Sadly most brands out there are only for profit. I like to check packaging date on anything I buy. Some olive oils sit in market for very long so it's already rancid before you buy. Thanks for a great video, Dr. Hyman!
+Wendi Phan, I don't object to companies making a profit. I love to support honest farmers and vendors that provide health giving foods and charge what it is truly worth. What I feel is offensive is when profit is made at the cost of environmental destruction, human rights abuses, animal extinction, fraud and health threats from inferior food products. The problem is that REAL FOOD IS EXPENSIVE and in a culture where gluttony is the norm, people think it is too expensive to buy quality food - mainly because we consume SO MUCH OF IT! People who understand that they don't need to eat gobs and gobs of food find that they can afford good food with no problem. It is time to realize that healthy eating is expensive and "we" ( both the food industry and the consumer) need to turn our backs on eating huge amounts of cheap, fake food and embrace a lifestyle of eating moderate amounts of expensive but great food. If we could just realize that when we eat less, we can afford to buy better quality, AND we'd be healthier and better off financially. Let ethical farmers and vendors make the great profits they deserve. Put the others out of business! Buy less but buy better.
+Linda Hendrex I absolutely agree with you. Perhaps I wasn't being clear -- Business is for profit, I of course have no problem with that! It's the ones that care only about profit and are unethical that I dislike. Wish more people would be more aware of what real food is and pay more respect to these farmers.
That's how all the Greeks (like me) tell if olive oil is good. It does work. Cheap ass oil will leave no feeling on the back of your throat, good oil will make it feel weird and/or burn your throat a bit. You'll know the feeling when you do it with good olive oil, it's a distinct feeling that nothing else I know of causes.
Sounds like your olive oil is good! I'm not sure what causes the burn but if there is a burn it means the olive oil is good which means there has to be nutrients.
Doesn't dark color absorb light? White color reflects light, and clear glass transmits energy from EMR radiations. So shouldn't it be rather in a white bottle than dark-colored one?
Is it ok to refrigerate oils? Coconut oil liquifies easily during Summer months. How's should we store it then or it is ok for it to exist in liquified state?
I am Malaysian. I grew up surrounded by palm plantations. The money from these plantations has made us prosper, my parent could afford to feed us and send me to school. But it is true that palm plantations is devoid of life..., not even birds. The palm plantation also damages water resource, rivers dry up, even if there is water the water becomes muddy and most of the fish die out. But I don't think this is unique to palm plantation, any large scale farming will damage the environment. Name it, corn, canola, olive, whatever... it will change the environment around it. We human drain resources around us faster than nature can replenish it. Those huge corn farms around the US requires huge amount of fertilizers... guess where these fertilizers come from? I bet it is being drained from somewhere else around the globe. There is nothing sustainable when it comes to human.
Sadly most brands out there are only for profit. I like to check packaging date on anything I buy. Some olive oils sit in market for very long so it's already rancid before you buy. Thanks for a great video, Dr. Hyman!
+Wendi Phan, I don't object to companies making a profit. I love to support honest farmers and vendors that provide health giving foods and charge what it is truly worth. What I feel is offensive is when profit is made at the cost of environmental destruction, human rights abuses, animal extinction, fraud and health threats from inferior food products. The problem is that REAL FOOD IS EXPENSIVE and in a culture where gluttony is the norm, people think it is too expensive to buy quality food - mainly because we consume SO MUCH OF IT! People who understand that they don't need to eat gobs and gobs of food find that they can afford good food with no problem. It is time to realize that healthy eating is expensive and "we" ( both the food industry and the consumer) need to turn our backs on eating huge amounts of cheap, fake food and embrace a lifestyle of eating moderate amounts of expensive but great food. If we could just realize that when we eat less, we can afford to buy better quality, AND we'd be healthier and better off financially. Let ethical farmers and vendors make the great profits they deserve. Put the others out of business! Buy less but buy better.
+Linda Hendrex I absolutely agree with you. Perhaps I wasn't being clear -- Business is for profit, I of course have no problem with that! It's the ones that care only about profit and are unethical that I dislike. Wish more people would be more aware of what real food is and pay more respect to these farmers.
How to tell if your olive oil is quality: Drink a spoonful straight. The weirder the back of your throat feels, the better the oil.
true story?
That's how all the Greeks (like me) tell if olive oil is good. It does work. Cheap ass oil will leave no feeling on the back of your throat, good oil will make it feel weird and/or burn your throat a bit. You'll know the feeling when you do it with good olive oil, it's a distinct feeling that nothing else I know of causes.
+George Kromidas
Thank you! Just took a sip, a moderatly pleasant burn lit up my throat for a minute, I suspect nutrients
Sounds like your olive oil is good! I'm not sure what causes the burn but if there is a burn it means the olive oil is good which means there has to be nutrients.
Fresh, high quality olive oil is a bit spicy. Hope those companies won't try to mimic that. :)
I would love to hear you speak about safe avocado oil
So, what oil should I use for cooking? I know that Extra Virgin Olive Oil has a low smoke point and therefore should not be heated.
Where is the info about the oils that's in a blog attached to this video? 😞
Dr Hyman hi it’s Paula Graham. What about using avocado oil?
Doesn't dark color absorb light? White color reflects light, and clear glass transmits energy from EMR radiations. So shouldn't it be rather in a white bottle than dark-colored one?
Is it ok to refrigerate oils? Coconut oil liquifies easily during Summer months. How's should we store it then or it is ok for it to exist in liquified state?
What do you take with olive oil to balance out the omega 3 and 6?
THERE IS NO BLOG ON THIS VIDEO
some oil is described as " virgin extra others extra virgin which is best or is there any difference?
the way to see if you have real oil is put in fridge for about an hour or so it will cloud up you will know its real olive oil.
Do blue berries lose their antioxidants when frozen?
+TheMdub27 Fresh and frozen berries almost have the same nutritional value.
Get your olive oils from Morrocco and Tunisia
yes it's . we farm it back home
Yes I realize that...my thinking that if you eat the olives you can't be tricked! I eat them all the time. I'm 53 and have no health problems.
I am Malaysian. I grew up surrounded by palm plantations. The money from these plantations has made us prosper, my parent could afford to feed us and send me to school. But it is true that palm plantations is devoid of life..., not even birds. The palm plantation also damages water resource, rivers dry up, even if there is water the water becomes muddy and most of the fish die out.
But I don't think this is unique to palm plantation, any large scale farming will damage the environment. Name it, corn, canola, olive, whatever... it will change the environment around it. We human drain resources around us faster than nature can replenish it. Those huge corn farms around the US requires huge amount of fertilizers... guess where these fertilizers come from? I bet it is being drained from somewhere else around the globe.
There is nothing sustainable when it comes to human.
my brain is now monster mashed
Why can’t they just list the good brands for crying out loud
Why not just eat olives lol
+cathy roncetti There are stone mortars and presses used for olive oil extraction that date back to 5000 BC.