Leafy Vegetables & Olive Oil

When it comes to New Year's resolutions having a healthy diet might be at the top of your list. Here are some tips that might help you start off right.

I think everyone knows they need more vegetables in their diet, but how about olive oil?

The surprising thing is just how little of both you need and how much both of these can improve your health.

Italian researchers found that eating just one serving of leafy vegetables a day meant being 40 percent less likely to get heart disease over the 8 years the women in this new study were followed. And just three tablespoons of olive oil daily also gave them this same health benefit. The olive oil can be used in just about anything including salad dressings, combining the two together. Both have plenty of antioxidants and the green leafy vegetables also contain folate and potassium---all of these have been shown to decrease people's risk of heart problems.

So, to make this year a healthier one, try starting off by adding a little bit of both leafy vegetables and olive oil to your daily diet.