Category Archives: Health

Olive Oil, Milk, Honey Among Top Items Involved in Food Fraud – Researchers

Sobering research just out: Olive oil is among the top food items on your supermarket shelf that’s likely to be bogus. Also joining that list: milk, honey, saffron, orange juice, coffee, and apple juice. That’s according to research published in … Continue reading

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Rancid Olive Oil May Be Hazardous to Your Health, Experts Suggest

We’ve trumpeted why fresh extra virgin olive oil is important. It smells and tastes great! But the importance of fresh oil has taken on additional meaning: Rancid oil may be bad for your health, experts quoted in a recent newspaper … Continue reading

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Mediterranean Diet May Be Good for Your Brain, Too, Study Suggests

Here’s food for thought. Not only may the Mediterranean diet be good for your heart. But it also may be good for your brain, a study in this month’s issue of the Archives of Neurology suggests. Researchers found that a … Continue reading

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More Evidence Med Diet May Help Heart Health + Lay Off the Carbs – Study

It’s never too late to make a New Year’s resolution that may help your heart. And this one comes courtesy of Johns Hopkins University researchers: Lay off carbohydrates tied to white bread and pasta, and replace them with unsaturated fats … Continue reading

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Baking a Better Holiday: a Primer On Baking w/ Olive Oil – and Skipping Butter

A topic we find gets lots of interest: how to use extra virgin olive oil in baking, including how to substitute it for butter in a recipe. Olive oil is lower in saturated fat than butter. Plus, it adds a … Continue reading

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Baking a Better Holiday: Olive Oil Spelt Cake w/ Caramelized Apples

We’ll be baking cakes, breads, and other goodies during the holidays using extra virgin olive oil. A good olive oil adds a fabulous, nuanced flavor to baked goods. Plus, it’s lower in saturated fat than butter. We’re sharing our passion … Continue reading

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A Revamped Diet Pyramid Shows How to Eat and Live Like A Mediterranean

How to eat and live like you’re a citizen of the Mediterranean? Eat at least two servings of veggies at main meals, and one two servings of olive oil. Plus, share meals with family and friends. So says a newly … Continue reading

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Harvard’s New Healthy Eating Guidelines: Drizzle On the Olive Oil

Harvard served up its blueprint for healthy eating, saying Uncle Sam’s recent dietary recommendations fall short in several areas, including the consumption of “beneficial fats” like olive oil. The feds, Harvard argues, should make it crystal clear that people should … Continue reading

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Med. Diet, Other Good Habits May Extend Your Life Up to 15 Yrs. – Study

Eating a Mediterranean diet, keeping a healthy weight, exercise, and not smoking may extend your life by up to 15 years — particularly if you’re a woman, a new study suggests. The 10-year study, at the University of Maastricht in … Continue reading

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How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Foods? Hand Them a Whisk!

Here’s one way to help kids develop more healthy eating habits: Give them a whisk and get them involved in whipping up dinner. They also can select vegetables and fruits at the market, pick basil leaves for pesto, form meatballs, … Continue reading

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