30 Jul

Linda Stafford demystifies extra-virgin olive oil

It’s not always the label on the wine bottle that attracts admiring attention at dinner parties. Sometimes it’s on the one containing green-gold extra-virgin olive oil. In the past 7 years there has been a small revolution in the winelands that has nothing to do with grapes. It gathered momentum when Italy’s Giulio Bertrand bought […]

24 Jul

The good, the bad and the ugly fat facts

By Carolyn O’Neil, If you enjoy a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil on a crisp green salad or can’t wait to savor a salmon steak hot off the grill, then you are part of a happy and healthy nationwide nutrition trend. According to results of the 2007 Food & Health Survey recently released by the […]

22 Jul

All you wanted to know about Olives and Olive Oil

Here is a very complete article by Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, on Olives and Olive Oil which includes history, information on olive varieties, and usage tips. Part 1: The only difference between green olives and black olives is ripeness Long a symbol of peace, the olive branch brings us a marvelous, healthy fruit. Get up to […]

17 Jul

New Potential Health Benefit Of Olive Oil For Peptic Ulcer Disease

U.S. scientists have developed immunization methods that can offer long-term protection against Helicobacter pylori infections. University of California-Davis researchers said the new methods might also contribute to a possible ulcer vaccine. H. pylori is a bacterium colonizing the digestive tract of 50 percent of the world’s population. Infection can lead to chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer […]