What Does OLIVE OIL Do for Your Body?

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Olive oil is rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. Olive oil also has incredible effects on certain parts of the body, including:

• The cardiovascular system

• The nerves and brain

• The skin

• The eyes

Olive oil is a good source of healthy fats and contains vitamins E and K1. However, the real benefits of olive oil occur because of a group of plant chemicals called polyphenols.

Polyphenols produce many amazing effects on the body, like helping to prevent complications from chronic disease and oxidative stress.

It’s crucial to get real olive oil that’s organic. This is because glyphosate (an herbicide) blocks a plant’s ability to produce amino acids and polyphenols. Glyphosate can also lead to a myriad of other health concerns.

Keep in mind that salads contain polyphenols and other phytonutrients. Plus, adding olive oil to salads helps increase the absorption of phytonutrients.

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0:00.0	So what does olive oil do for your body? That's what we're going to talk about today.
0:04.8	Now, for many years, I consumed olive oil, but I had no idea it wasn't the real olive oil.
0:10.5	It was the fake stuff. It's very bland. It created no itchiness in the back part of my throat,
0:17.3	like real olive oil does. So it wasn't until I went to Italy where I visited a farm where they
0:23.2	actually make olive oil, the real stuff, the extra virgin olive oil. And that was this farm right here.
0:29.3	I don't know if you can see it. San Michelle a Tory. So this was an amazing experience because
0:36.4	I was blown away at how they really take care of the soil and the process of making this. And
0:42.6	everything is cold, pressed and extracted without any type of solvents and chemicals. And so after
0:49.2	that experience, I was hooked on olive oil. I consume a lot of olive oil. So the question is, what does
0:54.2	olive oil do to the body and what's in olive oil that creates these effects? We have antioxidant
1:00.9	effects. We have anti-inflammatory effects for arthritis, inflammation and arteries. We have all
1:06.0	sorts of cardiovascular benefits, decreasing blood pressure. There's a lot of nerve and brain
1:11.4	effects for your cognitive function, memory and mood, as well as anti-cancer effects.
1:17.5	There's amazing effects for the skin and even effects on your eyes. So is it the fat?
1:25.0	Okay, because what's unique about olive oil is the high concentration of mono unsaturated fat.
1:30.8	And you might say, well, okay, so it's not saturated fat. So it must be healthy because it's a
1:36.4	mono unsaturated fat. And 80% of olive oil is mono unsaturated fat. But that is not where you're
1:43.5	getting the benefit. Okay, I mean, it also has a little bit about M&E. It has vitamin K1. But that's
1:49.1	not where you're seeing the big benefits. All of the therapeutic benefits of this stuff occur
1:55.6	because of a group of plant chemicals, they're called polyphenols. Okay, poly means many.
2:04.7	In phenols is the word to describe a certain chemistry or a chemical that is from the plant.
2:11.0	It's from the fruit of the olive tree, the actual olive. So what specific polyphenol does all
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