{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87/56ebe619-1786-43af-9f99-6f038d273306?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#99 The Olive Oil Episode with Dr Simon Poole","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1637604624544-43482fed99d0d790fc469afc9e8dad96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Over the years you’ll have heard me talking about the&nbsp;<strong>Mediterranean way of eating</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>extra virgin olive oil</strong>&nbsp;quite frequently and today on the show I’m delighted to be joined by an expert in all things to do with&nbsp;olive oil and the history of a Mediterranean in general,&nbsp;<strong>Dr&nbsp;Simon&nbsp;Poole.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Everything you need to know about olive oil is in today's episode</strong>. It’s origins, it’s therapeutic uses, its impact on heart and brain health. Its potential anti-cancer and weight maintenance effects. The alchemy of olive oil and food.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s podcast was absolutely fascinating .. for me! I learnt so much from&nbsp;<strong>Dr&nbsp;Poole&nbsp;who is a Cambridge based GP</strong>&nbsp;and is an&nbsp;<strong>internationally renowned authority on the science and application of the Mediterranean Diet and lifestyle</strong>. He is co-author of the Gourmand Prize winning book&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oliveoildiet.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Olive Oil Diet</a>&nbsp;and speaks regularly on the subject of communication and change management in population and individual nutritional health.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We talked about the following:</p><ul><li>What the origins of olive oil are</li><li>How the oil is produced</li><li>It’s regenerative impact on soil and climate health</li><li>Diocles of Carystus and Hippocrates and olive oil</li><li>The types of phenols in olive oil</li><li>Olive and heart health</li><li>Alzeihmers and Weight loss with olive oil</li><li>Grading olive oil and what to look for</li><li>The smoking point of olive oil</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out The Doctor's Kitchen website for full show notes on this and all other episodes</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Rupy Aujla"}