A study showing that cancer patients who practiced meditation and yoga for 90 minutes a day had longer telomeres than the group that did not practice. Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes; telomere length is related to the lifespan of a cell. If the telomeres are short, the lifespan will also be short.
World-First Evidence Suggests That Meditation Alters Cancer Survivors’ Cells
For the first time, scientists have found clear biological evidence that meditation and support groups can affect us on a cellular level.
FIONA MACDONALD
8 NOV 2014
We’re often told that being happy, meditating and mindfulness can benefit our health. We all have that one friend of a friend who says they cured their terminal illness by quitting their job and taking up surfing – but until now there’s been very little scientific evidence to back up these claims.