Lifelines: Unlock the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life

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Unlock the secrets of your telomeres for a longer, healthier life. Theyre like the plastic tips of your shoelaces that keep them from fraying. But theyre at the ends of your DNA and they keep you from developing disease and dying too young.
The discovery of telomeres is one of the great breakthroughs in contemporary medicine. Nobel-winning scientist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and her research teams have opened a world of promise when it comes to living longer and healthier. Today, we have the know-how to slow the disintegration process, to beat our biological clock, and prevent disease. Keeping your telomeres robust and as long as possible is crucial to your health.
Noted physician, Dr. Elaine Chin, offers practical and realistic ways to optimize the length of your telomeres and maximize your health. Containing comprehensive information on diet and lifestyle, the potential of supplements, hormone-replacement therapy, sleep patterns, mindfulness, stress management and life purpose, Lifelines will show you how to use our knowledge of telomere science to give you an advantage in what really counts most in lifehow long and how well you will live!

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Elaine Chin, MD, MBA, is a North American trailblazer of personalized medicine. Using leading edge diagnostic tools to support her goal, she has discovered the power of telomere science to support her claim that everyone can help themselves live longer, perform better -- and feel younger too. She is the founder of Executive Health Centre, a premiere executive health practice in Toronto, Canada focusing on peak performance through an integrative science based approach to maintaining optimal health. Dr. Chin works with senior executives and corporations to ensure peak health will lead to peak performance in the workplace. Her clinic's work with telomeres has been highlighted in The Globe and Mail, Maclean's and CTV National News. Her writing has appeared in Maclean's and Canadian Business. She is also a consultant for TELUS Communications, in the role of Chief Wellness Officer. Dr. Chin received her medical degree from the University of Toronto, Canada and her MBA from the same university's Rotman School of Management.