It is known to all that the Mediterranean diet belongs to a kind of simple, healthy and balanced diet, which can not only nourish the bodies of the people, but also protect the skin and the hair. The olive oil is an essential component of the Mediterranean diet. The abundant vitamins and dietary fibers contained in it can help people keep healthy and young. 

It has become a common wish among women to keep healthy and beautiful through the diet. However, the high pressure in work and life forces people to ignore health and youth. Thus, the aging can be gradually caused. In fact, it is easy for people to maintain health in daily life. The way is to adjust the diet. For example, people can use the olive oil to cook dishes. Among all the kinds of edible oil, the olive oil is more suitable to be used to cook dishes in high temperature. The vitamins and oleic acid contained in it can decrease the calories absorbed by the human body, which can maintain the weight for people. According to the medical research, vitamin D contained in the olive oil can improve the absorption of calcium and prevent osteoporosis for the human body. can improve the blood circulation and accelerate the absorption of extra fat. Vitamin E can effectively resist oxidation. People can add the olive oil into the diet to control the weight and balance the nutritional supplementation.

At the same time, the olive oil can also help people beautify the skin and protect the hair. The chemical substances contained in the traditional skin care products can seriously threaten the human skin. However, the free acid contained in the high-quality olive oil is very low. What’s more, the anti-oxidants and vitamin E can effectively neutralize the free radicals and carcinogenic molecules produced by the oxidation inside the human body. Women can apply the oil to the skin, which can maintain the water and elasticity of the skin and repair the injury of skin hurt by the strong sunlight. Women can also apply the olive oil to the hair so as to lock water and keep glossy for the hair. In addition, the olive oil can also be mixed with other substances to make facial mask or nail polish. In a word, the harm caused by the environmental pollution, strong sunlight and radiation can be greatly decreased by the olive oil.