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Weekly Wellness
Podcasts for Improving Health & Longevity
Now that we’re in a new year and we’re past the holiday craziness of trying to get our healthful and delicious gifts to you and all your family and friends, we are back to our regularly scheduled programming. As you know, at Kosterina we are always focused on health and longevity, and in light of that wanted to share with you some of our favorite podcast content on the subject.
Our Intentions and Goals for 2022
As we round up our first week in 2022, we want to share our intentions and goals for this year. Who we are: We are a...
EVOO EDU
How to Host an Olive Oil Tasting Party
If you're looking for something simple, fun, and engaging to do over the holidays, an olive oil tasting party should be high on your list, especially if your friends and family enjoy good food + EVOO.
Ancient Ingredients
Ancient Ingredients, Modern Superpowers: The Grape Edition
Our love for grapes led us to the development of KOSTERINA BALSAMIC VINEGARS. Enhanced with ingredients that are true to the Mediterranean, our balsamic vinegars are the perfect complement to our Extra Virgin Olive Oil. As we continue our ongoing series called: Ancient Ingredients, Modern Superpowers, today we dive into one of our favorite Greek superfoods out there: Grapes
How to Optimize Your Hydration
Our team at Kosterina has been thinking deeply about how to be sure the quality of our drinking water is safe, how to optimize our hydration, and how to answer some of these hydration questions.
Olive Oil for Skin: A Long, Rich History
When I was a child, my aunt always told me that I should always put a few drops of olive oil in my face and body creams. It was her secret to beautiful, healthy, youthful, poreless skin. But where did this practice come from and why?
Calling all moms: EVOO does the trick
A couple of weeks ago, a good friend of mine told me an amazing story: her newborn baby was suffering from cradle cap, a form of eczema on the scalp, and she was at a loss for what to do. Her pediatrician recommended rubbing some olive oil on his scalp - and so, she grabbed her Kosterina bottle. Just like that, it was healed.
The Toxic Truth about Cooking Oils
Contrary to popular belief, not all cooking oils are “healthy” as many claim to be.
The Difference Between our Original & Everyday Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Aside from looking visually pleasing as a pair, there are key differences between our white "Original" and blue "Everyday" extra virgin olive oil. This post will breakdown the differences between the two so you can understand how to use them and why each of them play an equally important part of elevating your dishes, both their flavor profile and level of healthiness.
Stuff We're Into
DIY Olive Oil Face Mask
At Kosterina, the olive is at the center of everything we do (#extravirgineverything) including enjoying it with our meals and using daily as the best remedy for dry skin and maintaining skin balance. Today we wanted to share a very easy DIY Olive Oil Face Mask that you can use with ingredients commonly found in your kitchen pantry.
Olive Oil at the Olympics
Olive oil was once the focal point of the Olympic games.
How wellness has changed
Over the past year and a half my wellness routine has changed for the better. And based on recent market research, my own experience is not unique. It seems that many people have given their exercise, meals, mental health and other well-being practices a massive rehaul as our lives have shifted to be more centered at home.
Intermittent Fasting: New trend or ancient practice?
A dive into a fascinating topic that has been part of the human practice since hunter-gatherer days and its impact is proven by modern science: Intermittent Fasting.
The Best Greek Restaurants in NYC
Dear Kosterina Family, As the creator of a Greek food brand, I’m constantly asked about my favorite Greek restaurant...
My Trip to Greece
This past week, I got to visit my favorite place in the world. Going back to Greece after so much time felt like a dream. And especially after the difficulties we've all experienced over the past 18 months, it felt even more surreal, mostly because it felt almost like any other idyllic summer on the Greek islands
Weekly Wellness: Power of the Sun
We have a fascinating, complicated relationship with the sun.
My 28 Days Wearing Levels, a Continuous Glucose Monitor
I learned about what daily practices helped and what foods to avoid in order to stay in a healthy metabolic range for me.
Weekly Wellness: The Evil Eye
It's the Greek way of saying "good vibes only".
Why to Give up Meat (even just for a bit...)
How many of you have fostered a habit of deprivation-indulgence? For me, a little bit of bingeing is often followed by some self-imposed strict rules. How do we break this cycle? I believe the answer is a sustainable healthy lifestyle that includes real food, lots of movement and includes healthy indulgences from time to time.
Let Food Be Thy Medicine
If you've been following along during our olive oil week, I'm sure you have discovered why olives are at the center of everything we do and how they truly are an ancient ingredient with modern superpowers.
Olive Oil 101
Today we celebrate all olives because... it's National Olive Day! At Kosterina, the olive is at the center of everything we do. As we celebrate this ancient ingredient all week long, we'll be diving into the history of olives, how EVOO is made and what makes it truly "extra virgin", and, of course, the incredible health benefits and uses for EVOO (pro tip: it's the best moisturizer).
Greece
Katerina's Greece Travel Guide
As we officially kick off summer this weekend and begin to look ahead to a very different next few months, I'm excited to share my Greece travel guide with you. Growing up having spent all my summers in this beautiful country, there are so many places that hold a special place in my heart - and still so many more I'm excited to visit. If you're planning to travel overseas this summer (Greece is now open to vaccinated travelers!) - or even if you have your eyes set on a European summer sometime in the future - bookmark this note as a planning guide.
The Craziest Questions We've Received about EVOO
Growing up in a Greek family, we used olive oil on everything. It was sprinkled everywhere - from our salads to our hair (think of it like a healthier version of Windex from My Big Fat Greek Wedding). But, since launching Kosterina we've received a ton of questions about how to use EVOO in your everyday life.
Is Olive Oil Good For My Dog?
Every once in a while, we get an interesting inbound question about olive oil and its uses. “Is olive oil good for my dog?” definitely falls into that category! As the resident dog mom on the team, I dug into the research on the topic and was pleasantly surprised to learn that yes, olive oil is good for your dog!
