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Healthy virtues of olive oil
	For centuries olive oil has not been just an integral part of nutrition, but also a part of the history and culture of Mediterranean countries and it is actually even used for therapeutic purposes. Olive oil’s nutritive value is considered very high because of its composition and the quantity of mono-unsaturated fatty acids (oleic acid), essential poly-unsaturated fatty acids (especially linoleic acid) and very important minor antioxidant substances like polyphenols and tocopherols. Through clinician and epidemiological studies modern medicine has fully confirmed the healthy virtues of such precious ailment, which is fundamental at every age and easily compatible with a genuine and balanced diet. “Valli Trapanesi” P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin or Italian Denominazione di Origine Protetta D.O.P.) extra-virgin olive oil is considered a high quality oil not only for its sensory properties but because it is also a healthy and medical oil which guarantees fundamental health conditions to consumers. Valli Trapanesi olive oil especially benefits:
Ciculatory system
	Habitual consumption of olive oil strongly reduces the risk of circulatory illnesses. Cumulating of cholesterol plaques and platelet’s clots (blood components which combine to cicatrize wounds and stop bleeding) along the arteries’ wall reduces elasticity and blood flux causing serious circulatory illnesses such as ischemia (which is an occlusion of the arteries bringing blood to the hearth) or infarction (necrosis or death of not oxygenated parts of the hearth). Olive oil helps by decreasing the total level of cholesterol (good HDL cholesterol plus bad LDL cholesterol) while increasing at the same time the level of good HDL cholesterol, which is able to clean arteries by the LDL cholesterol.
Gastro-intestinal System
	Olive oil is the most digestible fat because it is quickly absorbed by digestive system’s mucous membranes which are effectively protected by it at the very same time. By some elements it is extremely similar to human milk and for this reason it can be used since early childhood. At senile age it still show exceptional properties: our grandparents used to take on a spoon of raw olive oil in the morning to adjust their intestine functions and heal ulcer and gastritis. Olive oil benefits all of the digestive system: it decreases acid stomach, stimulates bile’s secretion and adjust gallbladder’s emptying by making easier fats’ digestion. It also helps clearing stomach and intestine.
Skeletal Structure
	Olive oil helps calcium fixing and it is suggested for the development of children’s skeletal structure and to slow down brittle bones process in elderly persons. For the same reason it is also very important to mothers during breastfeeding because a lot of calcium is needed to perform such delicate tasks.
Nervous System
	Olive oil benefits brain’s development, especially at early childhood. At elderly age olive oil avoids instead diseases which cause slowdown and deterioration of brain functions.
Immune System
	Generally speaking, due to the high quantity of antioxidant substances such as tocopherols and polypherols and the balanced fatty acid constitution, olive oil is a precious protector of the immune system. It is able to neutralize free radicals, which are directly or indirectly responsible for certain tumours, and the antioxidant effect towards the cell walls makes this ailment an “elixir of life”.
Epithelium and Dermis
	Ancient civilizations such as Greeks and Romans attributed to olive oil soothing properties towards skin and scalp. In example it was commonly used to grease the body and soften the skin after a bath, or it was used by athletes and gladiators before and after competitions and battles to massage muscles and protect the skin from the sun. Still now olive oil is often used in popular tradition to protect the skin, heal hair loss and white hair, and modern medicine has confirmed such healing properties.
Other Uses
	Olive oil has yet many purposes. It seems some people use it to heal migraines by massaging the head with greased fingers. Tonic, astringent and healing effects are attributed to decoctions made with olive leaves, which seem also to cause hypotension (drop of artery pressure), diuresis (increase of urine’s secretion) and hypercholesterolemia (drop of cholesterol’s level).

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