Changes in behaviour really do affect your physical well-being
Regular exercise, sensible eating and a less stressful life can lead to health benefits that may even reverse the ageing of cells, scientists have suggested.
A pilot study of cancer patients has found that those who made significant improvements in their lifestyle also seemed five years later to have produced fundamental changes in the age of their cells.
In research the authors believe could extend beyond cancer patients, those who had shifted to healthier living were found to have boosted their telomeres, the cells’ “lifelines”.
Telomeres are caps on the end of chromosomes that protect the rest of the genetic