The People On This Greek Island Live Over 100 Years | The Art Of Living | Tonic
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2021
- Ikaria, an isolated island in the Greek archipelago, is on average 10 years older than the rest of Europe. Niklas meets wine producers and beekeepers, and takes a closer look at what the cause may be.
Niklas travels the world exploring Blue Zones, areas where people often turn over 100 years old. What is it that makes a long life in these places not only possible but also likely?
In this food and lifestyle documentary series, internationally renowned chef Niklas Ekstedt explores the secret of living past the age of 100. He’s travelling to six of the world’s ‘blue zones’ - regions such as Sardinia, Costa Rica, and Okinawa in Japan, where unusually high numbers of people reach an advanced age - in a quest to find the recipe for a long and healthy life. Along the way, he befriends locals and gets to know them, joining in with their daily routines and discussing their approaches to life, food, and ageing. He also reveals different ways of living. For example, in Ikaria, Greece, he discovers a town which keeps the stress levels down by not keeping track of time. And, as you would expect from a leading chef, he also can’t resist sampling some of the local specialties in every place he visits.
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Now I’m dreaming to live in that kind of island.,wonderful place!
I' ready to eat. Mm. Let's go.
Jie Amp let's go together 😁
It's really wonderful dear
i live in a better island warmer healthier and stress free...we call it Manhattan Island
Trust me. It is
My greek grandfather died 102 years and my grandmother died 98 years!
They lived in Athens and until they
died every day they went for a walk!
Never ate food that they did not knew what were the ingredients! Never bought a car so they have to walk!Always thinking positive , eat healthy!
i live in the greek capital in the world...astoria new york
Really? Did your relatives never EAT OUT? If they did, they would have LITTLE CLUE what the ingredients were, as is the case with restaurants all over the world.
I believe the key to longevity in the blue zones could be their diet but more importantly, their relatively lower stress lifestyle due to their unique perspective of life
Yes. Both.
If I am correct folks like that don't do all the "counting" of everything like so many do over here in America. They just eat foods that naturally help you all the time and the food is balancing so therefore no need to "count/tradeoff/watch" what you eat so much/if at all due to how the food is natural and good for you.
Their mindset leads to a healthy habit in diet, stress management, daily life activities
The cause and effect may be more complex. A proper diet reduces anxiety.
@@fainitesbarley2245 you got that right. When I realized the connection with food and the negative thoughts i had at one time, i cleaned up and haven't had issues since.
It is VERY important that is known. Gaining health thru food is very vitally important.
@@marlak4203
Absolutely
So many in denial about our sickening modern environment. Air, water and food all contaminated by corporate greed.
BS. They deliberately planned to sicken us. Corporations do what the governments allowed. Not everything is about greed.
Yep early death is not from a deficiency of medicine.
Our Yuba county dumped in just one year over 2 million pounds of chemicals in over our food in the year 1991 when my daughter was born.
Lenders won't give loans to farms if they don't insure the crops with these chemicals
I hope you don't wake up with that outlook every single day, then you will be the worst polluter of your environment
And the military industrial complex
I wish every corner of the world would have the same loving community a serene quiet place to live
low stress, good organic food, good social support..
That is all we ever need ☹️
Absolutely love Greece, Στην υγειά σας, πολλά χρόνια my greek friends
Pure air, clean water and food, none contamination.
Greece always has a stronger relationship with their herbs and vegetables. On every occasion when I visited Greece, a Greek gave me a gift of their herbs or helped me with a herb when I once had a bad stomach (it helped miraculously). Nowhere else I experienced this.
Mountain tea with a drop of holy water? 👍
Wonderful herbs in Jamaica. We have over 180. Lots of preventive care goes on here. We do not have a very strong healthcare system. Although to give credit, our health care is free. We have the heart..just need more income.
Aniseed tea called liganiso
Tatiana, please, what herb helped your stomach issue?
@@sondrasmith2691 greek marjoram it says matzoypana. It is different than the marjoram I found in other countries. It is sold as tea there in herbal tea stores.
They are located on a beautiful island living a natural life in sync with the environment and the community. You can see the body, mind and spirit are all healthy from this way of life. The work seems to be stress free and organic, very beautiful. It's nothing like working in the American hellscape.
I have long been a fan of the meditteranean diet (Spanish, Italian, Greek) and to see the island of Ikaria it's so wonderfully slow placed, calm and peaceful - it's not just food but the whole atmosphere and lifestyle; what is life but full of care, we have no time to stand and stare but in actuality this is exactly what we should be doing, not being so dtiven by time and nowadays the internet.
MEDITERRANE ist nicht Spanisch,Italienisch,Greek sondern ILIRICUM ILLYRIEN Lebensart und Lebenserfahrung und auch als Definition .
Hallo!!!! I am Greek and I also live in Greece although I haven't visited Ikaria. In terms of herbs and virgin olive oil it is true that we eat a lot, as well as vegetables. We use olive oil everyday for cooking and basically on our salad. Olive oil is a remedy for many physical disorders .In every city there is a marketplace at least once a week where someone can buy fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs which most of them are cultivated by farmers. Of course, we can find them in supermarkets but in marketplace they are more fresh and less expensive. Generally, the Greek cuisine contains lots of herbs such as dill, parsley,oregano, mint, basil and green salad like radish , kale, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, tomatoes and cucumbers, green and yellow peppers, paprika and fresh green onions and onions.
I literally came back to watch this because it reminds me of my Grandparents so much. They grew their own food, made their own wine, canned their own food dried their own herbs, made their own bread, their own cheese. And whatever they didn’t grow they foraged. I love foraging💜💜💜
This is so beautiful. So genuine. So real. It makes me quite emotional to watch. This is what so many of us are missing, and what so many of us pine for without even knowing we do.
I love, the live in a Greek village. The people,are humble, and the life healthy .
Just had a gorgeous 3 week holiday in Greece!! If I could speak the language I would have stayed! The people in Greece just don’t stress and is happy and friendly and very helpful! The food is to die for! The wine is so good we never had a hangover! I myself have not worn a watch for 26 years, It s life changing! Once upon a time we also use to live like this in South Africa but things has changed! Stay heathy and drink wine!🥰🍷( Ps they also drink lots of water)
Learn the language 😎
well, apartheid 🤷♀
I love ,the life in the Greek vilages .
Simply gorgeous… lots of love ❤️ from Buffalo,New York.. USA 🇺🇸
I live in the Caribbean and didn't even know that Ikaria existed until I saw this video. I visited Greece, Patmos, Rhodes and Mykonos Island, 13 years ago and yes those island are extremely beautiful. I was surprised at how they use olive oil on almost everything in their food even as a salad dressing. I look forward to seeing more videos like this on the other parts of the world.
Isn't oil bad for health? Doesn't oil make you obese?
@@AS-jo8qh Search low carb diet or ketogenic diet here on RUclips and you will be enlightened. Not all oils are equal. And they say it's simple carbs that cause obesity.
@@chuynching thanks
The oil is not the secret. The rest of their diet is was very well balanced. Will this generation living there also live to over 100?
@@AS-jo8qh olive oil is extremely good for you.
I feel like I've been energized on a sunny relaxing holiday in Ikaria! Thank you!
This is the most beautiful way of life
So beautiful. And watching all these episodes just confirms to me all over again what I intuitively always knew: that we are supposed to eat what the earth gives us, what grows locally and what is fresh and available seasonally. A wide variety of foods, a mix of everything from herbs to vegetables meat fish wine all is perfect. Prepared the way our ancestors prepared the foods. No need for these new health crazes that today´s society is so happy to promote. No need to put weird vegan sausages with undecipherable ingredients in your shopping baskets. Just stay away from all of these strange processed foods that you find on the shelves everywhere that has nothing real and natural in it. Meat is not bad for you, even alcohol isn´t. Everything in moderation and in balance. The chemicals and toxic ingredients they put in foods and all this "invented" stuff they come up with that´s what is unhealthy. Just eat close to nature and your health will thank you. Also be thankful for the food before you eat it, be it plants or animal products. Treat the animals well and make sure they have a good life .. and the products they provide will be healthful to us people. Everything has a vibration. What we eat connects us with the electromagnetic field of the earth. Yet better if you yourself or someone you love prepares the food with their hands. Loved this series of visiting the Blue Zones - wonderful content!
