Olive oil can protect the cardiovascular system in many ways: olive oil can prevent arteriosclerosis and its complications, hypertension, heart disease, heart failure, renal failure and cerebral hemorrhage.
Eating olive oil can effectively reduce the occurrence of cholecystitis and gallstones. Olive oil has the effect of preventing diabetes, and olive oil also has the effect of beauty.
Olive oil can prevent inflammation and reduce the damage to the arterial wall by reducing homocysteine (an amino acid that can damage the coronary artery wall).
Relaxing arteries and lowering blood pressure by increasing the content of nitric oxide in the body. In the book Omega Health and Simple Longevity Plan written by Dr. Artemis Simopoulos, it is mentioned that omega -6 fatty acids in edible oil will make arteries contract, forcing the heart to work overtime, leading to high blood pressure.
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Olive oil, known as "liquid gold", is an internationally recognized "green food" in edible oil, and is also known as "the queen of vegetable oil".
Efficacy of olive oil: The Mediterranean has become the region with the lowest incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer and Alzheimer's disease in the world, thanks to the efficacy of olive oil; It can also improve the function of digestive system, promote bile secretion, and prevent gallstones, gastritis and constipation; Promote the absorption of calcium by human body, thus contributing to the development of children's bones, brain and nervous system and preventing osteoporosis in the elderly. In addition, olive oil also plays an auxiliary role in gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases.
Because olive oil has strong affinity and permeability to the skin, it is used as a solvent for various vitamins or antibacterial injections in the pharmaceutical industry to help exert its efficacy; It can also be made into various ointments easily absorbed by the skin, such as scald, burn, wound, pus discharge, etc. Olive oil can be directly applied to the burned area, with better effect, and the skin can be smooth after healing, leaving no scars on the wound area.
Beauty efficacy of olive oil: olive oil is a good base material for preparing skin care products, and giving full play to the role of olive oil in beauty industry is a new topic in Longnan. Skin care products made of natural olive oil are not only easily absorbed by the skin, but also can prevent ultraviolet rays; It is also a good raw material for making hair care, lipstick or nail polish.
References:
Olive oil _ Baidu Encyclopedia