Olive Oil & Cooking Fats

How to Choose Genuine Extra Virgin Olive Oil: The Polyphenol Content That Separates a Real Health Food From an Expensive Cooking Fat

Most bottles labelled extra virgin olive oil on supermarket shelves do not carry the polyphenol concentration that produces the cardiovascular and metabolic benefits associated with traditional Mediterranean consumption.

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Home Vegetable Garden & Kitchen

Why a Garden-Grown Tomato Tastes and Feeds the Body Completely Differently From a Supermarket One

A tomato allowed to ripen fully on the vine in a home garden is biochemically a different food from the same variety picked green, gassed with ethylene, and shipped refrigerated across the country to reach a supermarket shelf.

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Mediterranean Diet & Longevity

Legumes as the True Protein Foundation of the Mediterranean Diet: The Overlooked Staple Behind the Longevity Data

Popular descriptions of the Mediterranean diet tend to focus on olive oil, fish and red wine, but the longevity research points to a less glamorous staple as the statistical driver of the observed health outcomes — the humble legume eaten daily.

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