he asks. Remaining physically and mentally fit in old age is more the rule than the exception here in the mountain villages of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. What are they doing differently?

In Sardinia , 8 out of 10 homes were built more than 44 years ago: the homes are old, in poor health and, many, uninhabited. Out of 1,034,609 properties for residential use, only 722,186 are ...