Hippocrates and other doctors of the ancient world used olive oil in treating their patients. Modern scientific research has now proved its beneficial properties. Scientists discovered that the low percentage of deaths from heart disease among the inhabitants of rural areas in Crete was...

As scientists tell us, the exact place where the olive tree sprung for the first time is the greater Mediterranean Basin. The first cultivation of the olive tree worldwide took place in Greece, and more specific in Crete. This happened about 3500 BC in...