Olives

Olives- a food that provides energy at all ages. The myth about this fruit or its oil being hot in nature and harmful at certain stage/ age like children, menopause, menses, etc is wrong. It has no side effect at all. It contains Vitamin E, Iron, Copper and dietary fiber. It is the best food for diet conscious people. 150 gm (1 cup) of olives carry only 150 calories. When we talk about olive here, it refers to the fruit that has a seed in it. We commonly come across this fruit in markets like olives jars with carrots inserted in it, avoid those. If you want these benefits in your olive diet, prefer the olive with seeds. Green olives are better than black olives. Not so green that gives an impression of unripened olive, instead camel color is perfect! Perfectly ripe olive reaches camel color.

• It is an anti-oxidant-helps the body to release toxins. 
• Increase immunity special for heart diseases, protects against them.
• Helps in opening the blockages in heart
• Protects against inflammation, asthma, and arthritis
• Control hot flashes (it also clears the misconception that olives or olive oil is hot in nature)
• Decreases the frequency and intensity of hot flashes