Honey from Ikaria
“Honey from the Greek island of Ikaria contains anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties,” says Dan Buettner, author of Blue Zones and The Secrets to Living a Long Life. In 2009, he brought a research team of doctors and scientists to the island of Ikaria, sponsored by BBC, National Geographic, and AARP to find why the […]
The Island Where People Forget to Die
In 1943, a Greek war veteran named Stamatis Moraitis came to the United States for treatment of a combat-mangled arm. He’d survived a gunshot wound, escaped to Turkey and eventually talked his way onto the Queen Elizabeth, then serving as a troopship, to cross the Atlantic. Moraitis settled in Port Jefferson, N.Y., an enclave of […]
Honey—A Sweet Secret to Longevity
Honey isn’t just sweet and tasty. It’s been used for centuries in traditional medicine for its antioxidants and its anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties. Honey is produced everywhere honey bees are found and is consumed in all parts of the world. In Ikaria, Greece, one of the original blue zones that are home to the world’s longest-living […]
