Olive greens
Features:
Flavorful, mellow and tasty
Ingredients:
Main ingredient: mustard greens, olives, cooking oil
Accompaniments: soy sauce, salt
Preparation process:
Rinse the ingredients and saute them for about 10 hours in a large pot, then add the ingredients to make the olive dish.
Eating olives is good for your health
People worship the olive tree as a good luck tree. The olive tree was discovered in Egypt in the 17th century B.C., and there are also records of olive trees in some Chinese texts from 5,000 years ago. For Catholicism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism, the olive tree is a symbol of wisdom, abundance, peace, light and life. Nowadays, more attention is paid to the benefits it brings to human health.
There is a 121-year-old crone in France who is very healthy, and her secret to longevity is to have olives in every meal and to moisturize her skin with olive oil every day. According to statistics, countries such as Morocco and Tunisia have very few people suffering from cancer and heart disease because they mainly consume olive oil.
Nutritionists believe that olives are both vegetables and fruits with high nutritional value. Olives contain 67% water, 23% oil, 5% protein and 1% calcium, iron, phosphorus and other minerals, but also contains vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin E and other vitamins. Vitamin E contained in elemi oil is a vascular protector that can lower cholesterol and triglycerides.
Recent research has proved that the chances of colon cancer are related to the amount of fat and oil consumed, and that excessive consumption of animal oils predisposes to colon cancer. However, animal studies have shown that the same amount of olive oil was not associated with any colon tumors. Another research report shows that the adherence to the consumption of olive oil more than once a day, the chances of breast cancer is reduced by 45%.
Olive oil can also be used as an aid in the treatment of stomach ulcers, can prevent gallstones and can treat back pain. Consuming 2 spoons of olive oil before breakfast every day helps to relieve back pain and also helps to lower harmful cholesterol in the blood. Vitamin E and substances that prevent the oxidation of fatty acids in olive oil also reduce the risk of developing hardening of the blood vessels, and therefore many studies have emphasized that olive oil protects against heart disease. Because people in Mediterranean countries consume olive oil, which is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants, there are far fewer heart disease sufferers in the region than in other areas.
In Greek restaurants and hotels, olive oil is put in all foods such as meat, vegetables and even cheese. A study shows that cooking with olive oil retains all the nutrients of the food compared to other fats. And because the fat content of olive oil is much lower than that of other fats, therefore, the consumption of olive oil can reduce the risk of developing vascular sclerosis, high blood pressure, angina pectoris and various obesity due to excessive fat intake.
Olive oil can also be used as a sedative and a remedy for constipation, jaundice and gallstones. Olive oil also has a blood pressure-lowering effect and can be used to treat rheumatism, neuritis, eliminate facial wrinkles, skin care, hair care, and prevention of chapped hands and feet. Olive oil can also be used to treat liver diseases, because it has antiviral effects, so it can improve the function of liver detoxification. Consumption of olive oil also strengthens the body, promotes blood circulation and energizes the body. Nutrition experts use olive oil as a tonic for young people and as a tonic for the elderly. Skin experts recommend people to apply olive oil on their bodies in summer to protect their skin from high humidity and ultraviolet rays, so it is also a protective agent against skin cancer. Nowadays, some cosmetic factories are starting to use olive oil in their products because it contains many ingredients that are beneficial to the skin without any side effects.
If you now start consuming a spoonful of olive oil every day, or moisturize your skin with olive oil, or eat 4 olives, or take a spoonful of dried olive leaf powder, you will never regret your choice. Elderly people in countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and Libya are fit, energetic and ageing is delayed by consuming olive oil. Greek grooms eat 5 olives a day on their honeymoon in order to keep their energy high, in addition to the fact that olives are emotionally stabilizing - peace of mind, mental clarity and concentration.