During a recent stay at St Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel in Crete, Greece, I was told that the secret to this glorious, heavenly place was all in the olives. “You see our culture revolves around olives, my host says. And the proof of this is that the resort is closed from November to April “in order to harvest our olives”. Now closing a resort for weather, I understand, but for olives?!
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In certain parts of Greece, the lifespan is eight to ten years longer than in America, according to a study by the University of Athens. Alzheimers is practically non-existent and the rate of dementia in seniors is about 25 percent the rate of the States’. A close examination of the Greek diet may provide clues to this longevity.
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A leper colony in our times: hard to imagine, but true. The island of Spinalonga off the coast of Crete, Greece was one of the last leper colonies in Europe. In operation from 1903 to 1957 it remains open for visitors to this day and can be accessed via ferry from various points on the east coast of Crete.
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