Local food

8 ways to use honey, one of Ikaria’s secret ingredients for longevity

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8 ways to use honey, one of Ikaria’s secret ingredients for longevity

From beans to greens, there are many foods that make up the traditional diets of people in the Blue Zones, a handful of areas in the world where people tend to live longer.  My family is from the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria — I spend about half of every year on the island and … Read more

I spent 20 years studying foods 100-year-old people eat—and this is the world’s No. 1 healthiest breakfast

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I spent 20 years studying foods 100-year-old people eat—and this is the world’s No. 1 healthiest breakfast

As a longevity researcher, I’ve spent the past 20 years studying the habits of people who live to 100 years old or longer, particularly the foods they eat. And in a tucked-away corner of Nicoya, Costa Rica, I may have found the world’s healthiest breakfast. Under a red-tiled roof, a dozen or so people of … Read more