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The Secret Health Benefits of Olives

15th December 2015 by Rainer Hobrack

Olives are the nature’s best fruits packed with loads of healthy properties. It is considered as a Mediterranean diet used both for cooking and for drizzling on salads.  Spanish Olives are one of the amazing varieties of this product having great Health Giving Properties. It can treat various health conditions from heart disease to arthritis. Olive fruits and its oil, have the significance of good health and long life.

In Spain you can find 262 different varieties of Olives. Out of them only 24 varieties of Olive can be used to produce liquid gold olive oil. No doubt, Spain is the world’s largest producer of olive oil. It involves in 300,000 tones of exporting to other countries every year. All the regions of Spain starting from Andalusia to Catalonia grow Olive Groves for this reason.

manos%20con%20aceitunasExtra Virgin Olive Oil is the best quality Olive Oil seems like Fine Wine. Its aromas, colors and flavors are really different from any other quality Olive Oils.

Andalusia is the heart of Oil Producing Regions responsible for almost 75% of all Spanish Olive Oil production. The Olive Oil which is extracted from Olive fruits may differ in Grades, ranging from:

 

 

  • Virgin Olive Oil
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Refined Olive Oil
  • Olive Oil
  • Olive-Pomace Oil

The best part of the oil is that, naturally, it is free of the 5 main culprits of most health conditions. It does not harm your body as salt, cholesterol, sugar, trans fats and gluten do.

The health benefits of the product can be listed as:

  • Prevents heart disease
  • Reduces your risk of type 2 diabetes
  • Reduces pain and inflammation
  • May help in weight loss
  • Reduces oxidative stress
  • Protects you from cancer
  • Improves bone health
  • Reduces oxidative stress
  • Improves brain function
  • Relieves constipation
  • Protects against depression

Olive oil contains the elements like phytonutrient and oleocanthal, the best thing for treating reducing soothing pain and inflammatory pain. Olive oil has antioxidants agent and anti-cancerous property which neutralizes the harmful free radicals and reduces the risk of cancer and tumors. Olive oil is also helpful in improving brain function and also useful in treating brain-related disorders through boosting brain power. This property of olive oil is extremely helpful to keep you emotionally strong. Olive oil helps in the absorption of calcium. So it is helpful in treating people suffering from osteoporosis.

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Rainer Hobrack, founder of Health Care Insurance Spain has been an expat living in Spain for over a decade now. He understands the frustrations of dealing with health insurance and the pain of dealing with the public health system.

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