1. Live More Good Years
By: Samantha Lincoln
and Nicole V. Nichols

2. Want to live longer — and healthier?
These secrets from a sleepy Greek island could show you the way

3. Ikaria 99 square mile island off the coast of Greece
Otherwise known as “The island where people forget to die”

4. Ikaria Known as a health destination
Radioactive hot springs - relieve pain and to cure joint problems and skin ailments
They had to move due to a big storm and their isolation led to a unique lifestyle

5. Ikarians’
On average, Ikarians outlive just about everyone else in the world
One in three Ikarians reaches 90
They suffer 20 percent fewer cases of cancer than Americans and have about half our rate of heart disease and one-ninth our rate of diabetes

6. Ikarian people developed a distinctive outlook on life
Relentless optimism and a propensity for partying, both of which reduce stress
Ikarians go to bed well after midnight, sleep late, and take daily naps
Most Ikarians over 90 are sexually active.

7. Eat Like an Ikarian
Lots of potatoes because they grew better in the mountains
More meat than fish because the sea was a day's journey away

8. Eat Like an Ikarian continued….
Open the olive oil
Bake bread

9. Eat Like an Ikarian continued….
Grow your own garden
Enjoy some Greek honey

10. Graze on greens
Sip herbal teas

11. Live Like an Ikarian
Nap daily
Walk where you're going
Phone a friend

12. Live Like an Ikarian Get religion Throw out your watch
Some combination of [the Ikarians'] habits is helping them live significantly longer than Americans, who live on average to age 78.

13. Do Ikarians possess the true secret to longevity?
We can't guarantee that Ikarian wisdom will help you live to 100. But if Yiannis Karimalis's example is any indicator, it may help you outlive your doctor

14. Yiannis Karimalis 39 year old immigrant Diagnosed with cancer
1 year left to live
Moved back to home land
Lived 40+ years
Out lived all his doctors

15. Most astonishing of all…
Among the islanders studied — about one-third of Ikaria's population who are 90 and older — there was virtually no Alzheimer's disease or other dementia.
In the United States more than 40 percent of people over 90 suffer some form of this devastating ailment.