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Live Longer With Olive Oil

Lewis

Lewis

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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]The greatest exponent of monounsaturated fat is olive oil, and it is a prime component of the Mediterranean Diet. Olive oil is a natural juice which preserves the taste, aroma, vitamins and properties of the olive fruit. Olive oil is the only vegetable oil that can be consumed as it is - freshly pressed from the fruit. [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and its high content of antioxidative substances. Studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against heart disease by controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while raising HDL (the "good" cholesterol) levels. (1-3) No other naturally produced oil has as large an amount of monounsaturated as olive oil -mainly oleic acid.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Olive oil is very well tolerated by the stomach. In fact, olive oil's protective function has a beneficial effect on ulcers and gastritis. Olive oil activates the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones much more naturally than prescribed drugs. Consequently, it lowers the incidence of gallstone formation.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Olive oil and heart disease[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Studies have shown that people who consumed 25 milliliters (mL) - about 2 tablespoons - of virgin olive oil daily for 1 week showed less oxidation of LDL cholesterol and higher levels of antioxidant compounds, particularly phenols, in the blood.(4)[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]But while all types of olive oil are sources of monounsaturated fat, EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil, from the first pressing of the olives, contains higher levels of antioxidants, particularly vitamin E and phenols, because it is less processed.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Olive oil is clearly one of the good oils, one of the healing fats. Most people do quite well with it since it does not upset the critical omega 6 to omega 3 ratio and most of the fatty acids in olive oil are actually an omega-9 oil which is monounsaturated. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Olive oil and colon cancer[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Spanish researchers suggest that including olive oil in your diet may also offer benefits in terms of colon cancer prevention (5). Their study results showed that rats fed diet supplemented with olive oil had a lower risk of colon cancer than those fed safflower oil-supplemented diets. In fact, the rats that received olive oil had colon cancer rates almost as low as those fed fish oil, which several studies have already linked to a reduction in colon cancer risk.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Types of olive oil[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1] Generally, olive oil is extracted by pressing or crushing olives. Olive oil comes in different varieties, depending on the amount of processing involved. Varieties include:

[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]When buying olive oil you will want to obtain a high quality EXTRA VIRGIN oil. The oil that comes from the first "pressing" of the olive, is extracted without using heat (a cold press) or chemicals, and has no "off" flavors is awarded "extra virgin" status. The less the olive oil is handled, the closer to its natural state, the better the oil. If the olive oil meets all the criteria, it can be designated as "extra virgin". [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]What is pure and light olive oil? "Pure" olive oil is made by adding a little extra virgin olive oil to refined olive oil. It is a lesser grade oil that is also labeled as just "olive oil" in the U.S. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1] "Light" olive oil is a marketing concept and not a classification of olive oil grades. It is completely unregulated by any certification organizations and therefore has no real precedent to what its content should be. Sometimes, the olive oil is cut with other vegetable oils.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]How to care for your olive oil [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Resist the temptation to place your beautiful bottle of olive oil on the windowsill. Light and heat are the #1 enemy of oil. Keep olive oil in a cool and dark place, tightly sealed. Oxygen promotes rancidity. Olive oil is like other oils and can easily go rancid when exposed to air, light or high temperatures. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]You can of course buy extra virgin olive oil in any grocery store. A good source on the internet for extra virgin olive oil is here.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Olive oil versus canola oil[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1] Do not fall into the hype which is put out by traditional medicine regarding the promotion of canola oil (rapeseed) as superior due to its concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids. Olive oil is far superior and has been around for thousands of years. Canola oil is a relatively recent development and the original crops were unfit for human consumption due to their high content of a dangerous fatty acid called euric acid.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]If the taste of olive oil is a problem, or if you are frying or sautéing food, then you should consider coconut oil. Many nutritionally misinformed people would consider this unwise due to coconut oil's nearly exclusive content of saturated fat. However, this is just not the case. Because it has mostly saturated fat, it is much less dangerous to heat. The heat will not tend to cause the oil to transition into dangerous trans fatty acids.[/SIZE][/FONT]

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Excellent post. Thanks for all the info. The other day PizzaGuy got me interested in Olive oil when he said he deep fries french fries in it. So I tried that 2 nights ago and they came out great! As soon as I get a bigger jug of oil so I can fill my deep fry all the way I'm going to try out deep fried olive oil Buffalo wings.

Of course, hot french bread right out of the oven dipped in spiced olive oil with balsamic vinegar has always been a favorite too!

Thank you, Lord, for the wonderful olive!:)
 
isn't the olive tree a symble of the Holy Spirit ?



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Good i wasn't too far off.... some times old age and a diet that did not contain olive oil ...
 
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Yes, I agree. Olive oil has monounsaturated fats and is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. There is no other fat better for you. However, I am going to buck medical advice here. The next best fat for you are saturated as in butter and meats. That's because the body breaks it down into monounsaturated and I believe 2 or so other (harmless) fatty acids. Lastly the polyunsaturated fats in vegetable oils are the hardest for the body to metabolize, although ironically the medical world and other diet-o-holics would rather you have these more. They are wrong, pure and simple, although I don't want to become like them and say these are bad (the way they blast saturated fats). Some of these fats are needed as well---- balance is the key.

