My Greek grandma says that her secret to long life is to “never hold hate in your heart and always see the bright sight, everyone is a family for me”. I believe that this simplicity in viewing the good in others help you live happy and thus less stressed.
I wouldn’t romanticise it that much - I’m of Greek heritage and I know exactly what Greeks in the village are like Still , the relaxed lifestyle is beautiful
My father here in Greece is 92 with no health problems, young at heart, and loves to dance even now, his 2 cousins of him passed away when the one was 102 and the second 104 also with no health problems, They are not stressed living calmly eating healthy. That's the key to long life and hope that everyone reaches 102 and 104🇬🇷
I live in ikaria, and I knew Mrs. Ioanna, (the woman at 1:355:50). She was always telling me stories about the past like ww1 and ww2. But sadly she passed away a month ago at 112 years old.
Last year I visited my grandparents’ village in Arcadia in Peloponnese, visiting the cemetery I realized almost everybody has lived around 97-99 years...
My grandma is 94 now and she is in good health. Like imagine living a whole century. These people have lived through WW2 and survived and are still here with all their stories.
Βλέπω κάθε dokumentary που έχει κάτι να κάνει με την Ελλάδα η καρδιά μου μένει πάντα εκεί ! Η επιθυμία μου είναι να γυρίσω να κάτσω μόνιμα με την γυναίκα μου κ τα παιδιά μου
You sound like an educated person with good intentions. We have many Albanians living here on my island and all the ones I know are wonderful hard working people but unfortunately there are a very few that speak very badly of Greece and Greeks.
@@alexandrosfavros3338 : 🙏😊, thanks for writing back. The truth is that I do have a great experience from my visits in Greece. I was raised in a town 40 km far from the Greek border. I can't believe that people today still are racist about each other, I have often argued about that with people I know who show kind of dislike towards Greek people, this is so unfair. I definitely love Greek food, spirit, atmosphere, customs, they have been a very important milestone in the world's history and culture as well. By the way, never visited a Greek Island, I would love to as soon as I have money enough to afford that, lol.
I really love this about these people. They have a sense of community. Unlike the Netherlands, which is a very individualistic society. Statistics say it's one of the richest and happiest countries in the world. But what statistics don't show is how many people here suffer from depression, anxiety and burn-outs. And I'm now convinced that individualism in this society has played a huge role in this. My wish is to one day visit Ikaria and it's friendly people.
@@islandgirlxx3465 I WONDER HOW CAN STATISTICS PUT NETHERLANDS ON THAT HAPPY LIST IF THERE ARE HIGH NUMBERS OF DEPRESSION & ANXIETY. DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE.🧐🤔🤨 🌺✌️💚🌺☮️💟🌺
I love this video. These are our elders who have seen life before us, are currently seeing it with us and may GOD keep them with us as long as HE can. Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ για αυτό το υπέροχο βίντεο.
I remember my high school days, one of our subject was world history, my favorite, and was very interested in studying about Greece, the first civilization, the Greek Mythology 🤗 thank you for sharing this video🤗🇵🇭
In Australia we are stressed out by our jobs , traffic , debt , high taxes , congestion and repressive laws which make life hell, Greek island life is paradise by comparison.
Australia tend to follow a low-fat, high-carb diet. That contributes to being predisposed to suffering the consequences of stress; high insulin levels.
Believe me, if they were aware that someone said or thought that of them, it would truly mean the world to them, like everything. Thank you for simply posting what you saw but was compelled to speak and share it from your heart. 🤗
I live in Malta 🇲🇹,my mother lived 100 and 8 months,Many live long lives in my country ,but even some are too obese,eating everything they can and get sick,I’m 78 ,I feel great and try not to eat bad food ,I’m almost vegan,don’t take medicine .i love life and God.
My Mum and Dad are in their 80s and they both are very active and have lived in Australia all their lives. My Mum can still clean a three bedroom home and Dad can still work on his garden and help others too but my Dad tells me he is now experiencing old age aches in his body at 86 and needs a little nap in the day some times. Only God knows how long my Mum and Dad will live but I am grateful to spend time with them as long as they are here with me and if they both truly do believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their only Saviour I will see them again for all eternity in the new heaven and new Earth in which dwells righteousness and no more pain, tears, diseases, viruses, cancer, migraines or death. Hallelujah Praise the Lord
My aunt lived in Italy. She died 2 months short of 105. Amazing!! My mother her sister died @ 76 living in North America. Not the same temp. Atmosphere, way of living. Stress free...
Thank you with all my heart for this documentary! I love these people, the way they live, the way they look at you, their joy, their sense of freedom and faith in God! I love them and this love I will take it with me after I die! It is a love that is eternal!
I know that in Icaria the shops do not open certain hrs but whatever time the owner wakes up. You may see shops open in the afternoon or at night. The Icarians lead a stress free life feel no pressure of time. Plus the food,air and their loving heart makes them live to 100.
When everything is good life is beautiful .Loved the quote the main ingredient is contentment of the soul and mind that keeps the centenarians alive .May they live more in happiness 💐
Young at heart is a major part of the secret to alert longevity. The diet of course is a major component in conjunction with an absence of stress. Olive Oil and lemon, fish, Horta and fasuela (beans). This was a fantastic study by the young Russian Professor. Kudos to him. I wish him a long and successful career.
