She Sleeps 7 Hours and Her Telomeres Are Long. He Sleeps 5 and His Cells Are Dying Early. Both Manage Teams of 50.
The telomere test came back at the same lab, same day, same technician. Sarah’s telomeres: 7.8 kilobases (kb). Excellent for her age (42). Marcus’s telomeres: 5.1 kb. Below average for his age (44). That 2.7 kb gap is a cellular aging difference of roughly 12-15 years. They work at the same company. Same industry. […]
