The Guardian: One of the Best "Brainy" Books of the Decade A groundbreaking book on the background of telomeres that offers new guidance on how to delay ageing and extend life. Telomeres are biological markers that have been found by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and renowned health psychologist Dr. Elissa Epel. They may be used to assess how well our cells are doing and what we can do to make them better. The book focuses on concepts like the molecular basis for the mind-body connection, how sleep and food can alter telomeres, and the startling finding that pregnant women who experience high levels of stress have babies with shorter telomeres. It also provides resources and guidance on how to determine the telomere length and cell age.