I visited the Island and found the people amazing. Stayed on a small farm in the mountains . We picked grapes, olives, herbs and weeds, sang and danced with our hosts, their spirit is their best asset, seeing this video makes me want to go back for a visit.
Olive oil (no butter under any circumstances) sea-food, salads, fresh vegetables, legumes (we can;t eat without a salad next to our plate) big families, and local festivals with a lot of dance
Aha..and one of the hardest lockdown this year. Try to stay half of year at home without so much possibility to move (leave house was very limited) and with closed shops...😠👎
It would be interesting to know how the pandemic affected the long livers in Icaria. Olive oil is a big deal for me. Salads laden with home grown herbs. Eating very little meat. Avoiding sugar and practising yoga all help me as I live in the hectic , stressful city of London.
@@ayodeler39 What a good question! I am wondering how the Icaria people are affected by these draconian measures elsewhere? Could anybody put some light on this?
@@roslineloutsios7495 well, the covid measures are strict in big cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra etc). In the islands (not during summer) life goes on as usual.. Less people, less crowded places and a lot of nature
You see if you say DNA that kinda proves evolution by natural selection . So this is bad news for you if you are a Christian , for it doesn't matter because I've been an atheist for years .
One of the most important factors of longevity is the sense of being needed. Not only "I have forgotten to die" but also "I don't have time to die". So, people who stay with their families, help and actively participate in everyday life, feel fulfilled and are more likely to live longer.
So much respect for these hard working people. The harder they worked the longer they lived! The common denominator = hard working! I loved Greece, so real. ❤
European don’t work that much unlike American work too much …Less work and stress lead to a longer life.Europe,Africa and Southeast Asia are laid back …We Americans are workaholic that’s why we don’t live longer …
@@cocobutterchin6768 You are mistaken. They are truly hard working people because they produce real value for their life, they work the land and build their homes or have a farm which brings real value. The American way produces value for the corporate world not for the individual. You work 16 hours a day and you bring the value of your paycheck times 5 to your boss and you are getting paid a tiny fraction of your worth/time. In the end you end up owing no real value. Just mortgage payments and taxes.
@@afamwithmanobopinay321my greek grandfather passed away a couple of years ago, he had heart problems but he would still get up at 5 and go to work his farm, just like he had done everyday for 80+ years, we would go to the farm to find him and bring him back home and make him take his heart medications 😂, rip pappouli
Very enjoyable. Grandpappy lived to 100 years and 11 months after 48 years as coal miner in Pennsylvania. Never owned a car, walked to work, wet clothing freezing on the way home in winters. Something about walking up and down mountains in fresh air and home grown vegetables eked out with raising chicken, fishing and hunting.
Καλιμερα 😀 I was born in Athens... I have lived in Australia since I was 3 years old .. God bless your grandmother 💕 wonderful long life 🌹 my mother is going to be 97 in August and still walks well with no support ❤️ πολύ αγάπη από την Αυστραλία ❤️
Their secret, happy with their life and helping others whose in need, Healthy food and good heart. My grandma died 99 1/2 years old with no illness just aging. She always exercise and walk walk every morning, eat healthy food, beer once in a while and pray. She never use eyeglasses and stick to walk.
Very touchy & enjoyable to see the wise people who enjoyed life. I learned a lot from each of them & noticed that our new world is the opposite of everything they have done.They all have similar routine. Eat less & eat well, love and help your neighbors, keep moving physically and mentally, continue socialising,, don't give room to worrisome, stay happy regardless.
1 Doing what you are good at keeps you happy and that happiness keeps you alive for long. 2 Your daily undisturbed routine, helps you to seamlessly blend with the time that also helps adding few more years. 3 Eating and drinking in moderation. 4 Train your brain to learn new things, skills, art or anything that interest your brain. 5 Moderate exercise.6 Mathematics, Science, and memory games are excellent tools to keep your brain active. 7 A good nap and sleep. Thanks for these wonderful documentaries :)
Great and wonderful to get old for 100 years old. They live in NO STRESS surrounding environtment therefor - living with nature, have motion every day, and laugh every hour so it will be good in order to get old like him. For me, will be thankful if I reach to be 90 years old. Best wishes guys... From Oranuch in Stockholm City - Sweden. :-)
After my travel to Greece, Crete Island for 25 years ago so I have began to love Food from Meditarania - and began to use olive oil that I have never done before cause I was born in Bangkok - Thailand. Asian people does not use this oil for cooking, Only for pack in hair and for care of skin, really. I love olive oil. And like countires in South Europe like Italy, Spain. Maybe after reirement so I will stay longer time... My dream and planing for future but if COVID -19 time is over :-) Best wishes Oranuch from Stockholm - Sweden
We are slavic, and my grandfather is 96 years Old, soon 97. He has his own teeth, he has no diseases, only neck problem from car accident. He has still curly hair. Good mental and physical health. And he told me his secret is to have the same schedulle every day. Even schedulle of eating. He eats at the same hours everyday and take nap at the same hour everyday. The clocks in his body is the same many decades. Even when he was working, he had the same clocks. But of course, genes are a big part.
