Researchers working at Toronto’s Keenan Research Center uncovered what may well be a missing link between olive oil and heart health: olive oil may help prevent the formation of a thrombosis, which is a deadly blood clot inside a blood vessel. What you need to know A thrombus (blood clot) Read more…
“We have two epidemics: obesity and COVID-19,” said Dr. Mariela Glandt, a Harvard University and Columbia University-trained endocrinologist. According to experts, nutrition is the biggest coronavirus risk factor that not enough people are talking about. “We have two epidemics: obesity and COVID-19,” said Dr. Mariela Glandt, a Harvard University and Read more…
This is a wonderful overview by nutrition educator Michael Joseph MSc. from his website Nutrition ADVANCE. Michael explains in simple language the nutritional and health benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. He breaks the myth that you cannot fry with EVOO… and everything on his website is based on scientific Read more…
From reducing chronic pain to preventing some types of cancer, learn the many health benefits associated with this diet. This is how we eat at Galilee Green with lots of lean protein like fish, nuts, seeds, avocado, fresh vegetables and of course Galilee Green olive oil! Here are seven intriguing Read more…
A number of studies have come out to show how small amounts of pure dark chocolate can help with heart and brain health. We all know by now that Extra Virgin Olive Oil has tremendous health benefits and is the key to the Mediterranean diet that makes it so good Read more…
A recent article in the Daily Express explores this question. And the answer is, top quality extra virgin olive oil which has been proven to help lower blood pressure. Here are some key excerpts from the article including references to the original research. When it comes to cooking meals, what Read more…
A study published in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care showed that a Mediterranean style diet rich in olive oil reduces the risk of type II diabetes by over 50 percent compared to a low fat diet. The study is part of a long-term nutritional intervention study aimed to Read more…
We hear more and more about the newly discovered health benefits of olive oil. But did you know that research now shows a connection between regular consumption of olive oil and prevention and treatment of breast cancer? Researchers from Spain, at the University of Jaén’s Hospital Unit for the Clinical Read more…
For a while we’ve known that the Mediterranean Diet is a “Healthy Heart” Diet, but no one was exactly sure why. Here are a some excerpts from an article about a new study which may explain how Extra Virgin Olive Oils can help prevent heart disease. For the first time, Read more…
9 Health Benefits of Olives You’ll Be All Over Good Housekeeping – Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN Yep, that includes olive oil too. It’s no secret that olives pack a powerful health punch. Pressed into cooking oil or eaten cured and whole, these little fruits are building a rep as Read more…
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