Olive a gift from the past

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Indications

Olive is rich in minerals (phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, calcium, copper and manganese) and vitamins A and D in the (vitamin antirahitica).

in Mediterranean countries where olive oil consuming, cardiovascular mortality is lower than elsewhere. Olive oil contains 80% monounsaturated fatty acid. The fatty substance most easily digestible, more palatable than sunflower oil and butter than (after the study by Professor Jean Guerre, Cochin Hospital - France).
Of black olives (ripe fruit) extract the oil, and green ones are for canning.

Effective only olive oil is extracted by cold pressing process, without using chemical solvents.
A refined oil is a lifeless food that has undergone 16 operations, and which, before reaching consumers, and have added chemicals (sodium hydroxide, hexane, chlorine dioxide).
An extract from olive oil first cold pressing is obtained by only 6 operations, without heating and without the use of any industrial product. It is a hundred percent natural oil, which retains all the qualities. It is oil to be consumed, even if its price is slightly higher.
Housewives who prefer other olive oils are highly creative, because that is undoubtedly one of the
best weight oil. He râncezeste difficult and even heated to 200 °, exert a beneficial effect on biliary function and a balanced action on bone growth.

Olive oil helps to dissolve gallstones, eliminating feces and decrease gastric hyperacidity. Also, it is indicated and those with liver failure. As a complementary food, it is recommended for diabetics.

For half a century, our distorted eating refined taste. Like many other natural food, oils obtained by cold pressing dislike of certain consumers. We need to reobisnuim taste buds with these oils, a "reeducation" progressive taste.

For postmenopausal women, the fatty substance is the best way to prevent osteoporosis (after the study by Professor AM and M. Lavaljeantet and J. L Lamarque on a sample of 135 women).
Preparation of salads is a good opportunity to use olive oil (obtained by cold pressing), and could be a cure.

Removing sediment and gallstones: a tablespoon of olive oil to add a little lemon juice taken in the morning on an empty stomach.

Nephritic colic: a glass of olive oil, when the crisis took a spoon, until the cessation of pain.

Constipation: one or two tablespoons in the morning on an empty stomach for several days.
Olive leaf, symbol of peace and longevity, is much appreciated by the Provencal, who treat their blood pressure using a form of decoction. The first who observed the hypotensive properties of olive leaves was the doctor push-over.

Olive leaves help lower azotemia and increased diuresis. They prove particularly useful against heart palpitations and arrhythmia.

To treat these diseases with olive leaves, here are two very popular recipes:
A. Allow 25 g of dried leaves in 500 ml of water for half a day. Resulting liquid is heated to boiling. Leave to infuse for 20 minutes and drink between meals.
Two. Place 35 g of leaves in 750 ml of water. Heat until boiling. Leave to infuse for ten minutes. Drink between meals.
These two dishes can be eaten whole weeks, without decreasing their efficiency. Outside seating diarrhea in some people, treatment has other side effects.

Due to its content of chlorophyll, olive leaf may be used preventively against atherosclerosis.

External use

Pain, rheumatism, sprains, falls: put 100 grams of chamomile flowers in one liter of olive oil (obtained by cold pressing). All the steam is heated for two hours. Stir from time to time. Use the form of rubbing, massaging the painful place.

Another recipe with garlic: put 1-2 cloves of garlic grated on the grate, in 200 ml of olive oil. Let soak for half a day. , Massage the painful area.

Dry: finely chop an avocado pulp, mix with olive oil. Apply the mask to form. Allow ten minutes then rinse with mineral water or necalcaroasa.

Cracked skin: Make a paste of one tablespoon of olive oil and banana dial (1 cm thick.). Mix carefully, it becomes warm you up steam, then apply.