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IKARIA, GREECE: The Oldest People On Earth Reveal The Secrets To Living Past 100
Business Insider ^ | 07/15/2012 | Dina Spector

Posted on 07/15/2012 5:28:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Ikaria Greece

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There's no magic bullet to living beyond the age of 100. But some places are on the right track. 

National Geographic writer Dan Buettner seeks out "Blue Zones," a few pockets around the world where a higher number of people live for a remarkably long time.

The remote island of Ikaria in Greece is one hotspot of exceptional human longevity. Here, there are more healthy people over 90 than any other place on the planet.

Buettner and his team spent 15 months studying the centenarians of Ikaria. The trip was documented in a series of videos, in which the researchers identified eight major secrets to reaching a record-setting age.  

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: age; agriculture; animalhusbandry; centenarians; greece; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers; hydroxytyrosol; longlife; n3pfa; oleicacid; oliveoil
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1 posted on 07/15/2012 5:28:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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First, some geography. Ikaria is an isolated Greek island in the Aegean Sea.

Amid the lush green forests and beautiful waters, you'll find people who live longer than anywhere else on Earth.

Buettner says only about 20 percent of how long we live is dictated by genes; the rest is lifestyle.

What makes Ikaria special? According to Buettner, the island is mostly insulated from the mechanized conveniences and the fast-food culture of modern society. This has helped them to preserve age-old customs and lifestyle habits that scientists believe explain their exceptional lifespan.

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2 posted on 07/15/2012 5:29:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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1. THE IKARIAN DIET: This is a variation of the Mediterranean diet, which studies have shown to lower the risk of heart disease and potentially increase life expectancy by 6 years. The diet is high in vegetables and beans and low in meat and sugar.

Ikarians also finish everything in Extra Virgin olive oil. The oil contains natural antioxidants associated with a lower risk of heart disease and cancer.

2. GOAT MILK: The team found that people on the island who live beyond age 90 drink goat's milk almost every week. Goat's milk is easier to digest than cow's milk. It's also high in tryptophan, which reduces stress hormones and lowers the risk of heart disease.

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3 posted on 07/15/2012 5:31:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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To: SeekAndFind

So: the answer isn’t ObamaCare?


4 posted on 07/15/2012 5:33:36 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s probably yogurt.


5 posted on 07/15/2012 5:36:29 PM PDT by rabidralph
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The secret to having many people in a given area living long lives is living in a place with little or no record of their date of birth.


6 posted on 07/15/2012 5:37:06 PM PDT by 1raider1
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7 posted on 07/15/2012 5:44:31 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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Why?


8 posted on 07/15/2012 5:44:44 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Ambition Without Talent Is Sad - Talent Without Ambition Is Worse")
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RE: Why?

READ THE ARTICLE


9 posted on 07/15/2012 5:47:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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RE: The secret to having many people in a given area living long lives is living in a place with little or no record of their date of birth.

The Greek economy might be tanking, but even they are not so backwards that they fail to keep birth certificate records. This is not a primitive country. This is a country that hosted the Olympics in 2004.


10 posted on 07/15/2012 5:49:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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Having spent some time on a Croatian island in the Aegean, I can tell you it's the damned way of life. It's frikking magical.

I ate on a smaller island one day. Most of the island was owned by a German immigrant. He was 70 years old and he didn't look a day over 45. He had been there for 49 years or so. It's more than genetics. It's the way of life also.

11 posted on 07/15/2012 5:56:23 PM PDT by riri (Plannedopolis-look it up. It's how the elites plan for US to live.)
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...Close multi-generational families.....old guys keep working ...(carpenter, beekeeper, goat-herder, fisherman, ...) take afternoon naps and don’t wear watches.


12 posted on 07/15/2012 5:58:01 PM PDT by spokeshave (The only people better off today than 4 years ago are the Prisoners at Guantanamo.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Secret: Be Greek!


13 posted on 07/15/2012 5:59:34 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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Tryptophan is a natural sedative. They basically live in stasis, with their metabolism being slowed down. Makes sense if you think about it. Every living organism goes through a predetermined number of cell divisions. If you slow down the division rate, then the oranism lasts longer. How long do the goats live on this island?


14 posted on 07/15/2012 6:01:20 PM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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Yes!

Bartering is king. You put up my wall and I'll give you my olive oil.

Fresh olive oil in mass quantities, fresh veggies, homemade wines and hooch, fresh fish...

15 posted on 07/15/2012 6:01:35 PM PDT by riri (Plannedopolis-look it up. It's how the elites plan for US to live.)
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To: SeekAndFind; a fool in paradise

The Secret: Help me Rhonda, Help, help me, Rhonda!

16 posted on 07/15/2012 6:02:03 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: Huskrrrr

I love you guys. Somebody posts something and you irreverent FR miscreants explode things in short order - beautiful.


17 posted on 07/15/2012 6:08:19 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (I'm for Churchill in 1940!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Retire at 45 and let someone else pay all your bills.


18 posted on 07/15/2012 6:16:56 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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There is not one “correct” diet for the entire human race. This is a fallacy which was proven wrong by Weston Price and many others.

When a population eats the same thing that their ancestors have eaten for many, many generations, they will thrive. This is because over time those who will survive and procreate are those who can survive on that diet.

Japanese people are healthy when they eat as their ancestors ate. This is in spite of them smoking, for example. There are tribes in Africa where the people are very healthy even though they have a diet of mostly meat and milk, with a few vegetables or berries.

If the author wanted to research something interesting about the Med, he should explore how little heart disease they have other there versus how much pork and lard they eat. But that would be against the agenda of some of the science community to promote vegetarianism as the healthiest lifestyle.


19 posted on 07/15/2012 6:24:08 PM PDT by webstersII
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The “why” was for why live to be a hundred? Also, caps lock sticking?


20 posted on 07/15/2012 6:27:14 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Ambition Without Talent Is Sad - Talent Without Ambition Is Worse")
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