Olive Leaves - Benefits and Properties


Many herbalists prefer to use natural products like olive leaf to heal a wide variety of health problems on their own. They understand the potent effects of medicinal properties of olive leaves. A healthy olive leaf is an ideal anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, blood sugar regulating, cardio protective, antibiotic and antioxidant agent.

The overall antioxidant capacity of a liquid extracted from the fresh olive leaves is the best option to heal from bacterial, fungal and inflammatory problems without any negative side effect. This capacity is two times greater than the antioxidant capacity of green tea extracts.

Health BenefitsYou will be surprised when you know about the antioxidant power of the olive leaf is 400% more than Vitamin C. The reason why there are so many health benefits from every fresh olive leaf is due to its synergistic chemistry effect. If you understand the following health benefits, then you will be encouraged to use olive leaves on a regular basis. Olive leaves are

•    One of the best antioxidant natural products;
•    Probably the best way to treat virus naturally;
•    Strong antibiotic with specific properties to treat bacteria and fungus overgrowth;
•    Prevents cancer and help to dissolve tumors;
•    Interesting heavy metal binder;
•    Very useful to bone development;
•    Very effective anti-inflammatory;
•    Reduce high blood pressure;
•    Control cholesterol levels;
•    ... 
 
Great antioxidant effect

The role of antioxidants in our body is to interact with free radicals safely and terminate the overall chain reaction before tissue molecules get damaged due to oxidation process.  Phenols in olive leaves neutralize free radical actions. We should get an active antioxidant protection, because if we let free radicals invade our bodys they can cause several damage in DNA code and promote cronic inflammation. DNA damages lead to aging, low immunity, organ failure and other several health problems.

Cancer prevention

If you are prone to cancer, then you can use olive leaves to improve your body defense. Many herbalists recommend olive leaves infusion / tea to womens who suffer from possibilities of breast cancer. In fact olive leaf extract is a better idea to prevent agressive problems like cancer.

Bone development

Some of olive leaves properties are designed to fight osteoporosis. People with poor bone building cells are always searching for effective natural remedies these days. Olive leaves can be a good solution or a complementary treatment to improve bone health gradually. Oleuropein present in olive leaves improve the bone density further by stimulating bone building cells.


Oleuropein Extract
Anti-inflammatory

Our body has numerous infections since poor lifestyle, pollution and other factors. Oleuropein’s anti-microbial activities improve the inflammation positively.  Fresh olive leaves are enough to get rid of infections in our body almost immediately not only by the presence of oleuropein but also some olive leaf essential oil compounds.

Reduction of high blood pressure

Many people suffer from high blood pressure these days. Its important to reduce their pressure without negative side effects. Using a strong olive leaf tea is always a better option insted using harmful chemical drugs to reduce blood pressure temporarily. Oleuropein not only relaxes the blood vessels, but also stops the overall possibilities for blood clot formation. You can also use olive oil to enhance the blood sugar level, blood flow in coronary arteries and the heartbeat.

Cholesterol
  
Overweight people need to get rid of sources of cholesterol on a regular basis. Olive leaf prevents the bad cholesterol formation. Once the oxidized cholesterol is prevented, there is less chance to form cholesterol plaque in the tissues.