I do believe that it makes a difference if you, yourself or someone you love/who loves you prepares food for you rather than buying ready made food, either already prepared or cooked (chilled or frozen).
Beautifully put!!
do u eat camels?
@@sooparticular Not sure what that question is supposed to mean but yes I’ve had the occasional camel meat burger
@@gilliankingston8259 I totally agree!
That is basically heaven on earth.
After watching this I feel the need to learn everything about my local wild greens and start foraging.
Mrs. Alexandra has flowers tucked behind her ears. How nice. 🥰
I WISH I COULD LIVE LIKE THAT ALMOST STRESS FREE LIFE STYLE , EATING AND DRINKING ORGANIC AND WITHOUT THINKING CLOCK TICKING .
Exactly the kind of place and lifestyle I wanna live in 😍
This is an excellent example of a high context culture. They value the moments of life and how they communicate within relationships is not to be rushed whether with people, growing, preparing or eating food which is seldom done alone. They are the original slow food movement, common all around many Mediterranean cultures.
Ikaria, Greece is awesome! The culture here makes you wonder if it’s the reason they live to over 100 years old. Their diet could be contributory to their longevity but it is really their way of living that makes them live so long.
As a Greek let me tell you , in ancient Greece Ikaria was considered a magical island, and this is how we see it today in Greece , we think Ikaria has all the good energy collected there.
What a Life! I really had a good time watching this. Thank you for sharing! This is so wonderful, so enjoyable. Just imagine how beautiful life can be! Love it!!!
We live that way in rural southern America, helping others. If you are putting up your hay in the field, the other farmers and friends. We first moved here from the north and couldn't get used to people waved when we drove by, we didn't even know them. You can arrive are others house even if you did not know them. That is how we have more friends living here in 3 years than 50 years in the north. God bless them and love their lifestyle.
This is the kind of life I've been dreaming of! I bought a small piece of land in the countryside and built a small house because I really want to live longer.
this is beautiful! which country you chose?
Don't do it in a place where it is Vulcanic activity though... yet the soil is best for to plant where it was Vulcanic LONG TIME AGO - those place for to get all mineral in the food
in which country?
Full of admiration and a little envy. All the best to you!
Blessing to you and your home!!!🥰
Stunningly beautiful people and country side. Thank you for sharing it with us all!
I think the secret is a stress free life, a vegetarian based diet, a bit of organic wine, not too much, exercise, fresh air, and that's it.
As a Greek this is a myth about vegetarian life in Greece as it is very meat based, especially in ikaria where the meat eaten is primarily goat, lamb , pork and fish. Vegetables and fruits are seasonal and herbs are added to cooking, but the Greek diet is not vegetarian. In fact a lot of dairy is consumed as well from region to region. This video doesn’t show the entire story unfortunately.
Oh, ikarians EAT A LOT OF MEAT!!
MORE than fish...
This is a wonderful lifestyle- physical activity, lots of time in nature, fresh organic produce, organic wine, strong community, slower pace of life... this lifestyle breeds longevity.
A life where I don't have to watch time constantly and meet deadlines, I'll be so glad
Fantastic story.. I want to live a long simple life on this ikaria GREEK ISLAND.
Ikaria Greece, Loma Linda California, Sardinia Italy, nicoya Costa Rica and Okinawa Island...are the 5 main blue zones....others are; halifax ns, lunenburg ns,waitago and Nelson new zealand, Richmond BC..Australia has some blue zones to
This deserves million of views. We could learn a thing or two how to live a meaningful long life.