@@supermavro6072 ive recently checked the demographics of the Ottoman Empire through the years and in Thrace there was 700.000+ greeks, in Epirus 600.000+, in macedonia 500.000+ in Aegean islands 700.000+, in thessaly 200.000+-.
@@niray3123 εχω διαβασει στην Αγια Γραφη οτι οι πρωτοι ανθρωποι ζουσαν μια χιλιετια και οτι θα ξαναγινει αυτο. Ευχομε σε ολους ζωη αιωνια να εχουμε οπως μας υποσχεθηκε ο αψευδης Θεος.
@@kpappa ενω ειμαι ενα τιποτα και χωρις βεβαια να ξερω τι μου ξημερωνει αυριο, ειμαι ομως αναγκασμενος να πω την αληθεια απλα επειδη την γνωριζω. Η μακροζωία αγαπητοι μου, οπως και πολλα αλλα αγαθα διδεται απο τον Θεο καθως ειναι γεγραμμενο οτι: "πασα δοση αγαθη και παν δωρημα τελειο ειναι ανωθεν καταβαινων απο του Πατρος των φωτων ες τον οποιο δεν υπαρχει αλειωση ή σκια μεταβολης".
Pretty much genetics. Clean living. In the village that my family is from, senior citizen status happens after 80. Its not uncommon to refer to a 50 year old as a "kid". My mom is 90. Doesnt need a walker...
In greece we have stress, we have problems, we have our strong opinions, but, in the end we have the quote that its over all in the end " we live just once".... You can translate it as you wish.
It's beautiful there they're home is surrounded by Beautiful plants & Flowers. I believe their reward for longevity is having the Fear of GOD and living Holy Godly lives. Also there many Centurions In Africa, are living presently between one hundred fourteen to One hundred and twenty years old.
Beautiful people. The word says "honor your parents so your days on the earth will be long." Ask one of them if they have ever disrespected their parents.
@@ritahoxhvogli6715 they tried so hard to make Arvanitas forget their ALBANIAN roots or scared them so much to keep the mouth shut about their ALBANIAN roots. They fight with ALBANIANS and then they go home and ask their parents if they have ALBANIAN roots and when they tell them that they are ALBANIANS ARVANITAS poor them don't fight any longer. Even ministers of greece have ARVANITAS ROOTS. You cannot have ARVANITAS politicians representatives if you don't have ARVANITAS population. Simple logic.
@Phuc Yu yes I found them. All my family is there with an s after the ALBANIAN name. Went there and met the rest of family in ioannina that lives there for centuries . Enough with lies under the sun. They don't work anymore . Our grand grand father Mehmet Haxhi Dalani , ARVANITAS ALBANIAN hero of 1821 has the statute in Crete and you have written "greek hero". HAHAHA How can you lie like this. Lie in everything
They live in a no stress and they live buy doing the same routine they eat fresh and healthy stay with family and show respect and care for each other -and live in a community.
To summaries: -Live in a place you love to see every day. (feeling good - positivity) -Eat more green cellulose/filler food (for gut and fullness feeling) -Eat less and more often, feeling just a little bit hungry (good for autophagy/cancer avoidance) -Train your mind with calculations and reading and remembering new things (good for brain maintance) -Socialize and interact with people on a daily basis (feeling good - positive mindset) -Do not worry or stress, avoid it. (lowers stresshormones and maintains a good heart) -Have fun sometimes (renews wonder and life perspective) Eating simple (no additives, vegetable oils (they are dangerous and very processed today) avoiding too much sugar(no added sugar in things) surely prolongs and gives a much healthier life. BTW i love greece. Its a wonderful place to visit. Im not done yet. Ill be back.
Thanks for a very infomative write ups...i just read your channel this 1st time & i found it very interesting, i'll find time to watch other episodes now that i'm retired from govt service...again thanks ....may you be safe always...
They eat seafood and lamb they walk everywhere .z they are tidy and clean a lot. They take care of their animals well. They talk to each other in the cafe . They wear the same clothes. Simple . I loved visiting Greece. Even though I was a volunteer worker
My neighbor in Athens Greece lived to be 103. She loved politics and knew everything that was happening in the world. She worked for many years in a bank. The only issues she had was she was a little hard of hearing and used a walker even though she could walk. Her brother also lived to be 101.
My grandmother died 94 at her home in Barcelona, independent and eating meat everyday (pig trotters, blood saussages, ...) with lots of veggies drenched in local olive oil. She drank only local red wine, no water. Don't believe vegetarians, meat isn't the enemy. But lack of greens is.
Mrs. Joanna Proyu passed away on April 5, 2023 at 112 years old. She finally joined her husband and family. ❤
112? Wow, shocking. May she RIP, she live a long looooooooooong life !
❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮😮✝️🙏✝️🩷✝️💛🌸
112 is a HUGE achievement. Many people live to 100, but VERY VERY VERY Few reach their 110th birthday.
RIP, Joanna. God bless your soul. May Joanna's memory be eternal.
