Episode Revisited: The Olive Oil Molecule That Targets Cancer Cells | Dr. Limor Goren, PhD

Episode Revisited: The Olive Oil Molecule That Targets Cancer Cells | Dr. Limor Goren, PhD

June 23, 2026 · 48 min

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Dr. Limor Goren discusses the health benefits of olive oil and its effects on cancer cells.

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Limor Goren — cancer researcher, molecular biologist, and founder of Kyoord — to explore olive oil’s powerful health benefits. Dr. Goren, renowned for her work on oleocanthal, a potent polyphenol in high-phenolic olive oil, has shown how it selectively punctures cancer cell lysosomes, triggering cell death while sparing healthy cells. In this episode, we discuss what polyphenols are, their healing properties, and how high-oleocanthal olive oils are made — plus t...

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