Of course many would rather you avoid fats all together. Whenever we hear of "low fat" "low cholesterol" and other such "healthy heart" myths, we oftentimes see them replace these "bad", natural things with man-made substitutes, and that usually includes some form of sugar, or simple carbohydrate. This, of course, is worse of all on the cholesterol and heart and cancers. The "healthy" advice we are often given is what is actually killing us. We need MUCH less carbs than most of us are getting, and more proteins and fats---- oh yeah, that's right. That stuff is found in meats and animal products they tell you to avoid! :lol
 
RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—If we all ate like Mediterraneans, we'd live longer, have healthier hearts, and, according to a study being presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology meeting, have healthier brains. The study analyzed brain tissue among a wide sampling of Mediterranean diet-eating folk and found that people who followed the diet most closely saw less brain deterioration than people who were less devoted. The good news is, the diet is so varied that even if you don't like, say, fish, there are plenty of other options on the Mediterranean diet menu that you're bound to enjoy.
THE DETAILS: Researchers recruited 712 adults living in New York City and assessed how closely they followed the Mediterranean diet: lots of nuts, legumes, olives, olive oil, fish, and whole grains, a moderate intake of wine, and very little red meat or dairy products. The adults were divided into three groups based on low, medium, or high adherence. Nearly six years after the initial dietary assessment, the adults were given MRI scans, during which the researchers looked for small areas of dead brain tissue that have been linked to thinking problems. They found that those most faithful to a Mediterranean diet had a 36 percent lower chance of having areas of dead brain tissue than those least faithful to the diet. Moderate Mediterranean-dieters had a 21 percent lower chance compared to the least adherent dieters. The association was even stronger in women: The strictest followers of a Mediterranean diet were 45 percent less likely to have dead tissue than the low-adherence group.
WHAT IT MEANS: Add some olive oil to your next salad, rather than shredded cheddar cheese, because when it comes to your diet affecting your brain, it's all about the fat, says Katherine Tallmadge, MA, RD, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "The type of fat you eat ends up in every cell membrane," she says, and that can either increase or decrease the functioning of cells." Heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats, like the type found in olive oil, aid the function of cells because they help blood vessels carry more oxygen to the brain, she says. On the other hand, solid saturated fats, like those found in meat and dairy products, cause cell walls to stiffen, and that reduces their ability to feed your brain oxygen.
Want to keep those cells in good working order? It's never too late to start eating like a Greek—or a Turk, or an Italian, or a Lebanese (the Mediterranean diet is incredibly diverse). "As soon as you stop eating as much saturated fat, you're going to do better," Tallmadge says. And the planet benefits too. "Most of these traditional diets come from poor cultures where people were eating what's in their backyard because they couldn't afford lots of meat and cheese," she adds. "People ate what was seasonal and what was local." That's also a good way to cut down on greenhouse-gas–emitting food miles.
The healthiest components of Mediterranean diets are fresh produce, but in order to get healthy fats, you don't have to stick with olive oil or fish. The diet is so diverse, there are lots of other ways to work brain-healthy fats into your diet. Here are some ideas:
• Nuts, beans, and seeds. If you don't like fish, you can get lots of fat from plant sources, and nuts and legumes are great places to start. Chickpeas taste great in any kind of hummus (paired with whole-grain pita squares) or in this recipe for Moroccan Chickpeas and Vegetables with Couscous, which uses seasonal vegetables like sweet potatoes and turnips. Pair that with a simple Green Salad with Nuts and Seeds.
• Fatty fruits and vegetables. Olives contain their own healthy fats, so try them in an Olive Tapenade with raw vegetables. And avocados, in season now in California, may bring Mexico to mind, but they're also considered a part of the Mediterranean diet. Try a simple recipe for guacamole, or swap out your olive oil for avocado oil the next time you cook eggs, which are another good source of protein in Mediterranean diets.
• Lean meats. All animal products are eaten in moderation in the Mediterranean diet, and when it comes to meat, look for the leanest cuts possible, preferably those with just 10 percent fat. Lamb, pork, and goat are all common, so try some Turkish Lamb with Pistachio Couscous or Pork Medallions with Black Olives.
mediterranean diet menu | Save Your Brain: Eat Olives, Nuts, Fish, Seeds, Avocados
 
Instead of the Mediterranean diet, I would say more biblical, which follow "somewhat" Mediterranean.. The errors in that list are pork, a forbidden food in the bible. Same with shellfish. Otherwise, cattle, lamb, fish (with scales) milk butter, even salt (all the things they tell you to avoid) are Kosher. If the medical establishment would read their bibles, they would not be giving such idiotic advice by pronouncing clean foods as unclean. Dietary laws are still the same today.
 
Bet biscuits and sausage gravy don’t fit in the diet…..

We got old and have found making some diet changes has been very helpfull.... A few MMs and it's ok pig out and my joints hurt for a few days

the information is a good read lewis... no shell fish tim?
 
reba said:
Bet biscuits and sausage gravy don’t fit in the diet…..

We got old and have found making some diet changes has been very helpfull.... A few MMs and it's ok pig out and my joints hurt for a few days

the information is a good read lewis... no shell fish tim?
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:lol You'll never see an Orthodox Jew sit down to a big lobster dinner, pork and Sauerkraut or a cheeseburger (although just plan beef is Kosher)
 
tim-from-pa said:
Instead of the Mediterranean diet, I would say more biblical, which follow "somewhat" Mediterranean.. The errors in that list are pork, a forbidden food in the bible. Same with shellfish. Otherwise, cattle, lamb, fish (with scales) milk butter, even salt (all the things they tell you to avoid) are Kosher. If the medical establishment would read their bibles, they would not be giving such idiotic advice by pronouncing clean foods as unclean. Dietary laws are still the same today.
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i should do a thread on the parasites that the cow,the lamb and goat have and have to be dealt with.

and the irony of what my friend uses to kill them after he sees them in the wastes is motor oil!
 
Yes,I totally agree with your information.Nice information.Many researches found that consumption of olive oil reduces the chnces of hreat dieses.olive oil reduces thecholesterol level and inprove the oxygen supply to the heart.
 
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