Possibly due to my Mediterranean ancestry, when the mercury drops, I dry up like a prune. My skin peels like crazy. For years I blamed it on the forced air heating. Then I bought a house with steam heat and still suffered from the condition.
Recently I started taking 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil every morning to stoke my metabolism, (Yep it helps with weight loss!) and poof my dry skin started to disappear. Now I think that as the eyes are the window of the soul, The skin is the judge of health. If the Olive Oil was repairing my skin, what was it doing on the inside?
First off Olive Oil lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) the artery clog-ger. That said it is a great way to promote heart health especially when it replaces saturated fat in the diet.
Studies also find that the humble Olive is chalk full of antioxidants especially Phenols and vitamin E. Both cancer enemies! Olive Oil may prevent colon cancer and it is a great remedy for constipation. (The Chinese say that constipation is the only disease!)
Think of your colon as the main garbage can in your home.When you clean the rooms you empty all of the garbage in that main receptacle. Lets say that the garbage men go on strike and don't come to empty your can. It backs up with smelly garbage. Soon you can't clean the rooms because you have nowhere to dump the trash. You get the picture. The rooms are our organs and they can't clean house if they have no empty colon!
Now if Olive Oil Helps keep the colon empty and soothes it with its nutritional benefits,That makes it a key do good-er! The rest of your body can clean house. Hence the clear healthy skin!
So there you have it, skin care: check, heart health:check, weight loss:check, colon health:check, cancer prevention:check. Oh and one more thing: Olive Oil helps prevent gallstones by activating the secretion of bile.
Though this Blog is a compilation of 24 years of study,I must state that I am not a Doctor and if you have a serious medical problem please seek treatment from a Licensed health care practitioner that you trust!
That said, don't take my word for it, try it yourself, Take 1 to 2 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil every morning and let me know how you feel after 2 weeks.
If you are real brave and want to put me to the test, try a 2 weeks without taking out the trash!
Thanks for reading and sharing, Please let me know,if you know something that I have missed,
Suzy Levi
Olive oil is also a great Omega 3
Posted by: Sam | 01/16/2012 at 04:06 PM
Yes, olive oil can refresh the skin and do a lot more. One more thing, it's good for calming the nerves. This is helpful for anyone who's into naturals. :-)
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Posted by: HOTEL MEA-CULPA | 11/29/2011 at 05:51 PM
Does it have to be on an empty stomach or after b'fast?
Posted by: jitha | 11/08/2011 at 03:36 AM
I always keep a bottle of extra virgin olive oil in the house but only when I do pasta. Will try your suggestion hope it do me good too. thanks.
Posted by: Carol | 08/28/2011 at 02:26 AM
Hello everyone I have suffered from a gassy stomach which lead to anxiety and depression because the doctors kept prescribing me medicine for gastritis(which made things worse with all the side effects). After 1week of taking one to two tablespoons of olive oil I immediately felt the difference it is a great feeling.
Posted by: Reina | 08/24/2011 at 02:40 AM
I have been taking a spoon of olive oil for now three month. I swear by it. I have never had a beautiful clear complexion as I do today. I look healthy and younger.More to this I've lost weight, 6kgs in 3 months. My blood pressure is now normal as well as my blood sugar. Because of the benefit, I've started giving to my children as well.
Posted by: K. Christine | 07/26/2011 at 08:29 AM
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Posted by: Amine | 01/20/2011 at 12:01 PM
Do you take your olive oil before or after you eat breakfast, in other words, does it have to be on an empty stomach? Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by: school_dubl | 12/30/2010 at 02:11 AM
i had,a double fusion surgery due to an injury ,on my c-spine, and was diagnosed with diterirating dics desease,and athorituze,and i had been looking for natural help, and now beleive this may help me, i just did my first 15 ml shot, kinda nasty, but what other nasty things have weve all done to our selves in life and received bad health as a result, i am going to do at least one table spoon a day from now onand maybe evry other day do two table spoons,will let you all know how i feel in 2 weeks!
Posted by: RGVSR | 10/05/2010 at 10:53 PM
i have been takeing 2 tablespoons a day of extra virgin olive oil and i have lost 40 pounds and my joints and skin feel wonderful. i like to call it liquid life in a bottle.
Posted by: jeremy | 07/29/2010 at 10:47 PM
What is the different between virgin olive oil and extra virgin olive oil and does it matter which one you use in a recipe? Will it make something taste worst or better depending on how virgin the olive oil is?
Posted by: Soft Cialis | 02/04/2010 at 03:31 PM
I also read that in an article. Olive oil has been proven to help with weight loss and weight management; that is why it is recommended to use olive oil with our food.
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Posted by: Sims | 11/21/2009 at 11:02 AM
nice work i try it for the snifflez !
Posted by: paul | 11/06/2009 at 10:24 PM