OWI celebrates 3 years – key highlights and next steps

For three years now, the Olive Wellness Institute has proudly helped promote and disseminate the growing body of health-related evidence for olive products. This podcast is a part of that initiative – where listeners can hear first-hand from a range of international health and nutritional experts d…

The importance of nutrition and dietary guidance

We understand how important nutrition and exercise is for keeping ourselves healthy and warding off disease and other ailments. Physician Dr Simon Poole discusses what precisely is good nutrition and what role the medical profession has in providing advice and information to patients. Olive Wellne…

How mood affects what you eat

The environment around you can have a big impact on your health. Where you eat and what’s happening around you, can affect your mood – and that can affect how much or what you put into your mouth. This episode we hear from Emma Stirling, an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and culinary nut…

Love the food that loves you back

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to find the right balance between nutritious and delicious cuisine? Catherine Katz and her husband, David, have achieved that with their website, ‘Cuisinicity’. It’s a treasure-trove of Mediterranean-style recipes that are simple, nutritious and achievable for large familie…

Which oils are best?: OWI’s oil comparison tool

With so many different types of oils to prepare and cook food, how do you choose the healthiest? To help decide, the Olive Wellness Institute has developed an easy-to-use oil comparison tool. Jacqui Plozza – Nutrition, Strategy and Education Manager at Olive Wellness Institute – explains the new co…

The many health benefits of Olive Leaf Extract

Associate Professor Teresa Mitchell-Paterson explains why she recommends people use olive leaf extract and how its many health benefits differ from those of another olive product: extra virgin olive oil. With more than 25 years in clinic practice, Teresa is an articulate and well sought-after speak…

How does the Mediterranean diet help with coronary disease?

Does the Mediterranean diet affect the inflammation and adiposity of those with coronary heart disease? That's the issue Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Hannah Mayer investigated in her PhD, from which she was awarded the 2018 Dieticians Association of Australia New Researcher Award. Today, Han…

A lifetime love affair with olive oil

Dr Richard Cantrill has championed the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil for years. And he'd know: he's world renowned as an expert in analytical methods of analysis for fats and oils. Richard has completed research in cell biology, neuroscience and molecular biology, notably on 'cytotoxic …

What goes into tasting and testing olive oils?

Can you tell a bad olive oil from a good one? Like any food, there's a certain pungency to the aroma of "off" olive oil and that of course affects the way it tastes and its nutritional benefits. Claudia Guillaume has extensive experience in sensory evaluation of olive oil and olive products. Origin…

Healthy eating for fertility and preconception

Couples looking to conceive would benefit immensely from a Mediterranean diet; it also helps to ensure the good health of mother and baby in the months following conception. That's according to nutritionist, Stefanie Valakas, a leading women's health and fertility dietitian who helps couples strugg…