MENTAL HEALTH

From antiquity until present the beneficial effects of using olive oil had and continue to be identified as a nutritional product for preserving spiritual clarity in humans.

It has favourable effects on the development of the central nervous system Possibly the
main reason for this is the fact that olive oil reduces HDL cholesterol resulting in
a better supply of oxygen to the human brain.

It also has favourable effects on the development of the central nervous system.

With regards to research conducted on this issue, refer to the respective newspaper article
in the New York Times, Aging: Mediterranean Diet as Brain Food that refers to
the long-term research conducted by Chicago’s Rush Medical College.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/health/research/18aging.html