These have previously been linked to lower rates of chronic disease and are common dietary staples in regions known for high longevity, such as Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece) and Loma Linda (United ...

Article continues below 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 ...

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 ...

There are five blue zones: Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica). It is thought that a combination of genetics, diet, lifestyle, and even ...

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 ...

called Singapore “Blue Zone 2.0”, making it the first place to be added to the original five – Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (the US), Sardinia (Italy) and Nicoya (Costa Rica ...

I’m twisting myself into a pretzel on a yoga mat in the middle of an Alpine meadow in Austria. “Let’s do a forward fold,” says my instructor, and my two neighbours flip over like rag dolls ...

Unions are seeking increases in salaries and a full return of collective bargaining rights which were scrapped as part of international bailouts during Greece's financial crisis. A nationwide ...

Credit : Shutterstock, Alexandros Michailidis If you’re heading to Greece this week, you might want to double-check your flight. A 24-hour air traffic control strike has triggered a wave of flight ...

This is where history and 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 (Image Source: iStock) In a nation ...

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