Recently, a study by European researchers has shown that Mediterranean diet can face the atherosclerotic plaque. The atherosclerotic plaque is the blood clot that is created in the vessels, that is, a narrowing so that the blood does not flow, increasing the coagulantness and often the patient reaches the stroke. At a recent European conference,…
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Extra virgin olive oil is a product with extremely beneficial properties for the human body, of course it also suitable to external use on the body, where it offers both anti-aging and not only properties. It is antioxidant and providing vitamins A and E which can provide human skin with an extension of youth. An easy…
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Greece in the 1970s due to the combination of the sea and its mountainous landscape and the low cost of living in relation to other parts of Europe had an increase in tourism. Nowadays all of the above is not enough to be considered as a successful competitive tourist destination. It could, however, gain some…
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Researchers once again reprimand the belief that frying olive oil is not safe. The findings show that frying with olive oil is no more harmful than the use of other oils, it may even be the safest choice. Researchers from the University of the Basque Country in Spain studied the aldehyde content of olive oil,…
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Crete is a plant paradise where 1,742 plant species have been recorded, of which 159 are endemic to Crete. Of these, the herbs, which cover the most dry and anechoic places as also the forests, and the canyons, are more interesting. Since antiquity the Greeks have appreciated the analgesic and healing abilities of the herbs. The…
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One of the essential ingredients based on the Cretan – Mediterranean diet that provides health and well being is honey, a sweetener consumed in cases such as diabetes mellitus. A basic type of food since ancient times. Especially the Cretan honey was quite popular in the Ancient World, since there is a relative myth about…
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Four groups of researchers have recently presented at the Alzheimer International Conference how positive the Mediterranean diet has on brain health. At the conference in London, some American and Swedish researchers have shown that through the Mediterranean or a similar diet can be dealt with the development of dementia or similar brain diseases. This conference is…
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Major decisions are being made by the farmers of Majorca on the spread of Xylella Fastidiosa disease, which has invaded a large number of olive trees on the island. In November 2016, the first case of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa was confirmed in Mallorca. In less than a year later, more than 400 cases were…
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Olive growing and olive oil production are a growing trend that has been adopted in recent years by famous world-renowned stars who have bought land in Tuscany and Provence, Italy. A recent example was the couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who, just before their notorious divorce, put on the market a gourmet brand of…
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The Greek countryside can provide a plethora of foods and herbs, which have been used since ancient times and are proven to boost a healthy diet and to better defend our immune system. The Mediterranean diet is universally acknowledged to be one of the healthiest diets in the world and Greece’s climate provides the perfect…
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