Dr. Elissa Epel is a renowned health psychologist and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and a member of ŌURA's Medical advisory board. She has been studying stress and its impacts on mental and metabolic health (risks for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease) for the past 30 years. Her work has helped illuminate connections between the mind, body, and immune system, including telomeres, the protective caps at the end of chromosomes that play a crucial role in cellular aging and disease. Dr. Epel has published over 300 scientific papers, and co-authored the bestselling books ...read more