Health Benefits of Olive Oil

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Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 Time: 2:13 AM
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Olive oil is used as a herbal remedy to treat various ailments such as rheumatism, arthritis, liver disease and iron, bloating, heartburn, gastritis and more. Learn from an expert how to prepare these recipes.

According to recent data, more and more people tend to consume olive oil. Before choosing olive oil, we need to know that there are three types:

Extra virgin olive oil (extra virgin Olive Oil) - preserve the natural fruit flavor, with an acidity of less than 0.8%;
Olive oil (Olive Oil) - blend of refined olive oils and virgin olive oils. Must have an acidity of less than 1% and meet the standards;
Pomacea Olive Oil - made from olive paste, is not more than 1% acidity and conform characteristic.

Choosing quality olive oil?

To choose a quality olive oil should keep in mind the following things:

1. Extra virgin olive oil retains all the nutritional qualities as it is obtained by cold pressing of olives harvested without any prior treatment to be applied;
2. Acidity olive oil must be below 0.8%. "No doubt, the best olive oil is extra virgin olive oil made directly and has an acidity below 0.8%," explains Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Mencinicopschi, director of the Institute of Food Research;
3. The color says nothing about the quality of the product chosen. It varies depending on the type used for pressing olives. A good shade of olive oil can range from green (if it has chlorophyll as the main element), to yellow gold (if it has carotene);
4. Research has shown that the purest olive oil is the point of combustion (at which point the fat structure begins to change) at about 220 degrees Celsius. Palm oil is the highest point of combustion (240 degrees Celsius).

Olive oil, universal medical treatment

Many conditions can be treated or ameliorated by using recipes that are based on olive oil:

For Shingles

Melt in a bowl 100 grams beeswax and 250 grams pine resin butter plus finally 50 ml extra virgin olive oil. Composition of strain, mix with a wooden spatula to cooling, is kept cold in glass containers and apply on affected area 3 times a day.

For burns

Considering significant amount of vitamin E in olive oil, skin affected by burns regenerate faster if you apply uleil olive mixed with egg white.

For gastritis, ulcers, liver

A teaspoon of olive oil taken before each meal to protect against stomach ulcers and gastritis. It is recommended that after swallowing oil to lie down for half an hour on the right side.

For bloating and heartburn

Mix 250 ml cold-pressed olive oil, 1 kg of honey and chop 4 lemon. Composition is kept in the refrigerator and take 3 tablespoons a day, 30 minutes before meals.

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I am Larsen Peterdrows, work in a sportnahrung store. We offer products for muscle growth, such Jack3d by USPlabs.