In this important study co-authored by Nobel Prize Winner for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase, they found significant increases in telomerase activity among participants in daily meditation.
In long-time users of telomerase activators, I tend to see a narrowing of the histogram which is great news as long as the progenitors are numerous and healthy. This means are less “crew cut” and “dreadlock” telomeres and that the system is rebalancing and lengthening the telomere efficiently.
Check out this recent PODCAST I did about spinal cord injury. I explain the clinical aspects, why treatment is difficult, whether stem cell treatments are helpful, and we talk to Porter and his wife about his remarkable journey back to walking at the age of 73.
In honor of 420 (marijuana legalization day is April 20th and hipster code for the drug is “420”) we cite an article experimenting on mice liver cancer.
They suggested that treatment with cannabinoids decreases TERT (telomerase) expression and therefore inhibits hepatic carcinoma.
It would seem that it’s a “dog-eat-dog” work amongst dogs but when they are looking to be adopted and cared for by humans, they have co-opted the infant-parent cuteness that keeps us from abandoning our own young.
