senior citizen
06-16-2014, 05:28 AM
Getting very old obviously means we will NOT look the same as we do now................something to ponder for those who crave longevity.
""Grigoris Tsahas, 99, one of the residents of Ikaria, an island about 30 miles off the western coast of Turkey where people are reaching the age of 90 at two and a half time the rate Americans do, and suffering about a quarter the rate of dementia.""
""All ages of Ikarians shown here are self-reported.""
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/28/magazine/ikaria-centenarians.html#1 (http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/28/magazine/ikaria-centenarians.html/l1)
THE ENCHANTED ISLAND OF CENTENARIANS on IKARIA
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""Grigoris Tsahas, 99, one of the residents of Ikaria, an island about 30 miles off the western coast of Turkey where people are reaching the age of 90 at two and a half time the rate Americans do, and suffering about a quarter the rate of dementia.""
""All ages of Ikarians shown here are self-reported.""
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/28/magazine/ikaria-centenarians.html#1 (http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/28/magazine/ikaria-centenarians.html/l1)
THE ENCHANTED ISLAND OF CENTENARIANS on IKARIA
Use the right arrow on photo to advance through all of the photos.....