Not just secrets to a long life, but to a good quality of life well into your 90s and 100s. That is what writer Dan Buettner says he can tell you by explaining why people on the Greek island of Ikaria routinely live that long while living with their families (not nursing homes) and gardening, climbing hills (see picture to right), playing poker even.
Diet is one part. (Lots of greens, things we may consider weeds here like dandelion leaves.) Exercise is another part. (Not the kind we do in the gym, but the kind to get us from point A to point B and back everyday.) But the biggest part? Society, according to Mr. Buettner. (Your society, how closely connected and how much you care for it and vice versa.)
Read the full article titled "The Island Where People Forget to Die" in the NY Times.
Diet is one part. (Lots of greens, things we may consider weeds here like dandelion leaves.) Exercise is another part. (Not the kind we do in the gym, but the kind to get us from point A to point B and back everyday.) But the biggest part? Society, according to Mr. Buettner. (Your society, how closely connected and how much you care for it and vice versa.)
Read the full article titled "The Island Where People Forget to Die" in the NY Times.
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