Comments on: Crete offline

By: Federica

Federica — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:45:58 +0000

Thanks for posting that article. It does indeed mention Sardinia,Okinawa,and some place in California as 3 places that with the Greek island have the highest concentration of centenarians.

Having lived or been in at least two of those two places (Sardinia and northern CA) that doesn’t surprise me at all that these 3-4 places share this primacy. When I lived in CA I found a lot similarities — in terms of climate and vegetation — with Sardinia. The area of Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove is very humid with lots of low bushes and plants and trees that totally reminded me of Sardinia. Then the key factor, after the Mediterranean climate, is the diet and absolute absence of pollution (in Sardinia…not so much in northern CA).

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:51:05 +0000

Not that you should visit, but the Greek island with the highest longevity is Ikaria – many people well into their 100s. There’s an interesting article talking about the factors contributing to this (as well as a good discussion of the food and diet :)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/magazine/the-island-where-people-forget-to-die.html

Enjoy Crete in the meantime! I bet it is gorgeous.

By: Federica

Federica — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:41 +0000

I say go to Sardinia next time… where men live even longer than that and you can learn a new type of bread: Pane Carasau. :-)

(Sardinia has the highest rate of centenarians, with Okinawa, and Italy overall has the highest life expectancy after Japan and Switzerland.)