Mediterranean Diet 

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• Grosso G, Marventano S, Yang J, Micek A, Pajak A, Scalfi L, Galvano F, Kales SN. A comprehensive meta-analysis on evidence of Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: are individual components equal? Critical reviews in food science and nutrition. 2017 Oct 13;57(15):3218-32. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10408398.2015.1107021?journalCode=bfsn20 
• Estruch, Ramón; Ros, Emilio; Salas-Salvadó, Jordi; Covas, Maria-Isabel; Corella, Dolores; Arós, Fernando; Gómez-Gracia, Enrique; Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Valentina; Fiol, Miquel (2013-04-04). "Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet". The New England Journal of Medicine. 368 (14): 1279–1290. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1200303
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Olive Leaf Composition

• European Medicines Agency. Community herbal monograph on Olea europaea L folium. (EMA/HMPC/359238/2016) https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-european-union-herbal-monograph-olea-europaea-l-folium-first-version_en.pdf
• European Medicines Agency. Assessment on Olea europaea L folium. (EMA/HMPC/359236/2016) https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-report/final-assessment-report-olea-europaea-l-folium-first-version_en.pdf
• Health Canada monograph. Olive Leaf – Olea europaea. 18 December 2018. http://webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca/nhpid-bdipsn/atReq.do?atid=feuille.olea.europaea.leaf&lang=eng
• Ritchason J. Olive Leaf Extract – potent antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agent. 1999. Woodland Publishing: Utah. https://www.nuganics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/olive-leaf-extract.pdf
• Pandey & Rizvi (2009). Plant polyphenols as dietary antioxidants in human health and disease. Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2(5), 270–278. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835915/pdf/omcl0205_0270.pdf
• Lockyer et al. (2012). Olive leaf phenolics and cardiovascular risk reduction: Physiological effects and mechanisms of action. Nutr Agi, 1, 125–140. https://www.academia.edu/28477599/Olive_leaf_phenolics_and_cardiovascular_risk_reduction_Physiological_effects_and_mechanisms_of_action
• Lockyer et al. (2015). Secoiridoids delivered as olive leaf extract induce acute improvements in human vascular function and reduction of an inflammatory cytokine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial. Brit J Nutr, 114, 75–83. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/secoiridoids-delivered-as-olive-leaf-extract-induce-acute-improvements-in-human-vascular-function-and-reduction-of-an-inflammatory-cytokine-a-randomised-doubleblind-placebocontrolled-crossover-trial/6068141D0B780D36DB7302DC84001941
• Lockyer et al. (2017). Impact of phenolic-rich olive leaf extract on blood pressure, plasma lipids and inflammatory markers: a randomised controlled trial. Eur J Nutr, 56, 1421–1432. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00394-016-1188-y.pdf
• Silva S, et al (2006) Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of Olea europaea L. fruits and leaves. Food Sci Technol Int 12:385–395 7. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1082013206070166
• Kountouri AM, Mylona A, Kaliora AC et al (2007) Bioavailability of the phenolic compounds of the fruits (drupes) of Olea europaea (olives): impact on plasma antioxidant status in humans. Phytomedicine 14:659–667. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711307001055?via%3Dihub
• Owen RW, Mier W, Giacosa A et al (2000) Phenolic compounds and squalene in olive oils: the concentration and antioxidant potential of total phenols, simple phenols, secoiridoids, lignans and squalene. Food Chem Toxicol 38:647–659. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691500000612?via%3Dihub
• Saibandith et al. (2017). Olive polyphenols and the metabolic syndrome. Molecules, 22(7), 1082 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/7/1082/htm

