Episode At A Glance:

This week on The SavvyCast, Katerina Mountanos joins me to share about her company Kosterina! Kosterina is a brand of high quality olive oils, vinegars, and more. I have been a long-time fan of their products, so it was a treat to sit down with the founder and CEO herself! In this episode, Katerina shares about her company, leading research on the health and beauty benefits of high quality olive oil, her favorite recipes, and more!

Questions Answered In This Episode:

• What is Kosterina?

• How can high quality olive oil help me reach my health and beauty goals?

• Does the smoking point of olive oil make it a less healthy oil for cooking?

• How does olive oil benefit glucose levels?

• What are Jamie's favorite Kosterina products?

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Click here to shop Kosterina products! (Use this link for 15% off your first Kosterina order.)

• Kosterina Kitchen recipe rolodex

• Kosterina Kitchen cookbook

• Glucose Goddess

• Dr. Casey Means Good Energy

• Tucker Carlson episode

• ACTA 2018 study on the smoke point

Who Is Katerina Mountanos?

Katerina (Katina) Mountanos is a wellness expert and the founder and CEO of Kosterina. Kosterina is a wellness brand centered around high antioxidant extra virgin olive oil and more broadly, the modern Mediterranean diet. Her mission at Kosterina is to help people live longer, more delicious lives and through Kosterina's line of flavorful olive oils, velvety vinegars, high probiotic olives, and more. As a serial entrepreneur, olive oil sommelier and first generation Greek, Katina's story and knowledge is intriguing, relevant, and sought after. She has been a guest on numerous podcasts such as Be Well with Kelly Leveque and Purely Elizabeth. Katina has appeared on the TODAY Show, KTLA and her opinion is often quoted in Modern Retail, Food & Wine and the Tasting Table. The Kosterina products she's developed have won awards from SELF, Better Homes & Gardens, Men's Health, Tasting Table and the New York International Olive Oil Competition.

Katina's journey in building Kosterina started in 2020 with a single bottle of EVOO and has expanded to a large assortment of award-winning products that have been featured in the New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Bon Appetit, SELF, Eater, Men's Health and more. Kosterina is available online, at Whole Food Market nationwide, Target, Crate & Barrel, and other select retailers.

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