While most of you know that Extra Virgin Olive Oil is said to help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol, there are other claims that state that EVOO may help more than just these few ailments. There has been quite a bit written over the last few years about Extra Virgin Olive Oil helping fight certain types of Cancer among other things. Here are ten benefits I found in my research that may be helped by cooking with and eating olive oil.
What Are The Benefits Of Olive Oil?
It has been known for ages that olive oil has good health benefits. In fact, I’ve read a number of books that have stated that Olive Oil was more precious than Gold in many areas of the Earth in the Middle Ages due to it’s healing powers. But it has only been in recent time that studies have shown us some of the real health benefits of Olive Oil. It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about Gourmet Olive Oil or some generic olive oil, it will still have some health benefits. However, to get the most benefit from Olive Oil, you should use only Extra Virgin Olive Oil, first cold press stuff.