Olive oil is in the news again and it is good news. We know olive oil contains monounsaturated fat which benefits our hearts and helps to keep blood vessels more flexible. Research has shown memory improves with the addition of olive oil to our diet. The good news this week appeared in Journal of the American Medical Association. A researcher at Spain’s University of Navarra , Miguel Martinez Gonzalez, claims a Mediterranean diet including extra virgin olive oil lowers the risk of breast cancer. He studied 4,000 women between the ages of 60 and 80 following the diet and found after a five year follow up period that these women had 68% lower chance of developing breast cancer. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT. There are always other factors involved but adding the extra virgin olive oil ( about 4 tablespoons a day ) and following a Mediterranean diet can only improve your health.