My Greek grandma says that her secret to long life is to “never hold hate in your heart and always see the bright sight, everyone is a family for me”. I believe that this simplicity in viewing the good in others help you live happy and thus less stressed.
Km makro THIS IS soooò true sm in agreement with you And love JESUS
DALI BABATI E DOJDENA OD AFRIKA?
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Yes, Greek people are too kind. Too kind that they look primitive very often and childish. Sorry. We're living in a severe world however.
I agree
I love Greece ,music,culture ,I have travelled many countries in the last years but my heart feel the most happy in Greece 🇬🇷
you was in MACEDONIJA, NOT IN GREECE
Itˆs a wonderful place! Where you been there?
@@ljupcotasievski7185 makedonia is a region in Greece, you are Vardarska
@@ljupcotasievski7185 Whats the matter? Do you feel neglected?
Thank you for loving Greece!❤❤❤
Greeks have a positive and fun outlook on life! Agape mou!!!
This is true! 😉 Very simple people.
Real estate agencies are worse than vultures because they murder the authentic life of countries, following the model of Spain.
Most of these people have pure hearts and they believe in Love Thy Neighbor.
Not in athens
@@nick63837 neither in any capital!!!....
Amen
I wouldn’t romanticise it that much - I’m of Greek heritage and I know exactly what Greeks in the village are like
Still , the relaxed lifestyle is beautiful
@I Am More specific plz.
My grand Mother died when she was 106...She was independent until she died.. RIP...
Greece is my second home...
Συλλυπητήρια .
Hope u are doing well fella
which means she was born before the existence of Greece
@@supermavro6072 cry turd! 🤡🤣
Greece is amazing . My grandmother lived till 106 years of age
Best climate and culture in the world.
Had vacation for 5 weeks, beautiful memories even though I wasn't born there.
Hello Maryanne....
That’s lovely to hear
@@maxwellmark986
Hello
❤
My father here in Greece is 92 with no health problems, young at heart, and loves to dance even now, his 2 cousins of him passed away when the one was 102 and the second 104 also with no health problems, They are not stressed living calmly eating healthy. That's the key to long life and hope that everyone reaches 102 and 104🇬🇷
greetings to your family!
Great result eating unhealthy gyros daily 🙈
@@greeceinmobile gyros comparing to pizza is a medicine
@@xdx2653 🤣 Doubt. Every doctor would deny it: count how many fat is in gyros and in pizza - zero👌
@@greeceinmobile zero fat in pizza??
ahahahahahahahaahah what the hell
1 pizza have 10 times more galories than a kilo of gyros
I live in ikaria, and I knew Mrs. Ioanna, (the woman at 1:35 5:50). She was always telling me stories about the past like ww1 and ww2. But sadly she passed away a month ago at 112 years old.
you are truly lucky. I dream of living in such a place. The best we can do is try and create it here where we live in the Yukon, Canada
When you are pure in your heart and without greed in your mind. God will bless you as long as you wish to live.
Last year I visited my grandparents’ village in Arcadia in Peloponnese, visiting the cemetery I realized almost everybody has lived around 97-99 years...
Καλησπέρα..ποιο χωριό φίλε μου.
Το ίδιο Κ εγω στης μητέρας μου τα μέρη, στην Μανη
Οσο ασχολείται με τον αργαλειο της, θα ζησει αλλα 100 χρονια...
@@VV-wi6ir ενταξει ρε μανιατες ψωνια
Wow what a blessing!
I wish I lived there!
You have good roots then
This woman is the reason I became a weaver this year. Thank you for your wisdom and example!
Are you still doing weaving? Hoz is it going?
I've read she died recently but she had an accomplished life.
😊😊😊
My grandma is 94 now and she is in good health. Like imagine living a whole century. These people have lived through WW2 and survived and are still here with all their stories.
Βλέπω κάθε dokumentary που έχει κάτι να κάνει με την Ελλάδα η καρδιά μου μένει πάντα εκεί ! Η επιθυμία μου είναι να γυρίσω να κάτσω μόνιμα με την γυναίκα μου κ τα παιδιά μου
I watch all documentaries that deal with Greece. My heart is always there! My wish is to return and stay there permanently with my wife and children
Εύχομαι να πραγματοποιηθεί η επιθυμία σάς, η Ελλάδα χρειάζεται Έλληνες που την αγαπούν και την νοιάζονται!!
Κάτσε εκεί που είσαι καλύτερα γιατί άμα κάνεις το λάθος & ερθεις θα το μετανιώσεις πικρα.
DEEPLY TOUCHED FROM THESE PEOPLE. THANKYOU FOR THIS DOCUMETARY. BEST REGARDS FROM ALBANIA!
You sound like an educated person with good intentions. We have many Albanians living here on my island and all the ones I know are wonderful hard working people but unfortunately there are a very few that speak very badly of Greece and Greeks.
@@alexandrosfavros3338 : 🙏😊, thanks for writing back. The truth is that I do have a great experience from my visits in Greece. I was raised in a town 40 km far from the Greek border. I can't believe that people today still are racist about each other, I have often argued about that with people I know who show kind of dislike towards Greek people, this is so unfair.