I love the beekeeper 🌸 I once worked with bees 🐝 too I love them
Hmm..... you do care for nature
Oh I relate so much the Thea. I’m third generation and I look at the places in Italy and Sicily that my Grandparents were from and I just wish I was there. They’re so beautiful and vibrant and it’s like a longing for that home you never had. Because they went in search of that American Dream. It was a lovely dream but the peace of their home calls to me. It feels like it’s what’s missing in my life.
I’ve had to track this video down again to share the “ Mediterranean salsa “ . Thank you for your videos that show how to make the meals you share. Please make more videos.
Thanks for sharing wit us the life of Ikarians. How I wish we can all visit this kind of place.
I knew a Greek family in NYC. The wife was from Ikaria and told me about this.
Praying and hoping to live there and experience a simple low paced life❤
Wonderful episode. Love learning more about the blue zones!
Living in harmony with nature,Fresh organic vegetables and fruits great medicine to our soul.Its remains me my lovely sweet grandmother .. I loved organic too I’m using organic olive oil, Greece olive oil it really delicious. Thank you so much my dear friend for you excellent conversation and beautiful film.I can’t wait to go ❤.God bless and peace grace to all Lovely and beautiful heart and sweet smile.🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💙
It is not surprising that people who live on the island have plenty of time, support, no stress have healthier and longer life.
I'm sure clean, healthy air that's not polluted with car exhaust and tons of other harmful chemicals, like here in America are a big plus in the Blue Zones. There are many components to healthy living. I really enjoyed watching this video and I can see adding some red wine to my diet will be helpful. I already love EVO!
Dedalus and Ikarus vers in Latin = where the flight and the aeroplanes root does started
lovely to see how the two lady SO NATURAL and full of strength and health
A wonderful host visiting the island.
Upon reaching 50 yrs old I was curious, like you to know how to live a healthier and happier life as I age. I'm enjoying your experiences so much. Thank you for this lovely and educational getaway. :)
We say "Güveç" to sufiko 16:00 in Turkey. So lovely to see we have so many common foods :)) I am so proud to be one of the people of the same region and culture. We are just at the other part of the Aegean sea. I am learning Greek and want to visit Greece soon. Γεια σου γείτονα !!
Γειά σου!
Γειά σου!!!🧏♀️
Εισαι ωραίος
are you coming at night? only asking for the preparations.
@@Eduforall_ we have bigger problems 😏
I don't drink wine in my 35 years existing in my life. But after watching this i consider to drink 😅
Don't do this, big mistake, not joke
No sulfites in Greek wine. Also, Greeks don't drink to get drunk
wonderful people and sense of community
My ideal life would be, a cosy little cottage, sea, sun and books. That's it.
Greece is not the only country with the natural and organic wine. In Romania, in the village people do the same thing, I've done that many times and also from grapes we can do rachia(vodka) but natural and organic with no additional things and the taste is more nice
Thats great and i was wondering with what it ferment, what do you add to ferment it naturally?
@@motherartist6350 nothing add, the wine fermented by himself
Rachia/Raki is not vodka no? It is the juice of grape skin double distilled , that is what you are talking about right? Vodka comes from potatoes if i am not mistaken? Rachia /Raki is a balkan drink that was invented in mount Athos in the byzantine era and spread around the balkans and turkey.
@@motherartist6350 There are two little secrets: mind you do not wash grapes in advance and...just press grapes barefoot. That used to be the enjoyment of village children :)))
😳😏👌I guess lol
I love this series, thank you! We need to get back to the old ways, convenience has become toxically inconvenient.
small community with trust. trust is so important for your life.
Vamos a tener que aprender a sembrar la tierra y regresarnos para cuidar el ambiente y nuestra salud.
This is great. I can show up for my 1pm appointment three days later.
Πόσο μου λείπει η Ικαρία μου!! Αγιο Κυρικο τι κανεις; Περδίκι; Θέρμα; Σας αγαπώ και μου λείπετε όλους!!!
Hallo, Great 👍 video, to see fresh wild greens and vegetables cooking, looks too healthy, Thanks 🙏. Bye 👋 from Canada 🇨🇦.
