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“Mens sana in corpore sano“.
This particular message is an increasingly discussed philosophy on the subject of olive oil and psycho-physical well-being and it gives us a perfect indication on the optimal lifestyle to adopt: both the mind and the body, in fact, have equal importance and, for this specific reason, we must take care of the health of both, in the same way.
Extra virgin olive oil helps not only taste and quality food on the table or beauty with cosmetic products made with extra virgin olive oil, but also it goes hand in hand with psycho-physical well-being. In fact, did you know that even just two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, used raw, enhance brain neurogenesis? Giving us mental well-being, fighting aging and making us brighter?
The daily use of olive oil increases the production of new neurons in the brain, especially if you are targeting an elderly audience, thus reducing oxidative stress and, as a natural consequence, also anxiety and stress.
To maintain our path on the psychophysical balance that extra virgin olive oil gives us, we have also to mention that it is not just a question of mental well-being, but equally we are also talking about our own physical well-being.
Hydroxytyrosol, a particular substance contained in extra virgin olive oil, if consumed with a certain regularity, also positively affects the microbiota, maintaining its natural balance. In fact, the common alterations of the microbiota also have repercussions on the psychological sphere of people and therefore by protecting it will reduce chronic stress and consequently protect health and psychophysical balance.
Here, therefore, is how extra virgin olive oil confirms itself as one of the main culinary factors for maintaining and improving our overall well-being.
But who helps us spread the word of extra virgin olive oil in tandem with people’s psychophysical well-being?
The beneficial action of the oil’s polyphenols, of which Bonamini extra virgin olive oil is very rich, has long been recognized by the European Food Safety Authority and the American Food and Drugs Administration, which recommend daily consumption, as we have previously mentioned, of two tablespoons of raw extra virgin olive oil per day to help prevent the onset of cardiovascular diseases, inflammation and to counteract oxidative stress induced by free radicals. “For this reason, a possible protective role of polyphenols against some pathologies known to be characterized by an excessive production of free radicals such as tumors and neurodegenerative diseases has been hypothesized,” concludes researcher Fiore, from the Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology in Rome: “From the results obtained, we also suggest that the polyphenols of extra virgin olive oil can enhance the neurogenesis of the brain, protecting it against age-related neurodegeneration and carrying out an anti-aging action and overall psychophysical well-being“.
