Olive: The Green Gold of Health

Last Update: 2 August, 2026 | 20:26

Olive is not just a fruit — it is a symbol of life, wellness, and peace. Volume 7 of the Secrets of a Healthy Liver series examines the olive from its cultural roots to its nutritional and medicinal properties, and the place of extra-virgin olive oil in a modern diet.

Secrets of a Healthy Liver — Volume 7

Few foods carry as much history as the olive — nutritional, medicinal, and sacred by turns, from the Middle East to the Mediterranean. Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian examines it with a scientific but practical eye: what the research actually shows about olives and extra-virgin olive oil, and how to use them well in everyday life.

Author

Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian

Publisher

Brieflands

Publication date

May 30, 2026

Print length

331 pages

Language

English

Format

Kindle edition

Series

Secrets of a Healthy Liver, Volume 7

Audience

General readers, nutritionists, and health professionals

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About this book

The olive is not just a fruit; it is a symbol of life, wellness, and peace. For thousands of years it has held nutritional, medicinal, and sacred roles simultaneously across cultures, and it occupies a distinctive place in religious texts, traditional medical writing, and modern scientific research alike.

As modern lifestyles spread, chronic disease rises, and nutritional disorders become widespread, a return to healthy, natural foods has become an undeniable necessity. Olives and their products — extra-virgin olive oil above all — sit near the top of current nutritional recommendations, and a substantial research literature has examined their role in cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological health.

This book takes a scientific but practical approach to every aspect of the subject: historical and cultural roots, medicinal and nutritional properties, and the olive's place in the health economy.

Olive, the green gold of nature, is a gift from the earth to the human soul. Let us value it.Prof. Seyed-Moayed Alavian — from the introduction

What the book covers

The olive as a health asset, not merely a food.

History and culture

The olive's place across Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilisations, and in religious and traditional medical texts.

Nutritional properties

What olives and olive oil actually contain, and why extra-virgin oil is treated differently from refined grades.

The research evidence

What studies report on olive consumption in relation to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and cognitive decline.

Everyday use

How to choose, store, and use olive products so their beneficial compounds survive to the plate.

The health economy

The olive's role as an agricultural and public health asset, beyond the individual diet.

Written to be used

Scientific in its sourcing, practical in its tone — intended for readers without a medical background.

Note. This book is general health and nutrition education, not individual medical advice, and dietary change is not a substitute for prescribed treatment. If you have a diagnosed condition, discuss significant changes to your diet with your clinician or a registered dietitian.