October 2019 PMID 31185369

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial.

Khoa D Le Nguyen, Jue Lin, Sara B Algoe, Mary M Brantley, Sumi L Kim, Jeffrey Brantley, Sharon Salzberg, Barbara L Fredrickson

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Peak: 6 in Sep 2019

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These discussions show strong agreement with the research, with many posts emphasizing the potential benefits of loving-kindness meditation for slowing aging, such as references to its effects on telomeres and quotes like 'Practicing Loving Kindness Meditation prevents the shortening of one's telomeres.' The tone is enthusiastic and informative, reflecting deep engagement and high interest in the findings' implications for health and longevity.

AgreementStrong agreement

Many discussions cite the study as valid and impactful, supporting the idea that loving-kindness meditation can slow biological aging.

InterestHigh interest

Participants are highly interested, as evidenced by repeated mentions of the benefits and significance of the findings.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts delve into the details of the research, with references to methodologies and implications, showing deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

Several discussions highlight the potential for these practices to contribute to anti-aging lifestyles, though some note it's early evidence, hence a moderate impact score.

Abstract in brief

Lovingkindness meditation (LKM) appears to protect against telomere shortening in middle-aged adults over a 12-week period, potentially slowing biological aging.
While mindfulness meditation (MM) led to a decrease in telomere length similar to the control group, LKM showed significantly less telomere attrition, indicating a unique benefit of LKM.
The study suggests that the emotional and practice factors measured did not directly account for these differences, highlighting LKM's potential as a specific intervention for slowing cellular aging.]

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Loving-Kindness Meditation and Its Benefits on Health and Aging

Loving-kindness meditation, rooted in Buddhist tradition, cultivates feelings of compassion towards oneself and others. Scientific studies show it can boost immune function, reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and slow…

un Nuevo Mundo con una Mirada Mindfulness · Oct 4, 2023 126 views

Loving-kindness Meditation and Its Impact on Biological Aging

Lovingkindness meditation, rooted in Buddhist tradition, fosters compassion toward oneself and others. Scientific research shows it can strengthen the immune system, enhance well-being, and slow biological aging by…

un Nuevo Mundo con una Mirada Mindfulness · Oct 3, 2023 50 views

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Compassion and Wellbeing

This guided loving-kindness meditation helps cultivate compassion for oneself and others, backed by modern psychology. Regular practice can reduce stress, build resilience, and improve physical health, fostering…

Intersectional Psychology · Sep 22, 2025 14 views

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Compassion and Well-Being

Aurora guides you through a Loving-Kindness Meditation, a practice supported by modern psychology to cultivate compassion, reduce stress, and enhance resilience. Learn simple phrases to open the heart and foster…

Intersectional Psychology · Sep 22, 2025 2 views

Arya C. Dix-Kühn

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Mar 28, 2025 · 79 followers View post →

Rob

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@CNBC @CNBCMakeIt I'll save you a click. "Corrigendum to “Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial” [Psychoneuroendocrinology 108 (2019) (October) 20–27]"

Mar 20, 2023 · 1 like · 1,359 followers View post →

raimo rauhala

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RT @MariaNordin: Minua luultiin taas kaksikymppiseksi. Salaisuuteni: saan hyviä mahdollisuuksia harjoittaa rakastavaa myötätuntoa. Luettuan…

Nov 8, 2022 · 2 shares · 41 followers View post →

Hilkka Laronia

@hilkkalaronia · X

RT @MariaNordin: Minua luultiin taas kaksikymppiseksi. Salaisuuteni: saan hyviä mahdollisuuksia harjoittaa rakastavaa myötätuntoa. Luettuan…

Nov 8, 2022 · 2 shares · 3,879 followers View post →

Maria Nordin

@MariaNordin · X

Nov 8, 2022 · 92 likes · 2 shares · 13,199 followers View post →

Guy Fincham, PhD

@breath_Guy · X

@tipado Wrote a lit review on kindness-based meditation (KBM). Le Nguyen et al. compiled a 12-week study in 142 adults comparing mindfulness training & KBM. Telomere length reduced in mindfulness & wait-list groups, but KBM group displayed less telomere attrition https://t.co/XQzDNlhQOi

