10 Outstanding Benefits Olive Oil and Avocado Oil Brings to your Daily Life

Hello Dear Reader! How are you? hope you are feeling good, in good terms with existence and taking care of your mental health as it should be. You already know dear reader I try to talk about things, foods, and actions that will make our lives better and that it will help us reach to our best potential; and these 10 outstanding benefits Olive Oil and Avocado Oil Brings to your Daily life Post is no exception.

One of the major things I began to understand during the beginning of my nourishment of the self-journey Dear Reader, was the fact of the need to reduce inflammation out of my body.

I mean I didn’t even realize that I was suffering from inflammation by all the avoidance and escapism I used to do; especially when smoking, drinking myself out, loading myself with huge amounts of carbs, bad processed foods and overall, a poor care for my health. (aaa those crazy times…. Right?)

Inflammation has been associated with major diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Our body does not work well when dealing with chronic inflammation,

Vegetable oils are not at all healthy or beneficial to us and for what is worse it’s everywhere. From candies, to milk to breads. (they are eeeeverywheeeere)

I find extremely important to talk about how chronic inflammation works on us for a moment.

According to Healthline in their article named Understanding and Managing Chronic Inflammation they define inflammation as:

“your body’s process of fighting against things that harm it, like infections, injuries, and toxins, in an attempt to heal itself.

When something is threatening our cells, our body releases chemicals that trigger a response from our immune system.

This response includes multiple processes such as the release of antibodies and proteins, as well as increased blood flow to the damaged area. Like for example when we cut our knee or got a cold — the whole process usually lasts for a few hours or a few days”.

Inflammation is a wise way of our body to take care of us in case something is trying to harm us. It is supposed to be temporal and then go back into our usual normal and happy safe state.

But when we talk about chronic inflammation; is when we maintain this state of alert and protection for too long; and it becomes unsustainable and harmful.

After a while chronically inflamed; our system begins to show signs and over time, chronic inflammation may have a negative impact on your tissues and organs.

I also  find important to highlight the fact that when we are maintaining chronic inflammation the signs and symptoms can be subtle and last for months and years even without really noticing even.

These signs include from fatigue, body pain, depression or anxiety, gastrointestinal complications (diarrhea or constipation), weight gain, weight loss or in forms of persistent infections.

Give it a little more time and this whole matter inside your body will become a time bomb that  can lead to DNA damage, tissue death, and internal scarring. (Scary right?! I know)

So, you may ask dear reader, why am I talking about Chronic inflammation, cancer, heart disease and the like in this overall post supposedly relating the benefits of avocado oil and olive oil Brings to your Daily Life post.

Basically, my point here is just like anxiety, chronic inflammation makes us feel alert and ends up being an unsustainable chronical fearful way to experience life. (Definitely not what we are looking for right?)

By substituting vegetable oils such as canola oil, corn oil, Soybean oil, Cottonseed oil; Rapeseed oil and Sunflower oil (that have been proven to be highly inflammatory to the body given its quantities of Omega 6)

with other healthier oils such a avocado oil and olive oil;

we definitely help our bodies to keep us distant to chronic inflammation apart from other awesome benefits.

I thought about avocado oil and olive oil, given the fact that by cooking with these types of fruity fatty oils along with high temperatures, we truly make the most of foods nutrients and its taste.

 

Let’s define what Olive Oil and Avocado Oil are exactly

•  Avocado Oil

Avocado oil is an edible oil extracted from the pulp of avocados, the fruit of Persea americana.

It is used as an edible oil both raw and for cooking, where it is noted for its high smoke point.

Avocado oil functions well as a carrier oil for other flavors.

It is high in monounsaturated fats and vitamin E, and also enhances the absorption of carotenoids and other nutrients.^[4]

•  Olive Oil

Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: for frying foods or as a salad dressing.

 

 Studies Relating Olive Oil and Avocado Oil

• Avocado oil have been found rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which are linked with better heart health. In a small crossover study in 13 subjects, participants were first given either a control meal using butter (25 grams of saturated fat) or a test meal (25 grams of unsaturated fat) with avocado oil.

Over a 240-minute post-meal period, blood samples showed that the test-meal group had significantly lower levels of triglycerides, total and LDL (bad) cholesterol, inflammatory cytokines, and blood sugar compared with the control group.

• Olive Oil; In a study published online January 10, 2022 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology; where health data was collected between 1990 and 2018 for 60,582 women participating in the Nurses’ Health Study and 31,801 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

         All participants were free of cardiovascular disease or cancer at the beginning of the study and completed dietary questionnaires every four years. During the study period, 36,856 people died. (HEALTHLINE)

Participants were asked how often they used olive oil in salad dressings, added to food or bread, or in baking or frying. According to the findings, people in the highest category of olive oil consumption (more than seven grams per day) had 19% lower risk of total and cardiovascular disease mortality, 17% lower risk of cancer mortality, 29% lower risk of neurodegenerative mortality, and 18% lower risk of respiratory mortality, compared with those who never or rarely consumed olive oil. (HARVARD TH CHAN)

• One small study found that adding avocado oil to a salad with carrots, romaine lettuce, and spinachincreased the absorption of carotenoids. The increase was substantial — 4.3- to 17.4-fold — when compared with a salad without fat.

Other studies have shown that olive oil, which has a very similar oleic acid content to avocado oil, is highly effective in increasing the bioavailability of carotenoids.

Therefore, adding avocado oil to a salad, marinade, or other dish may help your body absorb more nutrients. (HEALTHLINE)

As we can see in the previous findings Dear Reader, both types of oil; avocado and olive oil have been proven to be effective to fight inflammation in our bodies.