Cardiovascular Support

• Saibandith et al. (2017). Olive polyphenols and the metabolic syndrome. Molecules, 22(7), 1082 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/7/1082/htm
• Lockyer et al. (2012). Olive leaf phenolics and cardiovascular risk reduction: Physiological effects and mechanisms of action. Nutr Agi, 1, 125–140. https://www.academia.edu/28477599/Olive_leaf_phenolics_and_cardiovascular_risk_reduction_Physiological_effects_and_mechanisms_of_action
• Lockyer et al. (2015). Secoiridoids delivered as olive leaf extract induce acute improvements in human vascular function and reduction of an inflammatory cytokine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial. Brit J Nutr, 114, 75–83. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/secoiridoids-delivered-as-olive-leaf-extract-induce-acute-improvements-in-human-vascular-function-and-reduction-of-an-inflammatory-cytokine-a-randomised-doubleblind-placebocontrolled-crossover-trial/6068141D0B780D36DB7302DC84001941
• Lockyer et al. (2017). Impact of phenolic-rich olive leaf extract on blood pressure, plasma lipids and inflammatory markers: a randomised controlled trial. Eur J Nutr, 56, 1421–1432. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00394-016-1188-y.pdf
• Fonollá et al. (2010). One-month consumption of an olive leaf extract enhances cardiovascular status in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Atherosclerosis Supplement, 11(2), 182. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S156756881070859X?via%3Dihub
• Perrinjaquet-Moccetti et al. (2008). Food supplementation with an olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract reduces blood pressure in borderline hypertensive monozygotic twins. Phytother Res, 22, 1239–1242 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.2455
• Susalit et al. (2011). Olive (Olea eruopaea) leaf extract effective in patients with stage-1 hypertension: comparison with Captopril. Phytomed, 18, 251–258. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711310002709?via%3Dihub
• Sun et al (2017). Oleuropein, unexpected benefits! Oncotarget, 2017, Vol. 8, (No. 11), pp: 17409-17409 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5392257/pdf/oncotarget-08-17409.pdf
• Vilaplana-Pérez,et al (2014) Hydroxytyrosol and Potential Uses in Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, and AIDS, Front. Nutr., 27 October 2014. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2014.00018/full
• Zarzuelo et al. (1991). Vasodilator effect of olive leaf. Planta Med, 57, 417–419. https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-2006-960138
• Hansen et al. (1996). Isolation of an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor from Olea europaea and Olea lancea. Phytomed, 2, 319–325. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711396800766?via%3Dihub
• Visioli et al. (1998). Oleuropein, the bitter principle of olives, enhances nitric oxide production by mouse macrophages. Life Sci, 62(6), 541–546. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024320597011508?via%3Dihub

Antioxidant Activity and Immunity Support

• Omar et al. (2017). Olive (Olea europaea L.) biophenols: a nutriceutical against oxidative stress in SH-SY5Y cells. Molecules, 22, 1858. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/11/1858/htm
• Magrone et al. (2018). Olive leaf extracts act as modulators of the human immune response. Endocr Metab Immune Disord, 18, 85–93 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29149822/
• Navarro et al. (2017). Olive leaf extract concentrated in hydroxytyrosol … advanced glycation end products in a hepatic cell line (HepG2). Royal Soc Chem, 3, 944–953. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28229142/
• Somerville et al. (2019). The effect of olive leaf extract on upper respiratory illness in high school athletes: a randomised control trial. Nutrients, 11, 358. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/2/358
• Silva S, et al (2006) Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of Olea europaea L. fruits and leaves. Food Sci Technol Int 12:385–395 7. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1082013206070166
• Kountouri AM, Mylona A, Kaliora AC et al (2007) Bioavailability of the phenolic compounds of the fruits (drupes) of Olea europaea (olives): impact on plasma antioxidant status in humans. Phytomedicine 14:659–667. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711307001055?via%3Dihub
• Owen RW, Mier W, Giacosa A et al (2000) Phenolic compounds and squalene in olive oils: the concentration and antioxidant potential of total phenols, simple phenols, secoiridoids, lignansand squalene. Food Chem Toxicol 38:647–659. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691500000612?via%3Dihub
• Pandey & Rizvi (2009). Plant polyphenols as dietary antioxidants in human health and disease. Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2(5), 270–278. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835915/pdf/omcl0205_0270.pdf
• Stevenson, L., Hunter, D. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity of olive leaf extract. Natural Products Unit of Southern Cross University. Tests conducted using the internationally accepted ORAC testing techniques developed by Brunswick Laboratories, USA. 2005. Data on file. https://www.scu.edu.au/engage/news/latest-news/2006/southern-cross-university-researchers-find-australian-olive-leaf-extract-shows-promise-in-laboratory-testing.php
• Wojcikowski et al. (2007). Antioxidant capacity of 55 Medicinal Herbs Traditionally used to treat the urinary system: A comparison usings a sequential three-solvent extraction process. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13, 103-109 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17309384/
• Lopez-Huertas et al. (2017). Hydroxytyrosol supplementation increases vitamin C levels in vivo. A human volunteer trial. Redox Bio, 11, 384–389. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219601/pdf/main.pdf

Blood Sugar Maintenance

• Saibandith et al. (2017). Olive polyphenols and the metabolic syndrome. Molecules, 22(7), 1082 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/7/1082/htm
• De Bock et al. (2013). Olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf polyphenols improve insulin sensitivity in middle-aged overweight men: a randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. PLoS ONE, 8, e57622. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596374/
• Hanhineva et al. (2010). Impact of dietary polyphenols on carbohydrate metabolism. Int J Mol Sci, 2011, 1365–1402. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871121/
• Rigacci et al. (2010). Oleuropein aglycon prevents cytotoxic amyloid aggregation of human amylin. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 21(8), 726–735. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19616928/