Olive Leaf Extract

[Matt Emery]

Whenever I feel my immune system weakening, whether it's due to infectious disease (cold, flu) or lack of sleep, or over-training... I take Olive Leaf Extract.

As a post-hoc solution, Olive Leaf Extract has served me well.  I have managed to avoid a full blown cold or flu for the last 5 years, which is pretty good going.  I have recommended it to friends and family, who've also experienced similar results.

Has anybody else had good results with Olive Leaf Extract?

[bodhi9]

Olive leaf extract sounds like good advice, I'll try it. I like to drink (not from concentrate) orange juice and take co-q-10 to sort of give myself a healthy pick me up. I also like to add alpha lipoic acid to routine as well. Very important energy producing supplements.

[BigKhanz]

Never even heard it mentioned before... But I will investigate

[Darkfire]

what about grapefruit seed extract? Any users?

[Matt Emery]

what about grapefruit seed extract? Any users?

I've never tried it.  Can you tell us more?

[peterhanley]

Looking around the health shelves, came across stuff like Artichoke Extract costing a fortune. Thought to myself- why not just eat an artichoke? Are there olive trees in your part of the world?

[Matt Emery]

Are there olive trees in your part of the world?

Yep, but I don't think the key compounds can be utilised by simply digesting the leaves... however, i am only guessing and I'd be curious to find out if it works.

[Tobias]

I'm really glad you brought this up. I've just done a little research and it turns out olive leafs have some incredible properties here is just a faction of what they can do

"Olive leaf and extracts are utilized in the complementary and alternative medicine community for its ability to act as a natural pathogens killer by inhibiting the replication process of many pathogens.[1] [2] [3] More specifically, it disables infections long enough for the immune system to eliminate them and prevent pathogens from spreading."

and you can in fact make a tea from dried olive leaves which contains four times the antioxidants of green tea. who knew? well, i guess you did mat. ha 

anyway great topic, if anyone finds out more let me know.

[Tony Bondioli]

Here's a link to a good article about olive leaf extract, by Dr. Mercola...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/25/olive-leaf-extract-lowers-blood-pressure.aspx