Olive Oil, Sunbathing, and the Mediterranean Diet

Scientists recently discovered that you may protect yourself against skin cancer by rubbing extra-virgin olive oil on your body after you spend time in the sun.

Interestingly, cheaper non-virgin olive oil had less effect. The hairless mice in the study who used the top-of-the-line oil developed smaller, fewer, and less life-threatening tumors when they were put under a strong ultra-violet lamp three times a week for five minutes a session.

So use that extra-virgin olive oil on your salads and on your body after sun bathing. I personally use organic brands only.

Of course the people in Italy have known about the virtues of olive oil practically forever and that's one reason the Mediterranean Diet is so healthy

Click here for an excellent article on the Mediterranean Diet.

Chet Day
Editor, The Health Circus
http://chetday.com