I’m Marisa Silva and I want to share with you all I have discovered about olive oil and how to use it to:

• Ihre Gesundheit zu verbessern
• awaken yoursenses, and
• Ihre Kochkünste zu beleben

Through my traveling around durch Kreta I discovered how happy and healthy its inhabitants are. This island is rich in olive groves which has an impact on the way people eat and live. Research  supports  my observations:  Crete displays tiefe Raten chronischer Erkrankungen und eine überdurchschnittlich hohe Lebenserwartung bei Erwachsenen auf (1,2). 

I decided to dive headfirst into this world which I find magical! I took a training course to become an olive oil expert (Sensorik-Lizenz Olivenöl) at the ZHAW and became part of the Swiss Olive Oil Panel (SOP).  In addition, I took a course on Ernährungswissenschaft an der Stanford University und war erstaunt über die wohltuenden Eigenschaften der ungesättigten Fette und der sekundären Pflanzenstoffe, die im Olivenöl enthalten sind.

So, after having worked for 17 years in the financial services sector, in Argentina, Italy, United States, Brazil and Switzerland, I gave up the office life to dedicate myself to my true passion: olive oil.

In this journey, I had the opportunity to meet Vassilakis Estate in Crete, a family owned mill for five generations. They showed me how they produce olive oil from the groove to the bottle. Their olive oil are the products I’m presenting to you now.

Browse my blog posts and stay tuned on my social media channels to learn why olive oil is good for you and how to incorporate olive oil into your diet.

References:
1- Willett WC, Sacks F, Trichopoulou A, Drescher G, Ferro-Luzzi A, Helsing E, Trichopoulos D. Mediterranean diet pyramid: a cultural model for healthy eating. AJCN. 1995 Jun 1;61(6):1402S-6S.
2- Gifford KD. Dietary fats, eating guides, and public policy: history, critique, and recommendations. Am J Med. 2002 Dec 30;113(9):89-106.