Olive oil provides many healthy benefits, such as nutritional properties and extraordinary healing and healthy properties for our body, besides the great effects over our different body systems. These are only some of the benefits of consuming our olive oil:
It is rich in vitamin E; due to this vitamin-antioxidant effect has over the cell membrane. Olive oil is especially recommended for childhood and old age.
The elevated quantity of polyphenol (a natural antioxidant) in olive oil helps and prevents degenerative diseases such as the Alzheimer disease and acts against aging process.
Consuming this oil enriched with monounsaturated oleic acid and low in polyunsaturated linoleic and linolenic acids helps to decrease the cholesterol levels of low density (LDL-or bad cholesterol) and increase the levels of high density cholesterol (HDL or good cholesterol).
Helps to improve the digetive system functioning, avoiding gastric acidity and facilitates intestinal transit.
Improves the metabolic functions and the brain development, since the fatty acids that favors the cell-membrane and brain-tissue formations.
Favors mineral absorption such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc stimulating the growth of bones.
Reduces the tissue debilitation thanks to its antioxidant power, slowing down the aging process of the cell membrane.
Improves the quality of life in general, due to its natural nutrient contributions.
Helps to prevent arteriosclerosis and its risk factors.
It has protective and tonic effect on the skin.
