Benefits

Benefits of Choosing Organic Products

Choose Extra Virgin Olive Oil as your main source of dietary fat. When eaten as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet, Extra Virgin Olive Oil may reduce your risk of developing chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, and increase life expectancy.

1. Organic food tastes better. Organic farming starts with the nourishment of the soil, which leads to the nourishment of the plant and, ultimately, our palate.
2. Organic food production helps protect future generations. The food choices you make now will impact your child's health in the future.
3. Organic food has higher levels of nutrients. There is now plentiful research findings that show organic food is far superior in vitamin, mineral and nutrient content. They are especially higher in antioxidants, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus. 
4. Organic farming methods prevent soil erosion and build healthy soils. Organic farms protect the environment by building soil organic matter and by mimicking natural systems rather than relying on synthetic fertilisers and pesticides. 
5. Organic farming helps protect water quality. Pesticides and other chemicals widely used in conventional farming contaminate ground water and rivers and pollute primary sources of drinking water.
6. Organic food is free of artificial additives. Organic food doesn't contain food additives which can cause health problems such as heart disease, osteoporosis, migraines and hyperactivity. 
7. Chemical residues are missing or at very low levels in organically produced food. Organic growers have pest and disease management strategies that do not use artificial and toxic chemicals.
8. Organic food production uses less energy than conventional food production. Organic farming is based on labour intensive practices such as hand weeding, green manure, and cover crops instead of chemicals.
9. Certified organic means GE/GM free. Genetically modified organisms are not allowed under the strict organic certification standards.
10. Organic food is not irradiated.

Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Anyone coming from the Mediterranean region of the world would tell you about the health benefits, as well as the wonderful flavour, of a good dose of olive oil on salads, pasta, fish and almost anything else.

Olive Oil not only tastes good, it is also full of nutrients, vitamins and healing, containing anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. It is known to be extremely healthy, and treat and cure many diseases.

1. Extra Virgin Olive Oil is Natural:  Extra virgin olive oil is nothing but fruit juice extracted mechanically from olive fruit. There is no heat or chemicals used in the extraction process. 
2. Extra Virgin Olive Oil is full of flavour – Thanks to the diversity in varieties; there is an olive varietal for every taste.
3. Extra Virgin Olive Oil has excellent Nutritional elements - vitamins E, K, and A as well as polyphenols, squalene, oleocanthol, triterpenes and hundreds more micronutrients make olive oil a healthy choice
4. Extra Virgin Oil contains Oleic Acid - oleic acid (omega 9) makes up 55 - 85 percent of the fatty acids in olive oil. Oleic acid aids in keeping our arteries supple and helps prevent cancer.
5. Extra Virgin Oil is not hydrogenated Oil - Hydrogenation creates dangerous trans-fats found in margarine and many other packaged foods.
6. Extra Virgin Olive Oil lowers bad cholesterol - extra virgin olive oil is high in polyphenols (a powerful antioxidant) and monounsaturated fat which contributes to lowering bad cholesterol.
7. Extra Virgin Olive Oil prevents against cancer - researchers believe that olive oil may be just as effective in the prevention of colon cancer as fresh fruits and veggies. A diet rich in olive oil has been shown to reduce the incidence of colon, breast and skin cancers. 
8. Extra Virgin Olive Oil helps to lower blood pressure - Studies now indicate that extra virgin olive oil may help to lower blood pressure. Patients were able to reduce or eliminate the need for medications when olive oil was consumed on a regular basis.
9. Extra Virgin Olive Oil reduces the risk of having Alzheimer's - this disease is associated with the clogging of arteries caused by cholesterol and saturated fat. Replacing other fats with olive oil will reduce the risk.
10. Extra Virgin Olive Oil lowers the incidence of gallstones - Olive oil promotes the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones naturally and lowers the incidence of gallstones.
    
    There are more olive oil benefits. It's great for skin and hair care, used in natural remedies, and is a more versatile cooking oil than you may think.