This roasted ratatouille spaghetti recipe is a fresh and light summer dinner featuring more vegetables than pasta! Burst cherry tomatoes, which are roasted in a separate pan, offer a light tomato sauce that coats the pasta. Go easy on the red pepper flakes if you’re sensitive to […]
Read more →Among all plant oils, olive oil has the highest amount of monounsaturated fats, which does not oxidize readily in the body. This is the reason, why olive oil plays a key role in reducing the oxidative stress in the body.
Read more →Simple Lip Scrub: Combine coarse sugar with a teaspoon of olive oil for a chapped-lip fix. You can also add a splash of lemon juice for added flavor and acidic exfoliating properties. This scrub is good enough to eat (literally). Plus, you can expand the recipe for […]
Read more →Olive oil has been used as a hair treatment since ancient Egyptian times. First, warm the olive oil in the microwave or in hot water. Then apply it generously to the ends of hair and scalp. Leave it in for up to 10 to 20 minutes, and […]
Read more →During cooking, fatty acids can oxidize. That is, they react with oxygen and become damaged. It is mostly the double bonds in the fatty acid molecules that are responsible for this. For this reason, saturated fats (no double bonds) are resistant to high heat, while polyunsaturated fats […]
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