Olive leaves for beauty, health and energy

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 author:
The author of the book Dr. Polonca Andrejčič Mušič is a creative independent researcher of innovative ways of using herbs, while in her third period of life she immensely enjoys discovering the indescribably rich treasury of natural herbs. The olive leaves, which as a powerful antioxidant and an exceptional natural supporter of our immune system which can help alleviate many health problems and thus offer extraordinary, but underutilized opportunities for a healthier life, she puts a very special place. Since people are still insufficiently aware of how versatile and useful the use of olive leaves can be, she decided to write a book about olive leaves as a challenge to spread knowledge and as an incentive for their beneficial everyday use. The book entitled Olive leaves are a source of beauty, health and energy is a continuation of her successful book about Mediterranean herbs, which was published by Kmečki glas in 2022.