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"Polyphenols extracted from olives are potent antioxidants. Several years ago, Japanese researchers found that polyphenols can also down-regulate inflammation and improve psoriatic plaques.
In the grand tradition of serendipitous medical discoveries, Dr. Fujio Numano, a cardiologist at the Tokyo Vascular Disease Institute, observed the antipsoriatic effect while studying the cardiovascular effects of a proprietary olive polyphenol formula called Olivenol. This compound, which comes from water pressed out of organic olives, contains high levels of hydroxytyrosol, a very strong, naturally occurring antioxidant...
He [Dr. Fujio Numano] enrolled 35 heart disease patients in an open-label trial of Olivenol, with the object of assessing its impact on patients' lipid profiles, inflammatory markers, and overall cardiovascular health. It turned out that 8 of the 35 had skin disorders, including several with psoriasis. Dr. Numano noticed that most of these patients experienced significant improvement in their skin conditions while taking the olive polyphenols."
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Erik L. Goldman "Olive, whey show promise in treating psoriasis". Internal Medicine News. FindArticles.com. 31 Aug, 2011. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4365/is_23_40/ai_n29433434/
