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Loving-Kindness Meditation practice associated with longer telomeres in women

Hoge EA, Chen MM, Orr E, Metcalf CA, Fischer LE, Pollack MH, De Vivo I, Simon NM. · Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2013

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“Relative telomere length was longer in Loving-Kindness (metta) meditators vs. controls, suggesting that this practice may alter a biomarker associated with longevity”

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23602876/ · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.04.005 · https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159113001736

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Loving-Kindness Meditation practice associated with longer telomeres in women
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“Relative telomere length was longer in Loving-Kindness (metta) meditators vs. controls, suggesting that this practice may alter a biomarker associated with longevity”

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23602876/ · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.04.005 · https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159113001736

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        “Relative telomere length was longer in Loving-Kindness (metta) meditators vs. controls, suggesting that this practice may alter a biomarker associated with longevity”
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