{"id":15589,"date":"2017-04-28T13:13:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T13:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/shamagazine\/?p=15589"},"modified":"2022-06-29T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T09:22:58","slug":"how-telomeres-affect-premature-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/how-telomeres-affect-premature-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"How telomeres affect premature aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The <strong>Anti-Aging and Genetic<\/strong> Specialist, Dr.<strong> Tanya \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>, shares her knowledge on <strong>why aging occurs and how we can prevent premature aging<\/strong> from happening.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The process of aging is a topic of interest that is constantly being studied<\/strong> by the international scientific community. <strong>Our lifestyle and daily habits have a direct influence in the process of cellular aging.<\/strong> Cellular aging is a <strong>natural physiological process<\/strong> that occurs in the life span of every individual, however, <strong>we can avoid premature aging by making healthier lifestyle choices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the last few years, <strong>the theory of <a href=\"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/what-happens-when-we-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">telomere shortening <\/a>has become widely accepted,<\/strong> as there are n<strong>umerous studies that reveal the correlation between the shortening of telomeres<\/strong> \u2013the extreme ends of chromosomes- and <strong>aging.<\/strong> They<strong> influence our general state of health,<\/strong> <strong>metabolism oxidation<\/strong> and <strong>cellular aging.<\/strong> Our telomeres are longest when we\u2019re born and thereafter, they start to shorten throughout our life. <strong>The process of them shortening varies from person to person<\/strong> and by analysing them, we can determine whether a person is aging according to their chronological age, or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most common causes of premature aging are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smoking<\/li>\n<li>Diet<\/li>\n<li>Daily alcohol consumption<\/li>\n<li>Coffee<\/li>\n<li>Stress<\/li>\n<li>Lack of sleep<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to environmental pollution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All these factors have a very important external influence in our DNA. Luckily, by <strong>avoiding these risk factors<\/strong>, we can <strong>improve our state of health and age gracefully.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to <strong>nutrition<\/strong>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/7-anti-aging-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anti-aging diet<\/a> <strong>rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants<\/strong> can <strong>prevent the shortening of telomeres<\/strong>, therefore, prevent premature aging.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, aside from including<strong> exercise <\/strong>in your daily routine<strong>,<\/strong> <strong>sleeping at least 7 hours a night<\/strong> and <strong>maintaining stress levels low, <\/strong>it is also important to practice <a href=\"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/introduction-meditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meditation<\/a>. There are <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0142689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">studies <\/a>that show that <strong>meditation stimulates 2 genes that produce telomerase<\/strong>, the enzyme that shortens telomeres, thus, slowing<strong> down the process of aging. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At<a href=\"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> SHA<\/a>, we carry out <strong>in-depth anti-aging testing<\/strong> where we evaluate various parameters, such as the blood, urine, faeces, as well as genomic information through genetic testing, which is very useful for us <strong>to create a personalised health plan for each individual.<\/strong> This information also allows us to prevent the process of developing certain pathologies that come with age.<\/p>\n<p>When these results are obtained, a specialist in anti-aging medicine interprets the results in order to create a health plan that adapts to the needs of each patient. These plans always <strong>include nutrition guidelines<\/strong>, <strong>exercise plans, change of habits and natural supplements<\/strong> that contribute to <strong>cellular protection and optimise the function of each of our cells.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come discover the Preventative and Genetic Medicine unit at SHA Wellness Clinic to improve your quality of life!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anti-Aging and Genetic Specialist, Dr. Tanya \u00c1lvarez, shares her knowledge on why aging occurs and how we can prevent premature aging from happening. The process of aging is a topic of interest that is constantly being studied by the international scientific community. Our lifestyle and daily habits have a direct influence in the process [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u00bfC\u00f3mo podemos prevenir el envejecimiento de los tel\u00f3meros? | SHA Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La especialista en medicina antiaging y gen\u00e9tica, Tanya \u00c1lvarez, desvela lo que ocurre cuando envejecemos y c\u00f3mo prevenir el envejecimiento prematuro.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pre.shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/how-telomeres-affect-premature-aging\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u00bfC\u00f3mo podemos prevenir el envejecimiento de los tel\u00f3meros? 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