Fitness

Exercise: One Way It May Help You Live Longer

The relationship between physical activity and telomere length

Michael Hunter, MD
5 min readOct 19, 2020

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(Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash)

Telomeres are minute bits of DNA that represent the ends of chromosomes. I often share with my patients that telomeres are like the little plastic aglets found on the ends of your shoelaces. Telomeres serve multiple purposes, including…

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Michael Hunter, MD

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com