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A joke about too much daydreaming make someone dies young, it has a point. A study has linked the habit of daydreaming with premature aging and shortened lifespan.
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco conducted a study on telomeres are protective cap the ends of chromosomes. In recent years, numerous studies have shown that telomere shortening is one of the strongest markers of aging.
Telomere will shorten with age, so that telomeres shortened at any age may predict the development of disease and premature death, as reported by prevention Monday (26/11/2012).
To find out if daydreaming habits have an impact on telomere length, researchers tested 239 women with high education and with low stress levels. Study participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire about life satisfaction, and researchers measured telomere length of each participant.
Participants are often daydreaming tend to have shorter telomere, which is about 200 base pairs, which should be experienced 4 years later. This means that telomere shortening causes premature aging 4 years.
According to the researchers, in fact there is nothing wrong with dreaming but daydreaming is usually based on the unhappiness and feelings of sadness. Stress and life dissatisfaction has been linked to telomere shortening in many previous studies.
Researchers suggest rather than focusing on the things that bother you, better think of something else that makes you feel better.
To maintain telomeres and prevent premature aging, you can perform the following six steps:
1. Feel the breath of your own
A study in the journal Emotion found that the June issue of not breathing consciously for 8 minutes can prevent the mind wandering everywhere.
2. Try yoga and meditation
A study in 2011 in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology found that when people do meditation or yoga for four months, may increase production of the enzyme telomerase, which maintains telomere.
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco conducted a study on telomeres are protective cap the ends of chromosomes. In recent years, numerous studies have shown that telomere shortening is one of the strongest markers of aging.
Telomere will shorten with age, so that telomeres shortened at any age may predict the development of disease and premature death, as reported by prevention Monday (26/11/2012).
To find out if daydreaming habits have an impact on telomere length, researchers tested 239 women with high education and with low stress levels. Study participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire about life satisfaction, and researchers measured telomere length of each participant.
Participants are often daydreaming tend to have shorter telomere, which is about 200 base pairs, which should be experienced 4 years later. This means that telomere shortening causes premature aging 4 years.
According to the researchers, in fact there is nothing wrong with dreaming but daydreaming is usually based on the unhappiness and feelings of sadness. Stress and life dissatisfaction has been linked to telomere shortening in many previous studies.
Researchers suggest rather than focusing on the things that bother you, better think of something else that makes you feel better.
To maintain telomeres and prevent premature aging, you can perform the following six steps:
1. Feel the breath of your own
A study in the journal Emotion found that the June issue of not breathing consciously for 8 minutes can prevent the mind wandering everywhere.
2. Try yoga and meditation
A study in 2011 in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology found that when people do meditation or yoga for four months, may increase production of the enzyme telomerase, which maintains telomere.
3. Hang out with more friends
Your friends do not just make you feel younger but also can protect telomeres due to positive experiences such as social connections.
4. Take fish oil
Research shows that omega-3 in fish oil can slow the aging process by extending the telomeres.
5. A quality night's sleep
Overcome all kinds of interference that can disrupt your tisur and get a good night's sleep to keep your brain sharp.
6. sport
Research shows that regular exercise can lengthen telomeres. In fact, moderate exercise for 30 minutes a day can make elongated telomeres equivalent to 10 years younger than your peers who do not exercise.
Source: prevention