Both are recommended to be used for prevention of heart diseases,

inflammation and even beauty benefits such a moisturizer our hair and skin. (Which is always a lovely plus of course)

I also love Coconut oil even though this last one might be a little more controversial.

However I got to admit, my favorite one is simply Olive oil Extra Virgin;

I feel like it gives food an extra especial taste.

Either of ways after reading more about both olives and avocados oils in order to write this post; I find myself keener to experiment with avocado oil; so let’s see how it goes!

Now that we have talked about the definitions and actual findings relating these healthier oil options, Let talk about the benefits and wonders its consumption brings to your Daily life.

10 outstanding benefits Olive Oil and Avocado Oil Brings to your Daily Life

• Detoxes Your Body:

Avocado oil contains chlorophyll (a natural source of magnesium) which removes heavy metals like mercury and lead from the liver, kidneys, brain and other organs. It cleans us from the inside out.

• Stimulates Weight Loss:

Avocado oil is high in oleic acid, an omega-9 fatty; scientists believe improve blood flow to muscles during exercise, and that the compound helps stimulate enzymes that transport fat to where it can be stored for energy.

• Helps Digestion:

cooking along with avocado oil allows vitamins, minerals and monounsaturated fatty acids help to improve digestion, helping you to process food more efficiently.

• Boosts Nutrient Absorption:

The high levels of mono-unsaturated fats found in avocado oil help your body absorb many key fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients.

• Olive Oil Has Strong Anti-Inflammatory Properties:

  

The main anti-inflammatory effects are mediated by the antioxidants.

Key among them is oleocanthal, phenylethanoid, or a type of natural phenolic.

Its been found to work similarly to ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug.

It helps with chronic diseases such as  joint-degenerative disease, neuro-degenerative disease and specific cancers.

• Olive Oil May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk:

Olive oil appears to be highly protective against type 2 diabetes. Several studies have linked olive oil to beneficial effects lowering levels in blood sugar and insulin sensitivity.

The use of Olive Oil is widely recommended to people with diabetes.

• Olive Oil Has Antibacterial Properties:

Olive oil contains many nutrients that can inhibit or kill harmful bacteria. One good example would be Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that lives in your stomach and can cause stomach ulcers and stomach cancer.

• Reduces levels of cholesterol:

Both Olive Oil and avocado oil have been found to be effective in reducing levels of triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol and leaven our HDL (“good”) cholesterol untouched.

(by the way… I just wanted to point out that. this whole aspect of bad and good cholesterol is very archaic. None of them are good are bad. Both are needed….

I use these terms just to make the point clear, especially when everyone tends to be widely afraid about LDL Cholesterol)

• Enhances Wound Healing and Improves Skin

Aside from benefiting you internally, the fatty acids in avocado oil also appear to have benefits for your skin.

A study with 13 patients found that a cream with avocado oil and vitamin B12 as the active ingredients helped improv symptoms of psoriasis after 12 weeks of treatment.

•  The Antioxidants in Olive Oil Have Anti-Cancer Properties

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the world. (and one of the most scary as well).

Antioxidants in olive oil can reduce oxidative damage due to free radicals, which is believed to be a leading driver of cancer.

10+1. Let’s not forget; it brings out the best flavors in food, being able to be used under high temperatures without losing its properties and nutrients, avocado oil and olive oil are both perfect options to give this wonderful texture and flavor to our meals!!

 

HIGHLIGHT info!

Buying the right kind of olive oil and avocado oil is extremely important.

Dear Reader, Do not forget to buy the right kind of olive oil and avocado oil. Labeled as Extra Virgin!.

The Extra Virgin ones retains antioxidants and bioactive compounds from olives and avocado. So definitely the one options you should go for.

Read the labels! ALWAYS

However Dear Reader: there is a lot of fraud especially on the olive oil market,

however, be aware, as many oils that read “extra virgin” on the label have been diluted with other refined oils.

Same when it comes to avocado Oil.

Therefore, examine labels carefully to ensure you’re getting real extra virgin olive oil.

It’s always a good idea to read ingredients lists and check for quality certification.

 

Conclusions

 

Olive Oil and Avocado Oil are the top choices at the moment to cook your meals (thank god for this),

I hope you find this informative blog useful enough to considerate changing your vegetable oils to these other healthier options.

Obviously, because I am on ketogenic lifestyle for about 3 years now and 30 kilograms less than when I started, I can surely tell you I have never felt better.

One of my main ingredients since day one has been changing vegetable canola oil with Olive Oil! Extra virgin: it changed my life.

It just simply adds another plus to my meals and overall and perhaps you won’t believe me when I say this but I can feel working more efficiently.

I always like to highlight the important aspect of our we need to fight back chronic inflammation out of our bodies;

since they are the main cause for many associate chronic diseases such as heart diseases; diabetes and cancer.

Nothing is an absolute solution, although olive oil and avocado oil are amazing towards our bodies however deserve this whole blog about it and the proper consideration.

Nothing really is an absolute solution, but I have found out that,

(and as I always say)

it is in the small step by step that we lead ourselves to big changes in our lives.

Especially when it comes to change into a better healthier lifestyle.

(Healthier being the key word here)

I am not saying you should cut all carbs at once or simply convert into vegan or carnivore, it is in the details.

Like the saying, you know.

Love is in the details

Same when it’s about changing our current lifestyle into a healthier,

it is the small details and perseverance is what will drive us to success towards our goals.

Especially, throughout our nourishment of the self-journey.

And you dear reader? What do you use for cooking? Olive oil? Coconut oil, avocado oil? Or other?

What do you think about implementing olive oil or avocado oil into your daily life?

Leave a comment in the section down below!

Till next Dear reader!

Love Always.

Eugenia R