Heart patients and the olive oil in their diet Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, can be prevented in largely with a healthy lifestyle. The current recommendations underline the importance of dietary standards including healthy sources dietary fats, such as those high in unsaturated fats and low in saturated fat. The cardioprotective properties…
Cretanthos Olive Park – Olive oil tasting Here, in the land of our ancestors, in Angeliana, Mylopotamos, a small village in Rethymno, Crete, we created a place that can offer you unique experiences and introduce you to the secrets of olive oil, olive culture and Cretan culture. Here, in nature, surrounded by olive groves embraced…
Baklava with olives, pistachio & ice cream + Cretanthos ”Bio Early Harvest Bon Bon” Executive Chef Dimitris Papadimitriou suggests Baklava with olives and pistachio from Aegina accompanied by ice cream and Bon Bon with Bio Early Harvest Olive Oil from Cretanthos. Olive oil ice cream Materials 3185 gr. full-fat milk 350 gr. egg yolks 800…
By Dietitian – Nutritionist Anna Matsagoura Mediterranean diet and Arthritis The relationship between diet and health has been established since ancient times. Hippocrates with the well-known phrase “Let your medicine become your food and your food to be your medicine” states this truth in a sentence. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has been proven to be…
By Dietitian – Nutritionist Stavris Mylona Olive oil – why raw? The Mediterranean diet has been at the center of scientific studies for several years because of its enormous health benefits. For example, it has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as reducing the risk of stroke, heart attack, as well…
By Dietitian – Nutritionist Natasa Papairakleous Olive oil and weight loss: what do I need to know? Omirus called it “liquid gold”, while Hippocrates had recognized the its healing properties. The reason for olive oil, the basis of the Mediterranean nutrition, which continues to arouse the interest of researchers worldwide, which confirm its beneficial and…
By Dietitian – Nutritionist Eva Tsakou The nutritional value of olive oil Olive oil is the main oil we use in Greek cuisine and not unjustly, as over the past 50 years thousands of studies have examined its role in health. Rich in antioxidants and monounsaturated fats, olive oil has correlated with the prevention of…
By Dietitian – Nutritionist Elina Agastinoti 4 + 1 MYTHS about olive oil 1. It is not good to consume olive oil daily On the contrary, olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats and has many health benefits. us. Monounsaturated fats can help lower “bad” cholesterol (LDL) cholesterol). Still, a diet rich in monounsaturated fats…
Clinical Dietitian – Nutritionist Thanasis Xenofontos What are the polyphenols in olive oil and why do we need them? What are the polyphenols? Polyphenols are a group of chemical compounds in most vegetables. For example, There are polyphenols in tea (flavonoids), in beer, in red wine (tannins), in chocolate and olive oils (tyrosols). Polyphenols and…
By Dietitian – Nutritionist Evelina Konstantinou Olive oil and fertility Fertility is the ability of an organism to reproduce. Unfortunately, in recent years o annual number of births has decreased significantly and continues to have a declining trend. Infertility – definition, epidemiolog: According to the World Health Organization, infertility is defined as the inability…