I definitely love Greek food, spirit, atmosphere, customs, they have been a very important milestone in the world's history and culture as well. By the way, never visited a Greek Island, I would love to as soon as I have money enough to afford that, lol.
Thank you. We are more than neighbors since there are a lot of Albanians here and so many Greeks in Albania. 🇬🇷❤️🇦🇱
Half of modern Greece are Albanian.
@@alexandrosfavros3338 Because you shut their mouth close and threaten them with eviction. That's why they don't speak anything Bad about Greece.
Love yourself and others, helping each others and enjoying life, not worrying about dying, just living! I love it!❤
In Ikaria nobody is alone or feels like it! They got strong family & village bonds
I really love this about these people. They have a sense of community. Unlike the Netherlands, which is a very individualistic society. Statistics say it's one of the richest and happiest countries in the world. But what statistics don't show is how many people here suffer from depression, anxiety and burn-outs. And I'm now convinced that individualism in this society has played a huge role in this.
My wish is to one day visit Ikaria and it's friendly people.
@@islandgirlxx3465 I WONDER HOW CAN STATISTICS PUT NETHERLANDS ON THAT HAPPY LIST IF THERE ARE HIGH NUMBERS OF DEPRESSION & ANXIETY. DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE.🧐🤔🤨
🌺✌️💚🌺☮️💟🌺
Sounds wonderful!
I love this video. These are our elders who have seen life before us, are currently seeing it with us and may GOD keep them with us as long as HE can. Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ για αυτό το υπέροχο βίντεο.
Hello Elena....
@@maxwellmark986 hello to you too
I remember my high school days, one of our subject was world history, my favorite, and was very interested in studying about Greece, the first civilization, the Greek Mythology 🤗 thank you for sharing this video🤗🇵🇭
@@onidialucea4264 All my best Onidia!
In Australia we are stressed out by our jobs , traffic , debt , high taxes , congestion and repressive laws which make life hell, Greek island life is paradise by comparison.
Same here in the USA 😢
Same in the US. Meeting production is so stressful.
When wil we be able to go back Nick.
In Greece we have economic crisis but.. we don't give a ... We have learning to live even with few. Because Life is to short and stress kills
Australia tend to follow a low-fat, high-carb diet. That contributes to being predisposed to suffering the consequences of stress; high insulin levels.
1 minute in - 100 years old and still gardening and walking to the local cafe to enjoy a coffee or two - amazing!
Love life, love people, be happy and excited to be alive, and always look to discover the beauty and wonders of life.
Hello thraciangrapes🤩
Hello pretty.....
Amen to that, my friend!🥰
Their alertness,cleanliness,blow me away.blessing to them
Believe me, if they were aware that someone said or thought that of them, it would truly mean the world to them, like everything. Thank you for simply posting what you saw but was compelled to speak and share it from your heart. 🤗
Yes true good Mediterranean weather, good food and great people .A simple life , everyone knows one another and do what they can for one another .
I live in Malta 🇲🇹,my mother lived 100 and 8 months,Many live long lives in my country ,but even some are too obese,eating everything they can and get sick,I’m 78 ,I feel great and try not to eat bad food ,I’m almost vegan,don’t take medicine .i love life and God.
Thank you for sharing this video.
Please pray for me Auntie Victoria... I can't wait to come to Malta... Sending you love from London ❤️💕💕
Malta is beautiful.....
God bless you!
@@shawanairam8924 hopefully you will come .🙏🙏🇲🇹
My Mum and Dad are in their 80s and they both are very active and have lived in Australia all their lives. My Mum can still clean a three bedroom home and Dad can still work on his garden and help others too but my Dad tells me he is now experiencing old age aches in his body at 86 and needs a little nap in the day some times. Only God knows how long my Mum and Dad will live but I am grateful to spend time with them as long as they are here with me and if they both truly do believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their only Saviour I will see them again for all eternity in the new heaven and new Earth in which dwells righteousness and no more pain, tears, diseases, viruses, cancer, migraines or death.
Hallelujah Praise the Lord
Oh your reply is so true
Heaven oh it will be wonderful and to see our Savior
These are pure hearted honest people just organic🙏♥️🙏
Hello Arpi.....
My aunt lived in Italy. She died 2 months short of 105. Amazing!! My mother her sister died @ 76 living in North America. Not the same temp. Atmosphere, way of living. Stress free...
Sorry to hear, where did your mama live in US?
Thank you with all my heart for this documentary! I love these people, the way they live, the way they look at you, their joy, their sense of freedom and faith in God! I love them and this love I will take it with me after I die! It is a love that is eternal!
thank you for your comment!
Hello Irina....
Irina lordachescu This is pure happiness.
What a healthy comment. Thank you for understating the simplicity of life in their way of living.
I know that in Icaria the shops do not open certain hrs but whatever time the owner wakes up. You may see shops open in the afternoon or at night. The Icarians lead a stress free life feel no pressure of time. Plus the food,air and their loving heart makes them live to 100.
When everything is good life is beautiful .Loved the quote the main ingredient is contentment of the soul and mind that keeps the centenarians alive .May they live more in happiness 💐
Young at heart is a major part of the secret to alert longevity. The diet of course is a major component in conjunction with an absence of stress. Olive Oil and lemon, fish, Horta and fasuela (beans). This was a fantastic study by the young Russian Professor. Kudos to him. I wish him a long and successful career.
