Join us as we discuss the health benefits of a good quality Olive Oil with Tony Kasandrinos. The keywords here are “good quality.” Tony walks us through how to find a good quality olive oil and what makes it good quality to begin with. Olives are an amazing source of polyphenols. Polyphenols are reducing agents, and together with other dietary antioxidants, protect the body's tissues against oxidative stress and associated pathologies such as cancers, heart disease and inflammation.
For centuries, in places like Greece, Italy, Tunisia, and Spain, good quality olive oil has been regarded as a necessary staple in the diet if you want to live long, have good overall health and vitality and a healthy gut microbiome.
So where do you find “good quality” olive oil? Tony explains that if you want to derive the health benefits from olive oil, it must be grown in places where the olive trees have produced for many decades without requiring any pesticides to hurry their growth. He tells us what to look for on the labels and explains what certain buzz words mean in the olive oil industry like “product of Italy.”
So get yourself a good quality olive oil and pour it on everything you eat!
Episode Takeaways:
The health benefits of a good quality olive oil:
The down side to mass produced olive trees (and olive oil):
The much older trees remain fruitful without having to invade with pesticides
Olive is a fruit
Stick to organic if you can
What does Extra virgin mean?
Health benefits of olive oil
Will it oxidize?
Fat is good despite what you’ve heard
What about cooking with olive oil, is it safe?
What about flavored oil?
Non-consumption uses for olive oil
Microbiome connection
Can you give olive oil to kids? Babies?
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