Baby your heart with olive oil!

The Cilento region is renowned for its extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), helping explain why heart disease is so rare there! In fact, seniors there have the circulatory system of folks decades younger, while their levels of ADM, a peptide hormone that widens blood vessels, “are as good as a teenager’s,” declares Dr. Maisel, a cardiologist. That makes sense: A 10-year-study in Neurology reveals that seniors who consume olive oil daily live longer than those who don’t. And less-processed EVOO, which packs more nutrients and cardio-protective phenols than regular olive oil, is shown in studies to reduce heart disease 40%! ✤ To your health! Aim to consume 2 Tbs. of EVOO daily in place of other fats to reap its benefits. Olive oil from Cilento says ‘D.O.P. Cilento’ on the label. One option: Ruine Extra-virgin Olive Oil, $9.95 for 6 oz., Thetreeandvine.com).