Summary: What is it about the Mediterranean Diet that makes it so healthy? Jolie Root, Senior Nutritionist and Educator for Carlson Labs, dishes on the benefits of this traditional style of eating. She reviews studies that document the pluses of extra virgin olive oil and Omega 3, plentiful in the Mediterranean Diet, for a host of maladies: hypertension, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and even cancer. What specific components of olive oil deliver protection? What other elements of the Mediterranean Diet quell inflammation? Jolie debuts a tasty new culinary supplement--"Olive Your Heart" that combines extra virgin olive oil with DHA-rich Omega 3.
