Many people think that meditation only helps relieve stress and calms the mind, but it actually also has a profound effect on the level of chromosomes in our bodies. Scientists have found that meditation helps protect telomeres, which are like the end of a chromosome, preventing cells in our body from becoming fatigued and dying as quickly as people under stress. Now, the telomeres shorten more and more when we are exposed to stress, causing the body to age faster, easier to die, but those who practice meditation always have higher or more severe telomeres than the average.