Joomla! site syndication http://www.olivehealth.com 2008-09-08T00:54:47+01:00 http://www.olivehealth.com http://www.olivehealth.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2006-11-21T16:07:44+01:00 http://www.olivehealth.com http://www.olivehealth.com/articles/olive-oil-health-effects/olive-oil-and-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that typically causes inflammation of the joints and other parts of the body. It affects about 1% of the US population (more than 2 million), and is 2 to 3 times more common in women. However, when men are affected, the symptoms are usually more severe. text/html 2006-11-21T16:03:59+01:00 http://www.olivehealth.com http://www.olivehealth.com/articles/olive-oil-health-effects/olive-oil-and-high-blood-pressure.html High blood pressure is also known clinically as Hypertension. High blood pressure is responsible for about half of heart disease and two thirds of strokes, according to the World Health Organization. Approximately 7.1 million deaths a year are estimated to be caused by high blood pressure. text/html 2006-11-21T16:00:18+01:00 http://www.olivehealth.com http://www.olivehealth.com/articles/olive-oil-health-effects/olive-oil-and-heart-disease.html Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Heart disease, also called cardiovascular disease is a collection of many different conditions or diseases that can affect the heart. There are many things we can do to help prevent heart disease, from changing our lifestyle by getting more exercise to the things we eat. Olive oil can be an important part of that healthy diet as it has been shown to have a positive effect on the risks associated with heart disease. text/html 2006-11-21T15:57:21+01:00 http://www.olivehealth.com http://www.olivehealth.com/articles/olive-oil-health-effects/beneficial-components-of-olive-oil.html Since olive oil is basically a fruit juice with the water taken out it is a mixture of lots of different chemical components, and many of them contribute to the healthiness of the olive oil. text/html 2006-11-20T17:23:22+01:00 http://www.olivehealth.com http://www.olivehealth.com/articles/basic-information/what-is-in-olive-oil.html