One of the best "brainy" books of the last decade - The Guardian

A revolutionary book about the history of telomeres that offers fresh advice on how to slow down aging and extend life. Nobel laureate Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and leading health psychologist Dr. Elissa Epel have discovered biological markers called telomeres that can help us understand how healthy our cells are and what we can do to improve them.

The book specifically examines ideas such as: how biological age is not chronological age, a biological basis for the mind-body connection, how sleep and diet can affect telomeres, and shockingly, how mothers who are particularly stressed during pregnancy have children with shorter telomeres.

It also offers tools and advice on how to determine the biological age of cells and the health of telomeres.

Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2009 for the discovery of telomeres and their role in the aging process, and she has been recognized by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people. Dr. Elissa Epel is a leading health psychologist who has conducted pioneering research into the psychobiological mechanisms related to how stress ages us and affects our health, from emotional eating to unhealthy abdominal fat storage and the reduction of telomeres.

Pages: 416, Year of Publication: 0111, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm