Opis

This book is special, as for the first time olive leaves are presented as a new modern spice. In the introduction, based on the experience of traditional herbal medicine and results of clinical tests, as well as in-depth laboratory and other scientific research, the book summarises the key findings on the benefits of olive leaf extract for our health. In the following, it presented various innovative recipes, which include olive leaves both in the preparation of homemade herbal health and skin-care products, as well as in the preparation of everyday meals.

Although olive leaves have been traditionally used in the fight against infections in injuries or diseases with fever since ancient times, in the introduction to the book, based on the experience of traditional herbal medicine and results of clinical tests, as well as in-depth laboratory and other scientific research, she summarises the key findings on the benefits of olive leaf extract for our health. In the following, she presented various innovative recipes, which include olive leaves both in the preparation of homemade herbal health and skin-care products, as well as in the preparation of everyday meals. Therefore, this book is special and unique on a global scale, as for the first time olive leaves are presented as a new modern spice.

Since olive leaves contain at least 30 times more antioxidants than high-quality cold-pressed olive oil, the use of them is especially recommended when preparing healthy menus for Mediterranean diets. But besides the taste of olive leaves goes perfectly well with Mediterranean salads, vegetables and fish, their slightly astringent-bitter taste can also perfectly enhance some continental dishes. Therefore, this book through splendid vocabulary and rich pictorial material, on a simple and innovative way encourages the everyday use of olive leaves for a wide variety of applications and thus offers extraordinary, but underutilised possibilities for a healthier life.

Review:

»The book Olive leaves for beauty, health and energy written by Polonca Andrejčič Mušič, is a continuation of her successful book with the title Mediterranean herbs, published in 2022. Although olive leaves have been traditionally used in the fight against infections in injuries or diseases with fever since ancient times, in the introduction to the book, based on the experience of traditional herbal medicine and results of clinical tests, as well as in-depth laboratory and other scientific research, she summarises the key findings on the benefits of olive leaf extract for our health. In the following, she presented various innovative recipes, which include olive leaves both in the preparation of homemade herbal health and skin-care products, as well as in the preparation of everyday meals. Therefore, this book is special and unique on a global scale, as for the first time olive leaves are presented as a new modern spice. Since olive leaves contain at least 30 times more antioxidants than high-quality cold-pressed olive oil, the use of them is especially recommended when preparing healthy menus for Mediterranean diets. But besides the taste of olive leaves goes perfectly well with Mediterranean salads, vegetables and fish, their slightly astringent-bitter taste can also perfectly enhance some continental dishes. Therefore, this book, through splendid vocabulary and rich pictorial material, in a simple and innovative way encourages the everyday use of olive leaves for a wide variety of applications and thus offers extraordinary, but underutilised possibilities for a healthier life.«  - Tadej Mezek, Phd. of environmental biochemistry, Mba

About the book innovative contribution

The book Olive leaves for beauty, health and energy is special and unique, because unlike other similar books on olive leaves health benefits, for the first time it presents olive leaves as a culinary delight. Therefore, the book contains simple cooking recipes for dishes with olive leaves that people can easily prepare just in their own kitchen. But at the same time in an innovative way it presents the idea that with some imagination, great culinary stories can be created with olive leaves in the context of top cuisine.