Tonight, try a lullaby again

Question for you, when is the last time, when was the last time somebody sang you to sleep with a lullaby? If that hasn't happened since you were a baby, well, we think you're going to be downloading lullaby recordings after you hear this piece, because a new study suggests listening to lullabies can help you live longer. Yes, even as adults. This is according to researchers from the University of Utah. They found that people who get the best quality sleep tend to have the longest telomeres, which refers to the tails at the end of your DNA strands. Scientists compare them to shoelaces, because like our laces, they become frayed and damaged over time, partly because of normal aging and partly because of lifestyle habits like smoking, a poor diet, being sedentary, stuff like that. Once your telomeres are gone, your DNA stops reproducing and cells die. But that's where listening to lullabies can help, because they are a proven stress buster, which activates the brain's limbic system in a way that lowers your breathing and your heart rate, likely to match the tempo of the song. And many studies have shown a direct link between lower stress and better sleep. We've had these studies on this show. Basically, it protects your DNA telomeres from all the damage they would normally encounter when you're stressed. And the result? The longer telomeres last, the slower we age, the longer we live. It's that simple. Listen to a lullaby. Download it now.