DNA/being present...

[appicchato]

If this topic has been broached in another thread, sorry...

http://preventdisease.com/news/12/11181 ... dium=email

[Billymac29]

very interesting... thanks for sharing

with metta

[daverupa]

Since this study relied on self-reported attentional state, she said, further studies directly measuring presence and mind wandering will be needed.

[Sam Vara]

According to the findings, published online in the new Association for Psychological Science journal Clinical Psychological Science, those who reported more mind wandering had shorter telomeres, while those who reported more presence in the moment, or having a greater focus and engagement with their current activities, had longer telomeres, even after adjusting for current stress.

Due to the shortness of my telomeres, my mind wanders all over the place rather than the present moment. "What did I do in the past that made them so short? What can I do in the future to mitigate the damage?"

[appicchato]

Due to the shortness of my telomeres, my mind wanders all over the place...

You're not alone...it's a miracle I have any at all (if I, indeed, do), never mind their length...

[Dan74]

According to the findings, published online in the new Association for Psychological Science journal Clinical Psychological Science, those who reported more mind wandering had shorter telomeres, while those who reported more presence in the moment, or having a greater focus and engagement with their current activities, had longer telomeres, even after adjusting for current stress.

Due to the shortness of my telomeres, my mind wanders all over the place rather than the present moment. "What did I do in the past that made them so short? What can I do in the future to mitigate the damage?"

Well, there is a well-known process that solves the telomere problem by replenishing them, making cells essentially immortal. It is called cancer.

[Sam Vara]

According to the findings, published online in the new Association for Psychological Science journal Clinical Psychological Science, those who reported more mind wandering had shorter telomeres, while those who reported more presence in the moment, or having a greater focus and engagement with their current activities, had longer telomeres, even after adjusting for current stress.

Due to the shortness of my telomeres, my mind wanders all over the place rather than the present moment. "What did I do in the past that made them so short? What can I do in the future to mitigate the damage?"

Well, there is a well-known process that solves the telomere problem by replenishing them, making cells essentially immortal. It is called cancer.

Hmmm.....

Would I get a few months of really firm mindfulness? How does that compare with a few years of mental wandering?

Choices, choices...