Oct 11, 2022 · 1 like · 2,075 followers View post →

Sebastian

@sebcastillo69 · X

Cultivating a habit of meditation can literally slow down aging: https://t.co/cdx9usXKMT

Aug 25, 2022 · 1 like · 327 followers View post →

Qmetis

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RT @StephenTrzeciak: Can #kindness slow #aging? This @UNC study found that, compared to self-focused meditation, focusing the mind on lovin…

Feb 15, 2022 · 4 shares · 77 followers View post →

Margaret DeOliveira, M.D.

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RT @StephenTrzeciak: Can #kindness slow #aging? This @UNC study found that, compared to self-focused meditation, focusing the mind on lovin…

Feb 14, 2022 · 4 shares · 411 followers View post →

Luis E. Chaparro, MD FRCPC

@LuisChaparroMD · X

RT @StephenTrzeciak: Can #kindness slow #aging? This @UNC study found that, compared to self-focused meditation, focusing the mind on lovin…

Feb 14, 2022 · 4 shares · 536 followers View post →

Posh_Clevelander

@swtnrse05 · X

RT @StephenTrzeciak: Can #kindness slow #aging? This @UNC study found that, compared to self-focused meditation, focusing the mind on lovin…

Feb 14, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,269 followers View post →

Dr. T’s Daily Dose

@StephenTrzeciak · X

Feb 14, 2022 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 1,866 followers View post →

Guy Fincham, PhD

@breath_Guy · X

RT @breev_in: @Dr_Epel Telomere length reduced in the mindfulness and wait-list groups, whereas the KBM group displayed less telomere attri…

Jan 5, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,075 followers View post →

Elissa Epel

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RT @breev_in: @Dr_Epel Telomere length reduced in the mindfulness and wait-list groups, whereas the KBM group displayed less telomere attri…

Dec 20, 2021 · 2 shares · 9,197 followers View post →

Guy Fincham, PhD

@breath_Guy · X

@Dr_Epel Telomere length reduced in the mindfulness and wait-list groups, whereas the KBM group displayed less telomere attrition. https://t.co/XQzDNlhQOi

Dec 20, 2021 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 2,075 followers View post →

theylos

@theylos · X

Practicing Loving Kindness Meditation prevents the shortening of one’s telomeres https://t.co/bCiYkcjgRU

Feb 19, 2021 · 1,127 followers View post →

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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RT @BeingCompassion: #SundayReads: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized control…

Feb 7, 2021 · 1 share · 1,337 followers View post →

Center for Compassionate Leadership

@BeingCompassion · X

#SundayReads: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial. Read the research in @PNECJournal Volume 108, October 2019: https://t.co/rKGzeJ19lZ #CompassionMatters #lovingkindness

Feb 7, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,486 followers View post →

Meditation

@MeditationBot_ · X

RT @neuropsychfacts: Loving-kindness #meditation slows cellular aging. Practicing loving-kindness meditation buffers against #telomere sho…

Jan 6, 2021 · 1 share · 2,915 followers View post →

neuropsych

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Loving-kindness #meditation slows cellular aging. Practicing loving-kindness meditation buffers against #telomere shortening. Telomeres are the protective caps of chromosomes and telomere attrition is linked to cellular aging. https://t.co/8xYAFHRsir

Jan 6, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 121 followers View post →

UC SSEW Initiative

@SSEWscience · X

RT @UCSFAME: Loving-kindness meditation might be part of an anti aging lifestyle. Research shows that telomere shortening was less signific…

Sep 15, 2020 · 1 share · 1,194 followers View post →

UCSF AME CENTER

@UCSFAME · X

Loving-kindness meditation might be part of an anti aging lifestyle. Research shows that telomere shortening was less significant overtime among those who practiced LKM. Read more: https://t.co/nreqd3OKuY https://t.co/6Vgx260bD8

Aug 26, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 765 followers View post →

