EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

3Olio Terre di Trente Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a first run/cold pressed olive oil, 100% organic and unfiltered with an acidity level of less than 1%. This makes it a true extra virgin oil with all its related health benefits.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

• Antioxidants help absorb Vit. A, D ,E, and K
• Used more than once a day had 25% lower breast cancer *
• Rich in linolenic acid
• Fights osteoporosis
• Diminishes cellular aging
• Increases antiviral defenses up to 40 times
• Olive oil & avocado: for dry skin and as beautifier
• Olive oil & lemon juice: wrinkle preventer
• To whiten teeth massage gums with olive oil
• Brittle nails: soak in a bath of warm olive oil then wash them with donkey milk/cream
• 1 tbsp olive oil coats the stomach if taken prior to drinking alcohol - sober longer

 
* A 1995 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that women who consume olive oil more than once a day are 25 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than women who consume olive oil once a day or less.

THINGS TO KNOW

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

To qualify as extra virgin, the olive oil has to have an acidity lower than 1% at the time of bottling. This oil is rated 100% digestible vs. 83% sunflower, 57% sesame, 36% corn oil.

Commercial Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Can still qualify as ‘extra virgin olive oil’ with 30 times less ‘extra virgin’ olive oil - and without the medical benefits.

Olio di Sansa

After first pressing, a chemical is applied to the remaining ‘first run’ pulp. This chemical reaction extracts a much greater quantity of oil, that is because the chemical dissolves the oil inside the kernel. Used for canning tuna fish.

 
Reprinted from Beyond Health® News