BEAUTIFUL people everywhere have always reached for this magic potion to help keep their skin supple and fight off wrinkles.
But now it has been found that olive oil is good for your bones too.
According to medics at the University Hospital Reina Sofia in Cordoba, the oil actually helps your body to form cells from bone marrow and aids calcium absorption, preventing bone loss and osteoporosis.
That’s why there are fewer people with osteoporosis in mediterranean countries, where olive oil is a staple, than in the rest of Europe.
And not only that, but medical journal Osteoporosis International says olives, olive oil and even the leaves are proven to accelerate brain development and lower cholesterol.
In Europe alone there are an estimated 75 million sufferers of the bone disease, which causes pain and brittle bones.
