For millennia, fresh olive oil has been one of life's necessities-not just as food but also as medicine, a beauty aid, and a vital element of religious ritual. Today's researchers are continuing to confirm the remarkable, life-giving properties of true extra-virgin, and extra-virgin Italian has become the highest standard of quality.The sacred history and profane present of a substance long seen as the essence of health and civilization.US
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