Love the horta
@@rrocketman with white cheese taste better
Hello Philip....
@@rrocketman psexwhst is horta
@@tombimashri8149 green salads sthat you lighly boil and drain afterwards. Such as radishes. You add lemon and olive oil when it is served
I visited the Island and found the people amazing. Stayed on a small farm in the mountains . We picked grapes, olives, herbs and weeds,
sang and danced with our hosts, their spirit is their best asset, seeing this video makes me want to go back for a visit.
Did you go?
@@lauraestes9304 yes
Greece is Faith, Hope and Love Lived !!!
Greece is awesome!
I am from Himalayan country Nepal.I am very pleased by this video.thankyou
Olive oil (no butter under any circumstances)
sea-food, salads, fresh vegetables, legumes (we can;t eat without a salad next to our plate)
big families,
and local festivals with a lot of dance
Aha..and one of the hardest lockdown this year. Try to stay half of year at home without so much possibility to move (leave house was very limited) and with closed shops...😠👎
It would be interesting to know how the pandemic affected the long livers in Icaria.
Olive oil is a big deal for me. Salads laden with home grown herbs. Eating very little meat. Avoiding sugar and practising yoga all help me as I live in the hectic , stressful city of London.
@@ayodeler39 What a good question! I am wondering how the Icaria people are affected by these draconian measures elsewhere? Could anybody put some light on this?
@@roslineloutsios7495 well, the covid measures are strict in big cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra etc). In the islands (not during summer) life goes on as usual.. Less people, less crowded places and a lot of nature
Greeks have two advantages that go a long way tho achieve long life , better quality food and better quality of air to breathe .
Agree
Much sun as well...!
Dna
You see if you say DNA that kinda proves evolution by natural selection .
So this is bad news for you if you are a Christian , for it doesn't matter because I've been an atheist for years .
Only if they live outside of the big cities!
One of the most important factors of longevity is the sense of being needed. Not only "I have forgotten to die" but also "I don't have time to die". So, people who stay with their families, help and actively participate in everyday life, feel fulfilled and are more likely to live longer.
I agree absolutely about the sense of being needed, of having something useful and satisfying to do!
my heart and soul are addict to these places , named in one word: Greece. I woud like to live in a future life on that beautiful place on Earth.
So much respect for these hard working people. The harder they worked the longer they lived! The common denominator = hard working! I loved Greece, so real. ❤
Not hard working. But less working with less stress. Europe is laid back. Not like AMERICAN. Overworking will mess you up
European don’t work that much unlike American work too much …Less work and stress lead to a longer life.Europe,Africa and Southeast Asia are laid back …We Americans are workaholic that’s why we don’t live longer …
@@cocobutterchin6768 You are mistaken. They are truly hard working people because they produce real value for their life, they work the land and build their homes or have a farm which brings real value. The American way produces value for the corporate world not for the individual. You work 16 hours a day and you bring the value of your paycheck times 5 to your boss and you are getting paid a tiny fraction of your worth/time. In the end you end up owing no real value. Just mortgage payments and taxes.
@@afamwithmanobopinay321my greek grandfather passed away a couple of years ago, he had heart problems but he would still get up at 5 and go to work his farm, just like he had done everyday for 80+ years, we would go to the farm to find him and bring him back home and make him take his heart medications 😂, rip pappouli
My Greek 🇬🇷 Grandma lived to be 104. May God Rest her soul 💙
"Because life is a beautiful thing." At 22:15 in the video. ❤️
Να ζήσει κι άλλο η γιαγιάκα, όλοι οι Έλληνες και οι Ελληνίδες! Thank you for your kind comments from around the world!
Watching this makes me feel like I will live to 100 years and I feel happy now
Very enjoyable. Grandpappy lived to 100 years and 11 months after 48 years as coal miner in Pennsylvania. Never owned a car, walked to work, wet clothing freezing on the way home in winters. Something about walking up and down mountains in fresh air and home grown vegetables eked out with raising chicken, fishing and hunting.
They live in such a beautiful place . Looks like paradise to me
Hi from Greece my grandma she was lived until 96 from Epirus
Καλιμερα 😀 I was born in Athens... I have lived in Australia since I was 3 years old .. God bless your grandmother 💕 wonderful long life 🌹 my mother is going to be 97 in August and still walks well with no support ❤️ πολύ αγάπη από την Αυστραλία ❤️
Just asking. Is he vlach from Epirus?
I lost my great uncle this year 98. He lived in Kefalonia.
My thoughts and prayers to your grandmother.
did u ever saw a greek leaving a comment at videos about albania??i dont think so.
so what is ur problem anyway
She is AIbanian.
Their secret, happy with their life and helping others whose in need, Healthy food and good heart.
My grandma died 99 1/2 years old with no illness just aging. She always exercise and walk walk every morning, eat healthy food, beer once in a while and pray. She never use eyeglasses and stick to walk.
