Ikaria’s Secret: Can This Greek Island Teach Us How to Live Longer?

The jagged ridge of Ikaria rises unexpectedly from the Aegean, its wild terrain peppered by olive groves, wild herbs, and sleepy white-pebble coves. It is here that locals refuse to look at the clock, move through the world at their own pace, and—remarkably—live far longer than the average person elsewhere. In fact, more than 30 per cent of Ikarians live into their nineties, many reaching 100, with lower rates of chronic illness and dementia.