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•How is Olive Oil Made
Not all olive oils are made equal - their quality is in essence, graded based on production method, acidity level and flavor.
Although different grades of olive oil can mix together to create other grades and types, there are 3 principal types of olive oil purposely made to benefit your health more than others, which you ought to know. Let's run through their production processes briefly to help you get some basic ideas and make a better decision on which one you should go with for best...
•Olive Oil Facts
Have you heard people singing praises of olive oil that you're now itching to try it out yourself, whether to improve your health, skin or solely for weight loss? Well, before anything else, I suggest that you learn some hard facts about olive oil (its pros and cons) before you jump on the bandwagon, at least, so that you know what you're feeding your body with and how to make the most out of eating it.
Health Benefits of Olive Oil
Olive oil benefits your health by helping to regulate blood...
•Health Benefits of Olive Oil
Besides coconut oil that protects you with its medium-chain lauric acid and flaxseed oil that supply you with plenty of omega-3 essential fatty acid (EFA) to balance up your body's EFAs ratio, the next good oil that provides health benefits is olive oil.
How olive oil benefits your health? It helps you:
1. Reduce coronary heart disease and stroke by preventing plaque built-up which in turn leads to hardening of arteries (i.e. atherosclerosis).
2. Regulate blood pressure levels.
3. Lower...
•Buy Olive Oil How to Choose the Best Olive Oil Off the Shelf
When buying olive oil, how do you choose the best quality olive oil off the shelf?
As opposed to plant, olive oil dreads light, heat and air. Over-exposing the oil to these environmental factors can expedite the breaking down of oil nutrients and make it turn rancid easily. Worst of all, consuming such rancid oil may elevate your risk for heart disease and cancer.
So, better be safe than be sorry when choosing olive oil.
Unfortunately, most stores are brightened with light, and most olive...
•How to Store Olive Oil to Retain Its Health Benefits
Olive oil is sensitive to heat, light and air. So, what is the best way to store olive oil?
Here are some practical ways to store your olive oil and keep it away from heat, light and air, so that it'll retain its nutritional values as much as possible and provide maximum health benefits for you.
Storing Olive Oil
Keep your olive oil best in a cool (room temperature works fine), dark place away from stove or other heat-generating appliances. That way it won't see the light and feel the heat...
•Disadvantages of Olive Oil
All along you've heard way too many health benefits of olive oil. But did you know that this liquid gold can also impair your health in its most original form? Also, when handled improperly, your risk for cancer and other degenerative diseases will increase. Here I show you the disadvantages of olive oil - what turns it from beneficial to health-damaging, and how you can eat it to gain health benefits without suffering from its harmful effect. Are you ready? Here we go.
Disadvantage #1 -...
•Buy Coconut Oil Things You Need to Know
When buying coconut oil, you want to make sure you get the best bang for your buck, and more importantly, get the right type to serve your needs.
Which Type of Coconut Oil Best Fits Your Needs
There are basically 4 different types:
1. Hydrogenated
2. Fractionated
3. RBD (refined, bleached and deodorized)
4. Virgin
Unless you're using it as a varnish coating to protect your home furniture or any other things except using it as food or on your skin, never buy hydrogenated coconut oil....
•Virgin Coconut Oil Health Benefits
No other types of coconut oil can match the health benefits of virgin coconut oil. Let me explain. Virgin (unrefined) coconut oil is extracted via cold pressed (very low temperature) method with zero chemicals added, which retain its full nutritional values for maximum health benefits.
Moreover, due to its completely unaltered (natural) fatty acid structure, unrefined or virgin oil penetrates your skin well and does not clog your skin pores if you use it topically. Refined oil (such as RBD,...
•Coconut Oil Facts Things to Know Before Using Coconut Oil
The craze on the benefits of coconut oil seems unstoppable without signs of dipping ever since someone unlocks its enormous healing power after years of being locked up in the dark. Thousands of people who use it have benefited from it. But as a beginner to this healthful oil, I wouldn't advise you to jump right into the pool before learning about some hard facts about coconut oil and start swimming in it hoping to get the same result as others.
There are, however, few users who only get to...
•Benefits of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Before I show you the benefits of coconut oil, I just wanted to let you know that there's in fact no such thing as extra virgin coconut oil. That's because this healthful oil is not officially classified based on its production method, acidity level and flavor, unlike olive oil. So, when companies label their coconut oil as 'extra virgin', it simply means the same as virgin coconut oil.
They do not mean to cheat the consumers but just to tell you that their virgin oil is of the best unrefined...
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