All the reasons to love Olive Oil...

Olive Tree's Olive Oil

When we speak of  taste and versatility, no other oil comes close to Olive Oil. Most oils are made to be bland so they don’t add unwanted flavour to a sweet or savory dish. Yet the glory of olive oil is how distinctive it is, varying from  mild to intense, from sweet to pungent.  Replacing butter and other less healthy fats with olive oil has  shown to aid  prevention of a myriad of diseases as well as  counter effects of aging.

It’s delicious, it’s good for your heart and  it improves your cholesterol profile. A  diet rich in olive oil may actually be able to slow down the aging of the heart. .....if you still haven’t already discovered the benefits of this so called “great therapeutic”, here are more reasons to fall in love with this divine oil.

The benefits of olive oil are not just confined to  a healthy heart, it helps you lose weight and  it also reduces the risk of diabetes. Besides keeping a check on  your blood pressure, regular intake of olive oil also lowers the risk of cancer. Although the reasons are still not entirely clear, recent studies have proved that people  whose diet   contains high levels of olive oil are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis. Another reason to replace your regular oil with olive oil is that  appears to improve bone mineralization and calcification. It helps calcium absorption and helps preventing Osteoporosis. Higher intake of olive oil and polyunsaturated fats found in fatty fish and vegetable oils is associated with a lower risk of depression. The findings suggested that cardiovascular disease and depression may share some common mechanisms related to one's diet.

Rich in antioxidants, olive oil is known to reduce the risk of skin cancer. . A moderate and regular intake of extra virgin olive oil, characteristic of the Mediterranean diet, is also associated with lesser incidences of specific types of cancer, including breast cancer. Olive Oil also supports brain and bone development in children. It may also prevent ulcers (by slowing down acid production) and other ailments of the digestive system. You could buy your heart healthy olive oil from our gourmet online store olivetreetrading.com.

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