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Traveling to Greece: Ikaria Blue Zone Greek Island

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Traveling to Greece: Ikaria Blue Zone Greek Island where people forget to die

IKARIA: THE BLUE ZONE ISLAND WHERE PEOPLE FORGET TO DIE

Happy August, kaló mína, from the beautiful island of Ikaria, one of five "Blue Zone" regions on the planet where the life expectancy of the inhabitants is much higher than that of the average population. Where are these Blue Zones? Besides Ikaria, you can find them on Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Loma Linda, California; and Okinawa, Japan.

Traveling to Greece: Ikaria Blue Zone Greek Island where people forget to die

Many Ikarians live over 90 years, 10 years longer than the average in the much of Europe and the US. According to medical research, the inhabitants live so long thanks to the following factors:

  1. Mediterranean diet
  2. No stress
  3. Agricultural work(out)
  4. Social connections
  5. Creative activities...and of course, dance
    Traveling to Greece: Ikaria Blue Zone Greek Island where people forget to die

This is Ioanna Proiou, who was born in 1911 and is not the only one on the island who has "turned" 100. She wakes up, drinks her herbal tea, works on her farm, and eats whatever the Ikarian soil produces. 

Traveling to Greece: Ikaria Blue Zone Greek Island where people forget to die

Today she is 111 years old and lives happily in Ikaria. What an inspiration!

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