Although BMI is one measure that is commonly used in part to assess a woman's health, it does not account for a multitude of factors, including genetics, body composition and shape, age, sex, ...

A beautiful Greek island famous for its residents’ longevity is closer to Turkey than to the mainland. Ikaria is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 miles southwest of the island of Samos ...

The five blue zones around the world are Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica). It is thought everything from genetics and diet, to ...

Greek grandmothers have long understood the power of daily movement. You think SoulCycle is tough? Try chasing chickens in the mountains. In Ikaria — one of the world’s five Blue Zones, regions known ...

In an age dominated by social media and mass tourism ... nature meet and time slows down just enough for one to be able to fully absorb it all. 3. Ikaria, Greece – The Island Where Time Slows Down ...

You'll find them in Okinawa (Japan); Sardinia, (Italy); Nicoya, (Costa Rica); Ikaria, (Greece); and Loma Linda ... tracked the food intake of more than 11,000 adults with the mean age of 47.5 years ...

3,000 years earlier than the Viking Era, Bronze Age Scandinavians crossed open seas using paddle-powered boats. Credit: Public Domain A new study suggests that Bronze Age Scandinavians crossed open ...

The communities where people live longest – so-called ‘Blue Zones’ – share behaviours available to us all, says the researcher who first identified them and he shares a surprising finding ...

These five particular pockets of the world—Ikaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya, Costa Rica, Okinawa, Japan; and Sardinia, Italy—are heavily researched, as scientists try to ...

The restaurant, 5001 Sergeant Road, had its grand opening this past weekend, Rush Bowls wrote in a post on its Facebook page. Rush Bowls' specialty is açaí and smoothie bowls, with a choice ...

The longevity of the people in places like Ikaria, Greece and Nicoya ... We don't realize our age." A Facebook ad for Storylines' cruise is what sold the couple on purchasing an apartment on ...

New findings from Turkey’s Bronze Age tombs suggest adolescent sacrifices. Credit: David Wengrow / CC BY 4.0 A new archaeological study has revealed that teenagers, mostly girls, were the primary ...