Anxiety Speeds Cellular Aging

Maylin Rodriguez-Paez RN

We’ve always known that anxiety takes a toll on the human body. Anxious people are more likely to suffer from heart disease and other diseases, for example. To date, however, we haven’t been all that certain about anxiety’s effects on aging.

Interestingly enough, a new study shows that anxiety shortens telomeres, the end caps of DNA. The results were published online in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Anxiety is Associated With 3.5 to 8 Years of Cellular Aging

Previous studies show a relationship between shorter telomeres and a shorter lifespan, making it a reliable marker for aging. …read more