David Alvear

@AlvearMfs · X

b) Comparativa #mindfulness vs. metta e impacto en telómeros (artículo polémico, dejo tb otro de replica): https://t.co/zsnwxAmqwo https://t.co/xzPGVsjlB8 2/4

Aug 26, 2020 · 727 followers View post →

Center for Compassionate Leadership

@BeingCompassion · X

#SundayReads: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial. Read the research in Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 108, October 2019: https://t.co/rKGzeJ19lZ #CompassionMatters https://t.co/AWK03QEESu

Feb 16, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,486 followers View post →

Stephen Pimentel

@StephenPiment · X

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial https://t.co/53IMAo11Lm

Jan 25, 2020 · 12,711 followers View post →

DeathMakesLifePossbl

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RT @MarilynSchlitz: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial - Sci…

Dec 30, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,675 followers View post →

Mystical White Rose Monastery

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RT @MarilynSchlitz: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial - Sci…

Dec 27, 2019 · 2 shares · 2,926 followers View post →

Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

@MarilynSchlitz · X

Dec 26, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 13,856 followers View post →

Lindsey M. McDougle

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Loving-kindness #meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial https://t.co/haQVBuIY6H #publicservice #kindness #highered #highereducation #meditate #aging #age #growingold #stress #stressmanagement https://t.co/m528HSonaF

Sep 23, 2019 · 1 like · 1,676 followers View post →

Marco Aldabe Bomstad

@MAldabeBomstad · X

RT @jaimetartar: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial - Scienc…

Sep 8, 2019 · 1 share · 249 followers View post →

Society for Sports Neuroscience

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Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial - ScienceDirect https://t.co/RevEQd4BhF

Sep 8, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 818 followers View post →

J P Fanton

@HealthyFellow · X

RT @JuhanaHarju: Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial https://…

Sep 7, 2019 · 1 share · 26,023 followers View post →

Frank Campanale

@disenoboston · X

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial https://t.co/aIYkdGgROj

Sep 6, 2019 · 405 followers View post →

Juhana Harju

@JuhanaHarju · X

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial https://t.co/3bEWF2cPhZ

Sep 5, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,690 followers View post →

John A. Fredrickson

@jfredson · X

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial - ScienceDirect https://t.co/TErPcc5W57

Aug 25, 2019 · 798 followers View post →

A〽️ineAyara

@AmineAyara · X

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial - ScienceDirect https://t.co/iRYoep7wkK

Aug 24, 2019 · 1 like · 1,108 followers View post →

Rael Science

@raelscience · X

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Jun 23, 2019 · 320 followers View post →

久賀谷亮

@akira_kugaya · X

自分や他者を慈しむと若返るテロメアが瞑想で長く保たれた。通常のマインドフルネスは効果なし#脳が老いない世界一シンプルな方法#マインドフルネス Loving-Kindness Meditation Slows Biological Aging in Novices: Evidence from a 12-week Randomized Controlled Trial https://t.co/FECzx5I5ZR

May 27, 2019 · 3 likes · 552 followers View post →

Sportarts

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RT @AdrienneTaren: Loving-Kindness Meditation Slows Biological Aging in Novices: Evidence from a 12-week Randomized Controlled Trial https:…

May 26, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,804 followers View post →

Associate Professor Amy Finlay-Jones

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RT @AdrienneTaren: Loving-Kindness Meditation Slows Biological Aging in Novices: Evidence from a 12-week Randomized Controlled Trial https:…

May 25, 2019 · 2 shares · 2,263 followers View post →

Adrienne T. MD/PhD

@AdrienneTaren · X

Loving-Kindness Meditation Slows Biological Aging in Novices: Evidence from a 12-week Randomized Controlled Trial https://t.co/1UpoGJLYZL

May 25, 2019 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 1,840 followers View post →

Loving-kindness meditation slows biological aging in novices: Evidence from a 12-week randomized controlled trial.

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Loving-Kindness Meditation and Its Benefits on Health and Aging

Loving-kindness Meditation and Its Impact on Biological Aging

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Compassion and Wellbeing

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Compassion and Well-Being