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Taken raw, olive oil is extremely healthy for you. Heating the oil over a certain temperature destroys it&undefined;s health powers, but adding two raw tablespoons a day to your diet provides many benefits such as these:

1.Preventing heart disease. Studies have shown that people who consumed 2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil for one week had lower cholesterol levels and more antioxidants in their system. All kinds of olive oil have some form of health benefit but the least processed is extra virgin olive oil because it contains more healing fats.

2.Treatment for stomach problems. Olives are also great for stomach and digestive health . This oil is well tolerated by the stomach and it serves to heal, protect and prevent stomach problems such as gallstones and ulcers.

3.Preventing chronic disease. Although olive oil contains a very high amount of fat, it contains monounsaturated fats which has been found to prevent chronic diseases . One study found that after 6 years of following a diet high in these types of good fats including high amounts of olive oil, the participants had a 50% reduced risk of dying from any kind of disease.

Getting more olive oil in your diet is easy.  Drizzling the oil on salads, putting a few tablespoons in smoothies, and using it to make sauces or other dressings are all easy ways to obtain the benefits of this extremely healthy oil.