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Soccer players are lining up for a fiery kick - not on the pitch, but in the form of a searing shot of olive oil from Cyprus.
The peppery, throat-burning liquid is part of a performance revolution driven by a small plant in Cyprus that produces early-harvest olive oil packed with inflammation-busting polyphenols.
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A French soil engineer turned Cyprus resident says his olive oil is transforming athletic performance, with Premier League footballers and Tour de France cyclists among those turning to his services seeking to recover quickly after games and reduce inflammation [...]
The product’s entry into elite sport came through Netien’s business partner Nick Schizas, a former FIFA-licensed football agent who discovered high-polyphenol olive oil research in 2011. Schizas has maintained olive groves in Cyprus’s Solea region since 2013.
Cyprus Mail
“The carbon drawdown potential of this integrated approach is remarkable,” Netien said.
Sea, soil and oil have been brought together to produce a healthy, green and sustainable dietary supplement.
A collaboration between Cyprus-based olive oil company Oleaphen and UK-based seaweed packaging company Notpla has created 5ml single-dose olive oil packaged in edible seaweed, creating a breakthrough in the way the oil is produced and packaged.
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- Why elite athletes choose olive oil for recovery
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The unlikely partnership between a former football agent and a soil biologist who discovered that regenerating soil doesn't just fight climate change—it creates the world's most potent olive oil.
A story of carbon-negative agriculture, drought resilience, and reimagining what olive oil can be.
Our Story:
- Nicholas Schizas: From representing footballers to producing the olive oil they now use for recovery
- Nicolas Netien: Soil biologist who discovered the plant microbiome's role in polyphenol production
- The connection: Healthy soil → drought-resilient trees → 45× higher polyphenols
- Mission: Prove that regenerative agriculture produces superior nutrition while fighting climate change
- Achievement: Carbon-negative production, water-resilient trees, therapeutic-grade food
The Science Behind Our Approach:
- Plant microbiome optimization increases polyphenol synthesis
- Regenerated soil creates drought and disease-resistant trees
- Carbon sequestration through soil health (measurably carbon-negative)
- Proof that climate solutions and nutritional density aren't trade-offs
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- From football pitches to olive groves: An agent's unexpected pivot
- The soil biologist who cracked the polyphenol code through microbiome science
- How fighting climate change accidentally created the world's most potent olive oil
- Drought resilience through regenerative agriculture: Lessons from Cyprus
- Carbon-negative food production with superior nutritional outcomes
- Why the future of agriculture is underground (the microbiome story)
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- Comparative analysis: Oleaphen vs. standard EVOO
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- The peer-reviewed science behind polyphenol health benefits
- Why 2,236 mg/kg matters: Therapeutic vs. nutritional doses
- Oleaphen's involvement in longevity and performance research
- From Mediterranean diet epidemiology to precision nutrition
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- How Premier League footballers use olive oil for recovery
- Tour de France cyclists' secret weapon against inflammation
- Healthcare practitioners prescribing food as medicine
- The shift from culinary to therapeutic nutrition
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