http://www.democraticunderground.com/114254202on2u (1,843 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:59 PM
Olive leaf extract and why I use it
Cuz WebMD informed me that it could SAFELY and EFFECTIVELY lower my BP while positively affecting the well being of my arteries.
http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20080829/olive-leaf-to-treat-hypertension
So it's no wonder that scientists today are looking at ways to use olive leaf, specifically for one of modern society's biggest and sneakiest health problems -- high blood pressure.
High blood pressure (hypertension) often develops quietly and without symptoms. Ways to curb it include lifestyle and diet changes -- cutting salt and fat and getting the body moving.
An earlier study showed that when rats were given olive leaf extract, their blood pressure dropped.
Now researchers in Germany and Switzerland have looked at how sets of identical human twins with borderline hypertension responded to taking olive leaf extract. Identical twins were used to help keep the data consistent, because genetic differences can make people respond differently to the same treatments.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-233-OLIVE.aspx?activeIngredientId=233&activeIngredientName=OLIVE
Olive is a tree. People use the oil from the fruit and seeds, water extracts of the fruit, and the leaves to make medicine.
Olive oil is used to prevent heart attack and stroke (cardiovascular disease), breast cancer, colorectal cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and migraine headache.
Some people use olive oil to treat constipation, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, blood vessel problems associated with diabetes, and pain associated ear infections, arthritis, and gallbladder disease. Olive oil is also used to treat jaundice, intestinal gas, and meteorism (swelling of the abdomen due to gas).
Some people also use olive oil to boost bacteria in the gut and as a “cleanser†or “purifier.â€
Olive oil is applied to the skin (used topically) for earwax, ringing ears (tinnitus), pain in the ears, lice, wounds, minor burns, psoriasis, stretch marks due to pregnancy, and for protecting the skin from ultraviolet (UV) damage after sun exposure.
postulater (3,273 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:15 PM
1. What? A non-patentable product that
Has been researched?
Why would that be allowed?
2on2u (1,843 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 06:11 AM
2. To throw us off the scent I guess.
Well, whatever; it if works--which it might or might not--great.
I've never paid attention to "extracts" other than just one, grapefruit seed extract.
Cats usually don't drink enough water, which is why many of them develop renal problems.
franksolich has never had a cat who didn't swill down water, but I've always been nervous about it, given the expense of kidney treatments, and the number of cats here.
For added insurance against having that happen, every so often I add a half drop of grapefruit seed extract per gallon of water. It's not anything I do "regularly" or all the time; just as the spirit moves me.
Grapefruit seed extract is about as expensive as liquid gold, but a little bottle can last a year.
This by the way isn't anything I discovered on my own; I don't experiment on animals.
This was undertaken years and years ago after consultation with a professional veterinarian.
