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Health benefits of Olive oil

How olive oil is obtained?
Basically it is an  oil made from olives. They pick good, ripe olives and wash it. Once they are dried, they are compressed by applying pressure and the obtained material is swirled till it starts releasing the oil. Then the process of oil and water separation starts and finally what is left is called Olive oil. 

It’s good for health. People have been using it in the Mediterranean diet since ages. It has good type of fat and today, many people use it because it has tremendous health benefits. Latest research and studies prove that this oil helps to keep certain cancers, heart disease and diabetes at bay.

Below are few of the advantages of including olive oil in your diet.

It lowers bad cholesterol, giving you more protection against heart attack. People using this oil regularly have less sugar cravings and they feel their stomachs are full in few minutes. Thus it encourages them to eat less. Due to its phytochemicals, this oil helps to fight against cancer cells and prevents the risk of cancer in daily consumers.
Daily consumption helps in preventing memory loss thus protecting you against the possible risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. It is full of antioxidants, which helps you fight against aging.  Daily use of this wonder oil helps you keep your youthful look.  Natural ingredient of this magical oil helps in increasing your skin’s elasticity, thus it keeps your skin firm and toned.

Beauty care

If you are suffering from dry skin, applying few drops of olive oil makes your skin supple, restoring its moisture balance and your face starts glowing as a result. If your hair is brittle, limp and dry, using olive oil as a deep conditioner might be a good idea. It has natural ingredient which helps to make your hair manageable plus it adds an extra layer of luster to your hair.
Mild sunburn can be cured by applying a mixture of olive oil and water to the infected area. It immediately eases the pain and gives relief. It is also a known remedy to cure acne and black heads. Today many beauty products use olive oil as the main ingredient.
Suffering from dry, chaffed lips? Mix olive oil with beeswax and apply the obtained mixture to your lips to make them soft and supple. Looking at the multiple benefits it offer, it is advisable to include this oil in your diet.

Have you heard of a gluten-free diet? It is slowly becoming the latest trend in the food industry. Basically gluten is a special protein found in grains like wheat, barley and cereals.  Many people can’t digest gluten rich food. Such food causes allergy, making their small intestines inflammatory.  It is known as a Celiac disease. These people go for a gluten-free diet to control their allergies. Today more and more people are getting diagnosed with it. They are adapting to this diet which consists of rice and millet in place of wheat and barley.

Such diet has many health benefits.  It increases good cholesterol, keeps stomach healthy and as a result, your overall health improves. Today many outside food are processed and they are unsuitable and injurious to our health. Going gluten-free removes such unhealthy food from your diet.

Also once you are on a gluten-free diet, you would naturally add more fruits and vegetables to it as they are gluten-free.  Everybody knows the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables.  This diet also helps to lose weight or keep a healthy body.

People who adapt this diet confessed of increased energy levels. Also this kind of diet helps you to cut unhealthy bakery products like pastry or doughnut which are laden with fat and sugar.  Thus it improves your sugar level and cholesterol level protecting you from the potential risk of Diabetes and strokes.

This diet also stops you from including unhealthy oils in your food. Plus it also protects from certain cancers.

It is proven medically that people who go gluten-free are able to focus more on their life and goals. They have a more clear thinking and they don’t need to go for a therapy. Once you remove gluten from your diet, your headaches disappear. Also this diet is known to cure depression.

but, like everything, you have to be careful with this diet too. It helps you to lose weight but don’t forget to look at your portion size, when you eat starch laden gluten-free foods like Sweet potatoes, Brown rice tec. Also beware of what you are buying in the name of gluten-free food. Check the labels properly. Today several online stores sell specialized food. You can order food like rice Bread, Brown rice muffins, multi seed muffins from there. Yes, even without gluten, they are tasty!!