspiring brain facts to blow your mind (so to speak), then we’ll head to a cognitive gym class called Lumosity. The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons. Yes, that’s billion with a B. A neuron is a specialized cell that transfers information via electrical and chemical […]