The Mediterranean diet rich in fresh fruit, veggies, seafood, olive oil, and other healthy products, is considered among the healthiest diets on earth. People of Spain, Italy, Greece and other countries of the region are generally more healthy and live longer. The Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil, one of the healthiest and the most useful type of foods available for all of us. Health benefits of olive oil are really numerous, and there is a great deal is scientific studies and researchers are being carried out in order to find out more of interesting facts about therapeutic properties of olive oil. Read the rest of this entry »

Those expecting moms who want to lower the chances of their children to suffer from various types of food allergies should add to their daily diet such products as fish, eggs and others rich in healthy fatty acids, the scientists say. As the findings of a recent study have shown, early exposure to the mentioned healthy fats which exist in most types of oily fish (including salmon, tuna, cod, mackerel, and others), and also in pumpkin seeds, high quality vegetable oil (especially olive oil and flaxseed oil), walnuts and other nuts, can substantially boost the immune system of developing babies and reduce the risks of having food allergies. Read the rest of this entry »