The Olive’s Journey: How Humans Tamed a Wild Olive Tree Imagine the sun-drenched hills of the Eastern Mediterranean thousands upon thousands of years ago. Among the wild olive trees grew Olea europaea sylvestris – the wild ancestor of the olive tree we know today. For millennia, this wild olive tree and early humans lived side-by-side,
There is an abundance of advice on the Internet about storing olive oil – keep it cool or use it quickly. No secret there, but what about the gap between the farmer and you? This is particularly critical with high phenolic olive oil. At Aristoleo North America, we take phenolic compounds seriously. We pay
5th Annual International Aristoleo Awards 2020 “The Spirit of Excellence” As the world tips on its axis with the prolonged COVID 19 pandemic, never has the focus been more on the critical importance of a robust immune system and the natural foods that support that. This year we embraced change and held The Aristoleo
Imagine your rambunctious toddler joyfully exploring his or her new world and then suddenly or gradually stop playing. Your son stops making eye contact. Where once your daughter tested new words, she screams or is silent. For a staggering 1 in 59 children in the US alone, a parent receives a chilling diagnosis and their
What’s High Phenolic Olive Oil, Anyway? “High phenolic” olive oil is a new category of olive oil recognized by the EU Health Claim Labeling Regulation 432-2012 stating that olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress. This means that it is good for heart health. The health claim applies to
In Cyprus, where people live longer than most, olive oil is a nutrient staple. In a new edition of Super Foods, Drew Ramsey, nutritional psychiatrist at Columbia University, talks with the TODAY team about the benefits of the ingredient, oleocanthal that naturally reduces inflammation in the body. Featuring Atsas Organic EVOO. Source: The benefits of
Sometimes blind faith pays off, but it can take a while. In Search of the Best Olive Oil As the storage locker clattered down on all my worldly belongings except what was in my suitcase, you can believe I was having second thoughts. My partner, Athan and I had one way tickets from Toronto to
“Potential neuroprotective mechanism against Alzheimer’s disease.
“I was surprised at what I learned, the benefits were even greater than I expected. Olive oil is very good for diabetes!
An Olive Oil Miracle in Cyprus Work with Nature and Nature will surprise and delight you. Announcing the olive oil with the highest-ever content of health protective oleocanthal. “I grow soil and the trees grow themselves,” says soil biologist, Nicolas Nétien of Atsas Organic Farm, Cyprus. Last year Atsas Organic Farm astounded both the