Very touchy & enjoyable to see the wise people who enjoyed life. I learned a lot from each of them & noticed that our new world is the opposite of everything they have done.They all have similar routine. Eat less & eat well, love and help your neighbors, keep moving physically and mentally, continue socialising,, don't give room to worrisome, stay happy regardless.
I looooooooooove Greece
1 Doing what you are good at keeps you happy and that happiness keeps you alive for long. 2 Your daily undisturbed routine, helps you to seamlessly blend with the time that also helps adding few more years. 3 Eating and drinking in moderation. 4 Train your brain to learn new things, skills, art or anything that interest your brain. 5 Moderate exercise.6 Mathematics, Science, and memory games are excellent tools to keep your brain active. 7 A good nap and sleep. Thanks for these wonderful documentaries :)
Ένα ειπεροκο Νησί με καλά φαιτο και συνηθειεσ και αντρωπουσ...❤
ACTIVITY and MOVEMENT - along with the fresh air,food, fish,honey, socializing, family,community,simplicity and love. There's the long life formula.
Great and wonderful to get old for 100 years old. They live in NO STRESS surrounding environtment therefor - living with nature, have motion every day, and laugh every hour so it will be good in order to get old like him. For me, will be thankful if I reach to be 90 years old. Best wishes guys... From Oranuch in Stockholm City - Sweden. :-)
After my travel to Greece, Crete Island for 25 years ago so I have began to love Food from Meditarania - and began to use olive oil that I have never done before cause I was born in Bangkok - Thailand. Asian people does not use this oil for cooking, Only for pack in hair and for care of skin, really. I love olive oil. And like countires in South Europe like Italy, Spain. Maybe after reirement so I will stay longer time... My dream and planing for future but if COVID -19 time is over :-) Best wishes Oranuch from Stockholm - Sweden
Long live Greece
Island life, mountain life, ocean life, forest life always beats city life!
Oh yeah? tell Tom Hanks that.
It is just simply amazing! God bless these people.
Great vlog great people 1000 years to all. Enjoy
My grandma used to be a weaver too. Tomorrow would have been her 96 birthday ❤🥺
Really enjpyed fhis video these people are an inspiration thanks for sharing
Loved this documentary❤
Ευλογία Κυρίου. Εύχομαι σε αυτούς ότι το καλύτερο. Καλό Παράδεισο.
Inspiring documentary, it really hit the spot.
Amazing people, exemplary mindset and values 💙
We are slavic, and my grandfather is 96 years Old, soon 97. He has his own teeth, he has no diseases, only neck problem from car accident. He has still curly hair. Good mental and physical health. And he told me his secret is to have the same schedulle every day. Even schedulle of eating. He eats at the same hours everyday and take nap at the same hour everyday. The clocks in his body is the same many decades. Even when he was working, he had the same clocks. But of course, genes are a big part.
Also no diabetese and he was hardly ever sick.
Approximately 40% of modern Greeks are sIavs or have sIavic ancestry.
@@supermavro6072 source?
@@theodore4017 Source can be found in any pre Greek ethnic consensus. Refere to Bavarian documents made before the creation of Greece.
@@supermavro6072 ive recently checked the demographics of the Ottoman Empire through the years and in Thrace there was 700.000+ greeks, in Epirus 600.000+, in macedonia 500.000+ in Aegean islands 700.000+, in thessaly 200.000+-.
True our mother was 96 years old still in a sharp mind, stable she lives reading books news paper, and Bible.
Sushmita: extremely inspirational - on my bucket list for a while - will get there💫
για αυτους τους ανθρωπους η ευχη: να τα εκατοστησης, δεν εχει καμια αξια. Πηγαινουν στην επομενη ευχη που ειναι: να τα διακοσαρησης.
Γι'αυτό υπάρχει και η ευχή "να τα χιλιάσεις".
@@niray3123 εχω διαβασει στην Αγια Γραφη οτι οι πρωτοι ανθρωποι ζουσαν μια χιλιετια και οτι θα ξαναγινει αυτο. Ευχομε σε ολους ζωη αιωνια να εχουμε οπως μας υποσχεθηκε ο αψευδης Θεος.
Είναι και θέμα DNA και τρόπος ζωής.Ειναι συνδιασμός από πολλους παράγοντες....
@@kpappa ενω ειμαι ενα τιποτα και χωρις βεβαια να ξερω τι μου ξημερωνει αυριο, ειμαι ομως αναγκασμενος να πω την αληθεια απλα επειδη την γνωριζω. Η μακροζωία αγαπητοι μου, οπως και πολλα αλλα αγαθα διδεται απο τον Θεο καθως ειναι γεγραμμενο οτι: "πασα δοση αγαθη και παν δωρημα τελειο ειναι ανωθεν καταβαινων απο του Πατρος των φωτων ες τον οποιο δεν υπαρχει αλειωση ή σκια μεταβολης".
Έλα ντε το λέγαμε κι εμείς για πλάκα, σε φάση κοίτα μην τους πεις "να τα εκατοστήσεις"
Poor Lady Joanna died yesterday she got 112 years old god bless her !
Rest in piece
This is so much for me to learn! thank you for the experience you share us!
Mental and physical activity is a must!❤
Very interesting. If I need a liver, a long one, I'll come to Ikaria.
Os gregos são lindos de culturas belíssima.
