Longevity Food

This food is very common and easy to be had. You don't have to special order it, it's not some recently discovered "exotic" plant making health claims at a pretty penney, it doesn't taste yukky and it's quite versatile and easy to incorporate into any diet. It's olive oil!
Are you surprised? Well, you shouldn't be, it's been around for thousands of years and only just recently are we "advanced" people just discovering what generations of ancestors always knew.
From earliest times, olive oil has been held in very high regard. The ancient Egyptians revered it, it was the base for the holy anointing oil of the ancient Hebrews, in the New Testament the "good samaritan" poured in "the oil and the wine" to help a victim of assault and battery, it had a very high place in the medical practices of the ancient Romans and of course now we are evaluating it's healing abilities and realizing they are many.
It is a mono-unsaturated oil and has been shown to be an artery protector. It has also been found that in countries where it is a major source of fat in the diet, that the population tended to have more reduced risk of breast, prostate, ovary, and colon cancer.
Mono-unsaturated fats are considered the healthiest fats. Other sources of mono type fats are seafoods, avocados, nuts, canola and peanut oil. By the way, if you suffer from allergies, these kind of fats in your diet will help to lower allergic reactions!
Olive oil is rich in antioxidants and is beneficial both internally and externally. It is readily aborbed by the skin and makes a great lotion, but you have to give it a few minutes to be aborbed. Try making your own great skin softner by combining coconut oil and olive oil, massage onto the skin and wait a few minutes. Wonderful hydration.
When you buy olive oil, look for extra-virgin, cold pressed. If it looks cloudy, that's good, it hasn't been filtered. Olive oil is not the best for high heat cooking, so don't use it for that, but it does nicely on salads, sandwiches, on veggies, drizzled over potatoes, etc.
There are so many uses for olive oil. Rub some on and drink some down.