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Drink Up, It's Olive Oil!

September 9, 2016 by April

THIS IS A SPONSORED POST WRITTEN BY ME ON BEHALF OF EVERGREEN LIFE. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE BRANDS THAT SUPPORT THIS BLOG!

 

The benefits of olive oil are well-known: it's heart healthy, lowers your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and reduction of inflammation, to name just a few.

I recently partnered with Evergreen Life to try out one of their new products- OLIFE, which is an herbal olive leaf water extract supplement, aka water with some herbal extracts. It's not really drinking olive oil! It's touted benefits include: antioxidants, maintaining normal blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels, and restoring mental alertness when experiencing fatigue or drowsiness. All of those sound like things I want, especially the maintenance of cholesterol levels because my triglycerides have been slightly high the past two times I had my blood work done.

evergreen life olife olive leaf extract supplement drink

The directions say to take a ¼ cup daily, preferably in the morning before breakfast. The first day that I tried OLIFE, I tried to sip it like a beverage, but discovered that it needs to be treated more like a liquor shot. So in that spirit, I've been measuring out my daily amount in an actual shot glass and tipping it back like it was 11 p.m. on a Saturday night instead of 7 a.m. over the kitchen sink.

evergreen life olife olive leaf extract supplement drink

The liquid itself has a pleasant, fruity aroma, like a really good olive oil. It has almost a citrusy bouquet but don't be fooled, this doesn't taste like orange juice. It's the most pleasant of tastes, it's very "green" and herbal. So taking it like a shot is the way to go if you're willing to endure the taste for the touted benefits. One good thing I can say about the flavor is that there isn't any gross lingering aftertaste like some health drinks can have.

After using it for a few days, then taking a break for a long weekend, then returning to it the morning after Labor Day, I have to say that I can only really attest to the mental alertness claim, as I don't plan on getting blood work done again anytime soon to test to see if it's helped to maintain those levels, because ouch! But after I finish this quart bottle, I'll update with any further information on how a daily dose has affected me.

Quart sized bottles can be purchased on their website, where you can also find more information about Olife and Evergreen Life.

 

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  1. Susanna King

    September 10, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    I have the same issue with triglycerides in my blood. I dislike taking fish oil pills - maybe this would be better!

    • April Blake

      September 11, 2016 at 8:41 pm

      It definitely could be! I find fish oil pills (even the half the size ones) to be so enormous!

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Cooking doesn't have to be boring and routine. Are you looking for easy dinners, Southern-inspired recipes, fun desserts, and ways to incorporate unusual ingredients in your cooking? Welcome, you're in the right place!

I'm April Blake, a recipe developer, food, agriculture, and travel writer, and digital marketing manager in South Carolina. Please follow me on Instagram, but not in real life.




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