{"id":2817319,"date":"2015-08-27T17:21:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T21:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2817319"},"modified":"2015-08-27T17:21:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T21:21:13","slug":"greek-ikarian-diet-for-long-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/08\/greek-ikarian-diet-for-long-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Ikarian Diet for Long Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s my\u00a0brief\u00a0run\u00a0down on\u00a0a current, very popular topic: How a Greek Ikarian diet can help you be healthier and live longer. I\u00a0Googled “Greek Ikarian diet”, and got\u00a0over\u00a035,000 results. \u00a0There have been a lot of articles about the “Mediterranean diet” for some time, but now because of a new book by\u00a0Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones<\/a>, \u00a0it is getting a lot of buzz. Particularly because of the longevity of the population on the Greek island of Ikaria in the Aegean Sea.<\/p>\n

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So, for those of us who aren’t so fortunate to live in this paradise, we can at least try to eat like\u00a0the\u00a0Ikarian people\u00a0do. That means eating more leafy greens, beans and lentils<\/a>, cooking with olive oil, avoiding processed foods, and over-eating. We should eat meat less frequently\u00a0and in much smaller portions.\u00a0Eat the smallest meal of the day in the late afternoon or evening. Here’s the best part:\u00a0Drink alcohol moderately and regularly, 1-2 glasses a day!\"Ikarian<\/p>\n

I have been a big fan of Chef Diane Kochilas for quite some time. I have made and shared her recipes<\/a> on this blog. Some day I’d like to attend\u00a0her vacation\u00a0cooking school<\/a> on the island of Ikaria.<\/p>\n

In 2012 at\u00a0TEDx Athens, \u00a0she talked about how to eat like a Greek, the nutrition of the Ikarian diet, and how all of this\u00a0could be used to renew Greece\u2019s place in the global community. It’s one of my favorite TED Talks.<\/p>\n