European Journal | Greece - The Secret of the Aged

The name of the Greek Island of Ikaria supposedly comes from Icarus,who crashed to earth on his flight from Crete after flying too close to the sun,which melted the wax on his self made wings. In the Greek civil war Greek communists were often sent to internal exile on Ikaria. Mikis Theodorakis was one of them. But the rocky island still makes headlines today in the eastern Aegean. Every third resident reaches the age of 100. That statistic is unique in the world. The phenomenon has not been explained. Is it to do with the healthy diet...or the philosophy of sigar sigar...take it easy.

[@casper-z9rkls6gl]

If you don't finish something today, you can always complete it tomorrow. Whereas in other parts of the world, everything has to be done yesterday. The result is stress, anxiety, high-blood pressure.

[@FrankGreco78]

I have been to this island twice. Food and the life in nature is important indeed, but i believe the most important reasong for their longevity is the way they live. They are never in a hurry, they don't walk fast, they don't even have the sense of the time.They have a saying in Ikaria '' if you see an Ikarian runnning, then his house is on fire'' .Words such anxiety and worries are unknown for them. I believe that's the whole point.

[@bwb4416]

Foti's Videos very well said, it was funny, “house on fire” lol

[@FrankGreco78]

@@bwb4416 funny, but believe me it is true :)

[@robinhood4640]

I'm pretty convinced that the air they are breathing is the main factor. There is something the rest of the world is breathing too much of, that they are not.

[@robhingston]

Clean air, Exercise no junk food nice environment nice weather and socially connected..

[@NemeanLion-]

I think it’s how humans were designed to live.

[@ivi122]

0:58 lol he’s so fit, he can jump higher than me and I’m only 44 😳 so pretty much half his age

[@aidinmiracle3300]

@cringelord You sound like someone which looks for negative and dark side on everything, you need help.

[@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής]

Not sigar sigar but siga siga/σιγά σιγά (slowly - slowly)

[@NorceCodine]

...this also explains Greece's 300 billion dollar debt :)

[@proksenospapias9327]

You sound like the kind of person who will die alone and young :)

[@steboum1702]

NorceCodine this also explain your jealousy poor girl.

[@casper-z9rkls6gl]

That's probably the fault of the Athenians, Spartans and other modern, city dwellers. On the islands, they lead a natural, traditional, sustainable lifestyle.

[@skatiarhs007]

where are you from ?

[@EliasGeorgiou-h7j]

I told you a true story about dept,the one neighbor owner money to the he is neighbour,and cant not sleeping at nigth,and he is wife say to him call your neighbour and say to him that you will not given the money,and let him not sleeping at nigths,this is about dept