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The Benefits of Olive Oil

Within the last century its benefits have been scientifically confirmed.

However,they were already understood in ancient times.

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Olives:A Love Story

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In ancient times olive oil was used as money and as medicine.

It was even used during war.After it was heated up,it was

dropped down on attackers.

It is still used in religious ceremonies

It helps protect the freshness of fish and cheese.

Mediterranean people who have the habit of consuming olive oil a lot have the lowest rate of heart disease among Western Countries.

Plenty of research has shown that a Mediterranean style diet can reduce the risk of diabetes.

Eating olive oil twice a day reduces women’s risk of getting breast cancer.In other words,it prevents cancer.

Two Tablespoons of High Quality Olive Oil Every Day Help Protect the Heart

It may even play a helpful role in diabetes and weight loss.

Research indicates that replacing other types of food with olive oil helps people lose weight without food restriction or physical activity.

Recently,one study has demonsrated that it may help people decrease anger and increase physical activity.

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There are even olive oil lamps and olive oil soaps.

Before the invention of electricity, it was used as fuel for traditional oil lamps.However,oil lamps are still used in the churches , home prayer corners and in the cemeteries.

Olive oil is a good source of Vitamin E.That’s why,it is commonly used in cosmetics and soap. Besides oil,olive leaf and olive leaf extracts (OLE) are now marketed as anti-aging ,immunostimulator and antibiotic agent.Also,in the past,it was used as a cleanser(soap,detergent) and makeup remover

The ancient Egyptians,Greeks, and Romans had no soap.They massaged olive oil into their skin,then scraped it back off, along dirt and dead skin.

Anti-aging Beauty Secrets with Olive Oil

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Whereas the olive symbolizes life,renewal,resilience( the ability to recover from an illness,change or misfortune) and peace,its oil symbolizes purity, protection, health and light.

As you know,the olive branch is the symbol of peace and olive oil is used for cooking and healing.

An engraving from The London Magazine, January 1775, showing the Goddess of Peace bringing an olive branch to America and Britannia.

The World Health Organization officially recommends that people across the world should adopt The Mediterranean diet for better health, and specifically suggests olive oil as the healthiest source of fat on the planet.

Oil Wrestling /Grease Wrestling /Yağlı Güreş

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Wrestling is the Turkish national sport.It is so called because olive oil is poured on the wrestlers’ bodies before they start wrestling.

The annual Kırkpınar Tournament is the oldest sporting competition in the world.First, it was held in Edirne in Turkish Thrace.Oil wrestling festivals also take place in northern Greece, in the Eastern Macedonia and West Thrace.However,in recent years,this style of wrestling has also been popular in the Netherlands and Japan.

Leading olive oil producers

Spain 36% Italy 25% Greece 18% Tunisia 8% Turkey 5% Syria 4% Today 99% of the world’s olive oil comes

from the Mediterranean region.

Sam on Travel TURKISH OLIVE OILYou've probably consumed Turkish olive oil on a number of occasions and don't even know it. How's that? Turkey is the fourth or fifth largest producer of olive oil in the world, after Spain, Italy, Greece, and sometimes Tunisia, depending on the harvest. But as with much of the olive oil in Spain and Tunisia, Turkish olive oil is often sent to Italy to be repackaged and sold as if it were Italian olive oil.Then there are brands such as Cavallo d'Oro, which sounds very Italian. But this is a Turkish oil that was shipped to the United States and given an Italian name to make it easier to sell.

How is olive oil produced?Tuscany,Italy

From ancient times until today,the basic process of producing the oil is the same.

First,whole olives are crushed.In other words,they are broken into pieces by applying pressure.

Then,the liquid is separated from the solids.

After that,the valuable oil is separated from the water.

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