The Wonders of Olive Leaf
The Wonders of Olive Leaf
Olive leaf is a powerful antioxidant having a strong ability to fight against free radical formation.
Olive leaf is anti-fungal. It helps eradicate candidiasis and every other type of fungal problem. It is recommended highly as an anti-fungal by Doug Kaufmann of www.knowthecause.com.
Olive leaf is anti-viral. It helps to prevent and shorten the duration of colds and flu. More information on this specific aspect can be found here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/030668_olive_leaf_extract_seasonal_flu.html
Olive leaf is anti-parasitic. It is effective in flushing out parasites out of the intestinal tract.
A newer discovery of a benefit of olive leaf is that it is helpful in lowering high blood pressure. For more information on this aspect look here:
http://blog.naturalstandard.com/natural_standard_blog/2011/03/olive-leaf-for-hypertension.html
Olive leaf also protects the brain from oxidative damage. Wow! Who doesn’t want that?
Although my original link that I had here to substantiate this is gone (cannot find the article on that site anymore) I still believe this is valid.Olive leaf has many other uses among them, relief to inflammation related to arthritis, reduction in acne, lowering of blood sugar levels and reduction in chronic fatigue.
This is just the tip of the iceberg on the many benefits of olive leaf.
There are no known hazards to taking olive leaf other than a possible “die-off” effect when curing fungal infections. It is not recommended to be taken for a specific type of ailment if you are also taking a prescribed pharmaceutical drug for the same ailment.
When shopping for your own olive leaf extract be sure to look at the percentage of Oleuropein when comparing prices. For dosages, take the amount recommended on the bottle.