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Chronic Stress Ages You. Here's How To De-Stress for Longevity. | Elissa Epel

Sep 1, 2025 · 1h 12m

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How to reduce negative thoughts, get deep rest, and improve cellular health. Elissa Epel, Ph.D. , is an international expert on stress, well-being, and optimal aging and a best-selling author of The Telomere Effect , and The Stress Prescription . She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is Vice Chair of Psychology and directs the Aging Metabolism Emotions Center . In this episode we talk about: What telomeres are Why chronic stress accelerates our rate of aging – and how to reverse it How we have way more control over aging than we think Small, consistent lifestyle changes we can make to promote…