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If you already know your extra virgin olive oils and how to tell if they are of superior quality, then this should be quite enough to convince you:
- Family farmed in Greece
- 100% Organic
- Carefully cold extracted
- Bottled in tin for superior preservation
- Early harvested for ultimate polyphenolpotency
- < 0.5Acidity
However, if you think all extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) are created equal then please read on!
But first. Let's take a quick look at the benefits that elevate this oil to superfood status!
benefits
These benefits listed are only attributed to extremely high quality oils which can be shown to have maintained their levels of pholyphenols, especially oleocanthal.
- EVOO is being increasingly shown to have preventative effects oncognitive declineand the development of cognitive disorders likeAlzheimer's.
- The cardiovascular health benefits of EVOO are mounting, even on patients already presenting withdyslipidemia.It is also being shown toslowand evenpreventthe oxidization of LDL cholesterol (this is when it becomes harmful).
- The higher the level of polyphenols, particularlyoleocanthal in the oil, the higher theantioxidant, anti-inflammatoryandantimicrobialeffects of the oil.In fact the anti-inflammatory effects of EVOO in high enough doses are now being compared to those ofIbuprofen.
- As research continues it is being used for moreand more specific applications, like this study which found high quality EVOO toreduce DNA damagein post menopausal women.
That's a whole lot of well researched, critical health benefits all in one. If longevity is what we are after it's time to start taking this food seriously