The Secret Cooking Ingredient Greeks Use for Longevity
The Greek Island of Ikaria is one of the areas National Geographic fellow and explorer Daniel Buettner has labeled a Blue Zone. Blue Zones are communities where people tend to live longer as a whole, often to the age of 100 and beyond. The people in Ikaria live on average eight years longer than Americans, have half the rate of heart disease, and almost no dementia. One in three make it to the age of 90 thanks to a vigorous life, robust red wine and a rugged terrain that draws...