This is INCREDIBLE!
thankyou, awesome experiences with genuine people
Excellent presentation of Ikaria and it's secrets. Well done! 😀
These videos are amazing 👏 thanks
Clean air, nearest the sea and far from dirty citys is the key of clean food, clean mind and clean relations which at the end bringd longlivity bcs it has more sense that way than the other. Universe is the greatest mind. Amen
Hello!
I have subscribed your channel today!
Thank you for sharing ❤️
Greetings from a Portuguese ❤️
Great food and people
They all have reason to live also old people there are respected. Pretty simple really clean life reason to live respect and wealth.
I would have no problem living day by day the way they do and live, wonderful island and people , awesome! 🐝 🪴 🍅 🍇 🧀 🥩 🥬 🍷 😋
Wow beautiful I love this life style 🇿🇦🌎🌍 thanks 👍
This is fascinating!
I am from an island..but really I want to visit ikaria
what a life !
I enjoyed watching this video and the way youall live.
Thanks for this doc! ❤️❤️❤️
I am going, see you there!
How i wish someday i can travel these beautiful places in the world 🌍
Would love to live there
Thank you for sharing your travels with us beautiful life
Yes I don’t wear a watch !this is a beautiful place relaxing loving people 💕✨no stress ❤️💙✨
thanks! love the videos of the blue zones
Im dreaming....im happy and laughing... all i need is a glass of wine...so intresting...im moving there...
I love their lifestyle. I think what contributes to their healthy long lives are a combination of the organic food they eat, stress free, active life style, living as a community and less air and water pollution due to not having many vehicles and factories in the island..
Thank you for this. Extremely educational and entertaining.
I am in love with your videos, actually, I believe I'm addicted! Now, where can I find Ikarian wine? I'm serious, I need to change my eating habits, Thank you!
I believe some enterprising Ikarians now sell their wine online. But the VAT tax is tough.
One thing not mentioned in this video - while the Ikarians drink a lot of wine - they never get drunk. To be drunk is a thing of shame and foolishness. They cut their wine with water. They've done that for centuries. When someone gets drunk on the island in the summertime, the locals will laugh and say, "Ah, a German," or, "Ah, an American."
Very enjoyable video!!
The thing he called radish (radiki) is actually chicory. I collect it in the winter here in Seattle, where it’s introduced and an invasive weed. 😀
ty
A weed is a plant out of place. A rose 🌹 in a food crop is a “weed”.
@@aclassmedicine3306 An invasive is a plant brought into a new habitat where it lacks predators or other constraints on its spread, and displaces native plants and disrupts the new ecosystem. Not all introduced plants become invasive.
The most invasive weeds in Seattle are the people
@@oyotundookubegwa520 The chicory is definitely more useful than some of them. :-)
Thank you very much for this beautiful video
What amazing documentary. I always have dreamed living in a blue zone, everything is great, food, wine people.
Congratulations 🎊 😅🎉 and I continue dreaming in a place like this😅😊🫠🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Love the lady who runs restaurant❤Thea❤
Love from Turkey
I would love to relocate to Ikaria. Since I can't get good wine in the US, that is a natural wine, I just make beer so I know what's in it. I even grow several varieties of hops. I am convinced that hops are the secret to the preservation of the liver. We'll see.
I want some
Hops 🤔 maybe. Alcohol is metabolized like fructose not helpful in large doses!
I would love to try some organic wine from one of these locations, I have tried making my own and it was terrible but I’d made it from juice. I think the trick is using real grapes and probably the right ones, organic of course!
You can get lots of wine here in the US it's just all poisoned
An active life is a fulfilled life
I wanna move there!
Me too
First vacation. One by one :)
That's actually the Aegean Sea, no ocean around 😊
Loved the documentary ❤
After watching my country deteriorate I feel renewed by these wonderful people!
Yes it’s deteriorating bc of Liberal Godless Left
I wouldn't say that they aren't connected with time. It seems more like they have a healthier, relaxing relationship with time. In America there is such a stressful and controlling way with how we deal with time. Internally and externally.
France is the same.
this channel is awesome
One of the most useful channel that i immediately subscribe.