Originally Posted by ConsiderThis

Hi, I remembered her name, Epel.

"Chronic stress appears to have the potential to shorten the life of cells, at least immune cells," wrote Elissa Epel of the University of California at San Francisco. "The results were striking," added co-author Elizabeth Blackburn, also of UCSF.

I was wrong about it being nerve cells. Sorry.

When I read one of her articles it talked about how the kind of stress that is a challenge, where in the end we can win and have something to celebrate, is good and we are better off for it.

I don't know if you ever heard the thing about mice that are chased by cats living longer (as long as they aren't caught) than mice who are not chased by cats. I think that must have come from her work...

Anyway, the idea is that when someone is in a situation where they have little or no control and bad things are happening or could happen, it is extremely stressful in a way which ages cells.

I hope that helps.

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