R e s p e k t ..fur die Insel auf Ikaria ...wunderbar tradticionalen....❤.
Greeks-the Light of the World.
💫
Pretty much genetics. Clean living. In the village that my family is from, senior citizen status happens after 80. Its not uncommon to refer to a 50 year old as a "kid". My mom is 90. Doesnt need a walker...
That's fantastic. 😊
God bless her🙏
@@GypsyGirl317 thank you so much. My mother is very important to me.
@@jackiemota910 thank you so very much for your well wishes towards my mother. Here's to a long prosperous life!
Such a wonderful places .👍👍
No media and Social Media to corrupt their minds and hearts.
In greece we have stress, we have problems, we have our strong opinions, but, in the end we have the quote that its over all in the end " we live just once".... You can translate it as you wish.
It's beautiful there they're home is surrounded by Beautiful plants & Flowers. I believe their reward for longevity is having the Fear of GOD and living Holy Godly lives.
Also there many Centurions In Africa, are living presently between one hundred fourteen to One hundred and twenty years old.
Fear of God gives you stress too. So, i think they just are not fearing God!
Beautiful people. The word says "honor your parents so your days on the earth will be long." Ask one of them if they have ever disrespected their parents.
My father living in a village in Messinia Peloponesse Greece he left this world at the age 100,the same age his sister when pass away.
Albanian for sure
ARVANITAS
χααχαχ ικαρια δεν φτανετε ομως
κλαψε
Messina.
Is a Albanian City.or village
Messi..in Albanian language is..
Middle.
So all people living there
Are Arvanitad
@@ritahoxhvogli6715 they tried so hard to make Arvanitas forget their ALBANIAN roots or scared them so much to keep the mouth shut about their ALBANIAN roots. They fight with ALBANIANS and then they go home and ask their parents if they have ALBANIAN roots and when they tell them that they are ALBANIANS ARVANITAS poor them don't fight any longer. Even ministers of greece have ARVANITAS ROOTS. You cannot have ARVANITAS politicians representatives if you don't have ARVANITAS population. Simple logic.
@Phuc Yu yes I found them. All my family is there with an s after the ALBANIAN name. Went there and met the rest of family in ioannina that lives there for centuries . Enough with lies under the sun. They don't work anymore . Our grand grand father Mehmet Haxhi Dalani , ARVANITAS ALBANIAN hero of 1821 has the statute in Crete and you have written "greek hero". HAHAHA How can you lie like this. Lie in everything
I loved this video ! Thank you for sharing !
They live in a no stress and they live buy doing the same routine they eat fresh and healthy stay with family and show respect and care for each other -and live in a community.
I've lived half the year in Ikaria for the past 25 years. Read my book, Somewhere Else.
To summaries:
-Live in a place you love to see every day. (feeling good - positivity)
-Eat more green cellulose/filler food (for gut and fullness feeling)
-Eat less and more often, feeling just a little bit hungry (good for autophagy/cancer avoidance)
-Train your mind with calculations and reading and remembering new things (good for brain maintance)
-Socialize and interact with people on a daily basis (feeling good - positive mindset)
-Do not worry or stress, avoid it. (lowers stresshormones and maintains a good heart)
-Have fun sometimes (renews wonder and life perspective)
Eating simple (no additives, vegetable oils (they are dangerous and very processed today) avoiding too much sugar(no added sugar in things) surely prolongs and gives a much healthier life.
BTW i love greece. Its a wonderful place to visit. Im not done yet. Ill be back.
Thanks for a very infomative write ups...i just read your channel this 1st time & i found it very interesting, i'll find time to watch other episodes now that i'm retired from govt service...again thanks ....may you be safe always...
One of the most beautiful place in the 🌍 world.
Thank you
The Greeks are the sweetest and warmest people I've ever met
yes they are!!
They eat seafood and lamb they walk everywhere .z they are tidy and clean a lot. They take care of their animals well. They talk to each other in the cafe . They wear the same clothes. Simple . I loved visiting Greece. Even though I was a volunteer worker
Stunning views!
My neighbor in Athens Greece lived to be 103. She loved politics and knew everything that was happening in the world. She worked for many years in a bank. The only issues she had was she was a little hard of hearing and used a walker even though she could walk. Her brother also lived to be 101.
My grandmother died 94 at her home in Barcelona, independent and eating meat everyday (pig trotters, blood saussages, ...) with lots of veggies drenched in local olive oil. She drank only local red wine, no water. Don't believe vegetarians, meat isn't the enemy. But lack of greens is.
@Artoria Pendragonright. But she ate veggies as a first course all of her life. Lots of them.
Ωραίο ντοκιμαντέρ. Μπράβο .!!
Anyone who becomes centenarian should consider himself or herself blessed
Also Sardinian people 💖 love the Greeks
My DNA says I'm 27% Greek. My mother lived until her 105 years old. I'm Portuguese.
It is imo obvious.
It is the community.
The not-isolation like in modern societies and in times of health crisis.
Absolutely agree,the so called "modern societies" have to learn a lot from countries like Greece...but can they?!
The sunsine, the olive oil and the horta (greens).
Sunshine
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🥰🥰