Hippocrates, the father of medicine, dubbed olive oil “the great therapeutic.” The ancient Greek physician identified more than 60 medicinal uses for olive oil. Fortunately, after two and a half millennia, modern science is beginning to catch up. Many clinical studies, including the large-scale PREDIMED trials to evaluate the effects of the Mediterranean diet, have ... Continue Reading
Olive Oil For a Radiant Skin
(BeWellBuzz) Recently American dieticians and researchers took note that people eating a Mediterranean diet are a heart healthy bunch, and they discovered that one of the healthful staples of their diet is olive oil (OO). The history of OO in that region dates back thousands of years. In the second millennia BCE, it's written that God led the Israelites from Egyptian captivity ... Continue Reading