olive oil
Olive oil is the oil produced from the age and pressure of the fruits of the olive tree, where this tree grows in the Mediterranean basin, and olive oil is one of the most important oils in the world, and has spread as a result of the many uses in the field of health, food, cooking and treatment; For its many benefits to the body.
The most prominent benefits of olive oil
- Increased flexibility of the arteries, where eating two tablespoons of olive oil a day make the body more able to resist heart attacks, strokes.
- Reduce the level of cholesterol in the body, due to the presence of a substance in it, which maintains a good level of cholesterol.
- Reducing the risk of stroke, especially in the elderly, as a study conducted in 2011 that the maintenance of olive oil daily in the elderly increases the acid Olek, which prevents the risk of this type of clots.
- Minimize the feeling of hunger.
- Reduce the incidence of heart disease, especially in women, so nutrition experts advise women to add olive oil to their daily diet, where it can be added to the green salad dish.
- Get rid of some types of acne, by mixing it with salt and massage the skin.
- Protect red blood cells from oxidation, because it contains a substance called polyphenols.
- Treatment of sunburn, so that an equal amount of olive oil, water can be placed in a tightly sealed container and well moistened, and put the mixture on the affected skin areas.
- Resistant breast cancer, where studies have shown its ability to kill cancer cells.
- Treatment of memory loss, and Alzheimer’s disease as it improves memory function.
- Prevention of heart attacks in men, where studies have shown that men who consume olive oil at a rate of two times reduces the risk of heart attack by 82%.
- Get fresh, moist lips by mixing with beeswax and grease with soft movements.
- Good health in old age, where experts believe that a healthy diet based on olive oil, vegetables, fruits, whole grains and fish ensures a healthy life in the aging.
- Reduce blood pressure.
- Treatment of baldness, and the reason for this is due to the ability of olive oil to prevent the body to form the hormone (DTH), the hormone responsible for the obstruction of hair follicles, where these bulbs do not get the necessary food, then begins to fall hair, and shows baldness early.
- Promote the work of the pancreas and protect the body from gallstones.
- Improve brain performance, and prevent low cognitive impairment.