Olive Leaf Benefits


Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Three Factors Affect Olive Leaf Dose


Olive leaf should be taken in the right dose. If olive leaf is taken in a low dose it would not be effective. 
 Olive leaf dose depends on three factors. The type of the disease, the severity of the disease and the dosage form. 

1-The Type Of The Disease and Olive Leaf Dose
The dose used for diabetes is different from the dose used for hypertension. For example, in diabetic patients they should take one cup of olive leaf tea three times daily. This dose is based on the old Egyptian holistic medicine. On the other hand, hypertensive patients shows improve in their systolic blood pressure when they took 1 gm per day of dry olive leaf extract.

2-The Severity of Illness and Olive Leaf Dose
You should take small dose of olive leaf extract to maintain good health and support your immunity.  The dose should be increased in more severe and acute conditions. When treating flu as an example, you should take higher dose like 1000 mg daily. In other words, as the condition is more severe you can increase the dose. The good news is that Olive leaf extract is still safe even in very high doses.

3-The Type Of Olive Leaf Extract (The Dosage Form)
There are two types of the extracts. Olive leaf extract from dried leaves, and the other type from freshly picked olive leaves. The potent antioxidant one is the second type, extract from freshly picked olive leaf, as it contains a high concentration of phenol compounds and olueropin. On the other hand, we should not forget the conventional olive leaf tea which has been used for centuries.
Thus, we should consider all these factors the type of the disease, the severity of the disease and the type of olive leaf extract with each dosage forms before using Olive Leaf as an alternative therapy for any of our illness.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Two Things To Consider When Using Olive Leaf Extract


Olive leaf extract is effective with some people, and some others consider it as rubbish. Why this happens?
Simply because of two things.

1- Olive Leaf Extract Dose
If olive leaf is taken in a low dose it would not be effective.
When it comes to olive leaf dose, it depends on some factors. The type of the disease, the severity of the disease and the dosage form.

When we talk about the type of the disease. The dose used for diabetes is different from the dose used for hypertension. For example, in diabetic patients they should take one cup of olive leaf tea three times daily.

Regarding the severity of illness. You should take small dose of olive leaf extract to maintain good health and support your immunity, this is the dose which are written on the extract daily dose,you should increase the dose with the severe conditions. When treating flu as an example, you should take higher dose. In other words, as the condition is more severe you can increase the dose. The good news is Olive leaf extract is safe in a very high doses.
Because there are two forms dried leaves tea, extract from dried leaf and extract from fresh leaves. It is really difficult to say specific dose or universal dose for all of the dosage forms.

2- The Type Of Olive Leaf Extract
There are two types of the extracts. Olive leaf extract from dried leaves, and the other type from freshly picked olive leaves. The potent antioxidant one is the second type as it contains a high concentration of phenol compounds and olueropin. Thus, we should take the right dose from olive leaf tea or extract to get its benefits. I also recommend the potent form of the extract from freshly picked olive leaves, although it is the most expensive form. It still the most useful form.



Friday, March 8, 2013

Three Reasons Olive Leaf Is Good For Common Cold.

Have we ever think about taking Olive leaf supplement to protect ourselves against common cold ? It really works. It has been used since centuries for this purpose. So, why do not we give it a try? There are a lot of rational reasons makes us use olive leaf as a medication. We would mention only three now.


Three Reasons Olive leaf is good for common cold
  1. Olive leaf is a powerful antioxidant, and this property help support the immune system. It helps our immunity to fight illeness. So, we can consider this reason as indirect way that Olive Leaf can fight common cold.
  2. Olive leaf is rich of phenolic compounds such as Oleuropin and Hydroxytyrosol that posses a powerful antimicrobial effect against a wide range of bacteria, viruses and fungi. This is the direct mechanism olive leaf help treat common cold.
  3. Olive leaf is extremely safe even in a very high dose.

Do not be hesitant and try to help your body fight illness. Start now taking a natural antibiotic and immunity supportive Olive Leaf Extract.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Can Olive Leaf Extract Treat Diabetes?


Olive leaf Extract has numerous medicinal uses including diabetes. Olive leaf has been used for centuries. Ancient Egyptians used it for mommies. It was used in holistic Chinese medicine as well.

Olive Leaf Uses in Old Traditional medicine
In old traditional medicine Olive leaf was known for its power to treat common cold, Flu and Asthma. There was a belief in this plant Olive, as it is mentioned in almost all sacred books. So, people were using it to treat many diseases and to empower their souls.

Olive Leaf Extract and modern Science
Since the world is booming in terms of science and technology, there are several studies have been conducted on the efficacy of the olive leaf extract. These studies proved that Olive leaf Extract has a powerful effect on lowering blood pressure. Also there are some studies on its anticancer effect, and some others on its ability to reduce blood glucose level. That gives some preliminary evidence on its ability to treat diabetes.

How Olive Leaf Extract Treat Diabetes?
There are two mechanisms:
1- Increase insulin release so it will reduce the blood glucose level.
2- Increase the absorption of glucose by the cells of the body.
Olive leaf extract can also protect from neuropathy induced by diabetes.

In conclusion, we can say that Olive Leaf is really a good treatment for diabetes. You would ask how to use it. Drink olive leaf tea three times daily, and then check your blood glucose level.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Olive Leaf Extract

I Like olive a lot since  I was a kid. I love it in all of its kinds; green olives, black olive, Spanish, Egyptian and so on... I always heard about the benefits of the olive oil and it was mentioned in all sacred books as well. However, I never heard about olive leaf that it is useful when I was young. As, I grow up and became a pharmacist, I found out that this plant (olive tree ) is really amazing in terms of medicinal uses of its oil and leaf. I became a fan of both olive oil and olive leaf. 

Olive leaf  really is an amazing herb, it has numerous benefits. These medicinal benefits made ancient cultures to use it. Moreover, the modern science starts to reveal the secrets of olive leaf extract. So, let's take a look at the uses of olive leaf in ancient and modern science.

OLive Leaf in Ancient Cultures:

 Olive  leaf extract has been used by Ancient Egyptians to mummify their kings. Also, the tea made from the olive leaf have been used in several folk remedy Through out the ages.

Olive Leaf Extract in Modern Science:
Olive leaf extract is considered a very powerful antioxidant. It contains 400% antioxidant capacity than vitamin c. Thus, it is the ultimate defender for the immune system.

Olive leaf has a proven evidences on its hypotension power. It really helps the hypertensive patients.

Olive leaf also have a hypoglycemic effect , so it is a great treatment for the diabetic patients.