Keep Calm And Grow Young
In a world where constant exhaustion and long hours are glorified as markers of success, being still is underrated. And what better way to stay still than to meditate? Meditation doesn’t necessarily require rose quartz crystals or emptying your mind to attain a higher state of consciousness. It can be as simple as sitting in a place, focusing on breathing , and being mindful of your body, thoughts, and emotions. The Science Behind Stress and Ageing Our body has protein caps called telomeres at the end of the chromosomes. During cell division, the chromosome shortens the telomeres. When telomeres become too short, the cell can no longer divide and replicate, increasing ageing in our body. When we are stressed : our heart rate goes up our breathing gets faster and heavier our digestion slows our body releases glucose and fat into our bloodstream to give us the energy to respond to stress All these actions lead to faster telomerase division, which speeds up the ageing process. M...