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“Research has identified a few biohacks – lifestyle strategies that improve health and lifespan – that may extend telomeres. The goal of these strategies, which include mindfulness, yoga, exercise, and meditation, is to reduce psychological stress and provide the mind and body periods of restoration and healing.”

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“Healthy, well-nourished adults can usually synthesize enough, and athlete trials have not found consistent improvements in immune measures, aerobic performance, body composition, or intestinal permeability from routine supplementation.”

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“Rather, they fall on a spectrum, ranging from a five-to-one ratio of fats to protein and carbs (typically used in clinical settings) to a more liberalized one-to-one ratio, a type of low glycemic index therapy (commonly referred to as "modified Atkins") that might meet the needs of most healthy people.”