“The greatest healer for all life treatments, is the fruit of the olive” Solon the Athenian 638-558 BC.
The olive oil of Lesvos doesn’t hold such an important place in the Mediterranean diet by chance. The “father of medicine” Hippocrates and the greatest doctors of the time, recommended its use daily as treatment in many cases.
Below we record some of the many benefits of olive oil according to scientific studies.
• Prevention of forms of cancer
• Helps prevent gallstones
• Acts protectively against the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (oleocanthal)
• Slowing down the aging process of the body