More On The Blue Zones

Ikaria

A recent article published in The New York Times is entitled “The Island Where People Forget To Die.” In this fascinating true story, the author writes about Stamatis Moraitis, a Greek American who returned to his native island of Ikaria after a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer in his mid-60’s. That was in 1976; although […]

Secrets of the Blue Zones: The World’s Hot Spots of Longevity

Italy Shore

I’m intrigued by research on the Blue Zones, which are essentially hot spots of longevity. In these areas of the world, it’s not uncommon for people to still be living active, healthy lives beyond the age of one hundred. So far, researchers have identified five Blue Zones: Sardinia, Italy Okinawa, Japan Loma Linda, California Nicoya […]