Help Your Heart and Mind with Olive Leaf

Olive Leaf is a 100% natural herb containing many bioactive (having a biological effect) compounds that have anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, and antioxidant properties.

Category

Cardiovascular Health

Brain Function

 

What is Olive Leaf?

Olive Leaf dates back to Ancient Egypt where it was seen as a symbol of deity.   Since then, it has been incorporated in the human diet in the form of extract, herbal tea, and powders.  Studies have found an increasing number of powerful benefits to olive leaf such as immune system support, increased energy, and promoting healthy blood pressure due to its active ingredient, oleuropin.  There is no doubt that the rise in popularity of the Mediterranean diet (a diet linked to a decrease in chronic diseases, primarily cardiovascular) is due to these findings.  But wait.  There’s more…

Benefits of Olive Leaf

• Heart Health

Olive leaf extract has positive effects on atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries), which is the highest risk factor in heart disease.  A 2015 study found that rats who took olive extract for eight weeks had significantly decreased cholesterol levels.

• Brain Function

Studies show that oleuropein found in olive leaf reduces the symptoms or the occurrence of age-related disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s,  and dementia.  In addition, because olive leaf is an antioxidant, it helps combat the damaged caused by the free radicals that lead to Alzheimer’s, and helps protect the brain from memory loss.

• Blood Pressure

Olive leaf is shown to lower systolic (when the heart is beating) and diastolic (when the heart is relaxed) blood pressure, reducing your risk of a stroke and heart attack.

• Diabetes

A 2013 study conducted in Greece found that olive leaf extract improves diabetes symptoms naturally by fighting the formation of advanced glycation end products, which are substances aid in the development of diabetes.

• Herpes

Olive leaf extract’s antimicrobial and antiviral factors reduce the ability of the herpes virus to invade surrounding cells.  Just drop 1 to 2 droplets of olive leaf extract on a cotton ball, and place on the infected area.

• Weight Management

In addition to helping support the heart, olive leaf extract helps in weight management.  It does this by regulating the expression of genes that affect weight gain.  It also helps reduce food intake.

• Healthy Skin

Olive leaf promotes healthy-looking skin, and even has the power to reverse years of damage and signs of aging to your skin.  A Japanese study found that when given to mice with UV radiation damage, olive leaf extract increases skin thickness and elasticity.