Fuel your bones!
Kevin is an Integrative Nutrition Certified Health Coach, Stronger Bones Solution™ Program Instructor, osteoporosis "thriver," and founder of BoneCoach™. He has made it his mission to help over 1+ million people around the globe address bone loss, build bone strength, stop fearing fracture, and lead active lives. He's most famous for helping people with osteopenia and osteoporosis gain clarity and confidence that improving is possible.
All Kasandrinos Olive Oil is:
- Organic
- Cold Pressed
- From Family farms
- NonGMO
- FRESH (We only sell the current harvest)
- Pesticide free
- Ultra High Polyphenols & Antioxidants
- Delivered from producer to your door, no middle men
Osteoporosis and Olive Oil
Osteoporosis, the medical term for “porous bones,” affects about 10 million people aged 50 and older in the U.S. alone. Over 43 million more people have low bone mass, putting them at risk for osteoporosis and more easily broken bones.
Many people believe that weak and brittle bones are a “normal” part of aging, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Not only is osteoporosis preventable, but there’s evidence that you can restore bone density and optimize bone health well into your later years.
Interestingly, a number of studies have found that people on an olive oil-rich Mediterranean diet were more likely to maintain healthy bone density and less likely to develop osteoporosis over time. Let’s dive into the science and see how this theory holds up. But first, what is osteoporosis, and who does it affect?
What is Osteoporosis?
Your body is constantly removing and rebuilding bone tissue. So, even the healthiest bones look like a lattice with microscopic holes in intricate honeycomb-like patterns. Osteoporosis is a condition in which new bone mineralization can’t keep up with bone loss, making those tiny holes much bigger and resulting in weak, brittle bones over time.
While osteoporosis and other bone conditions are more prominent in older women, they can affect anyone at any age. In fact, some people report the early stages of osteoporosis as early as their 30s.
Women may start with naturally lower bone density than men, but about 2 million men suffer from osteoporosis in the U.S. alone, and approximately 16 million men have low bone mass.1
Risks and Symptoms of Osteoporosis
Unfortunately, the early stages of osteoporosis don’t trigger any significant warning signs, so most people don’t know that there’s anything wrong until there’s a fracture.
If there are symptoms, they can appear as:
People with low bone density and osteoporosis are at high risk of fractures, with the most common breaks being the hips, ribs, wrists, and spine. And these injuries, especially hip fractures, are associated with an increase in all-cause mortality among older people, usually over the age of 65.3
Extra Virgin Olive Oil For Osteoporosis
Some recent studies on a high olive oil Mediterranean diet suggest that more extra virgin olive oil can lower your risk of osteoporosis. In fact, people living in Mediterranean basin countries are known for having a lower risk of fractures associated with osteoporosis.4
A Spanish study set out to determine just what it was about the Mediterranean diet that kept these populations’ bones so strong. They randomly assigned about 870 study subjects ages 55-80 years old to one of three diets:5
Those with the highest self-reported olive oil consumption had a 51% lower risk of fractures, compared with those who reported consuming the least.
A French study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that two phenolic compounds in olive oil could prevent osteopenia (low bone density) and increase bone formation.6
Another study in the journal Osteoporosis International found that the polyphenol oleuropein may enhance bone-forming cells to help reduce bone loss. Bonus: this compound is also found to inhibit the formation of fat cells.7
How Olive Oil Protects Bone Health
More researchers and doctors are coming to terms with the fact that systemic inflammation in the body is an underlying causal factor in most diseases, including osteoporosis.
In bones specifically, inflammation can disrupt the balance between the cells that break down bone (a totally natural process) and build up new bone in its place. This imbalance results in the breakdown of bone tissue without enough cells to rebuild.
Phenolic compounds found in high-quality extra virgin olive oil can help prevent inflammation and oxidative stress —two underlying causes of osteoporosis.
One particular polyphenol, oleuropein, may be the compound responsible for olive oil’s bone-protective properties with benefits like:
Getting the Right Kind of Olive Oil
Unfortunately, not all olive oil is created equal.
To get the best possible olive oil, opt for small-batch, single-origin oil from trees that have been around for generations.
Check the Ingredients List
The best olive oils have only one ingredient — high-quality olive oil from a single source.
Look for Lot Numbers and Harvest Dates
The best olive oils won’t just have expiration dates; they’ll have lot numbers and harvest dates. The manufacturer should only sell oil from the most recent harvest.
Make Sure it’s Organic and Non-GMO
The best olive oil comes from trees that were around before pesticides and herbicides, so they’re naturally organic and non-GMO-certified. Avoid toxic chemicals.
Look for Third-Party Testing
There’s only one real way to know if your olive oil is fresh and authentic or not — a chemical analysis. The best olive will undergo independent, third-party testing for quality and freshness.
Monounsaturated Fats*
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats, which are widely known as healthy fats with a number of health benefits, including promoting heart and cardiovascular health."
Potent Antioxidants*
Olive oil is packed with free-radical-fighting antioxidants, which may reduce your risk of chronic disease and help fight inflammation.
Reduces Inflammation*
Systemic inflammation is at the root of most autoimmune and chronic disease states. Monounsaturated fats and antioxidants help lower inflammation and are associated with lower levels of chronic illness.
Heart Healthy*
Olive oil is perhaps one of the best-studied foods for heart health, supporting healthy cholesterol levels, and helping to maintain blood pressure levels already within normal ranges."
Boosts Brain Health*
Studies suggest that diets high in olive oil may improve cognition and can even protect against amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Balances Blood Sugar*
Several studies link olive oil to more balanced blood sugar and insulin sensitivity. One study even linked an olive oil-rich diet to a 40% decrease in your risk for getting type 2 diabetes.
Why Kasandrinos Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
We make our single-source olive oil the same way our ancestors did: handpicked from old world trees pressed in small batches. Here’s how Kasandrinos is different.
Antioxidant-Rich Olives
The quality of any olive oil starts on the tree. Most of our trees are hundreds of years old, which means more flavorful, nutrient-dense fruit. Only USDA Organic Koroneiki and Athinolia olives are used.
Single-Origin Oil
With Kasandrinos, you’ll always know exactly when and where your olive oil was made. That means better tasting, nutrient-dense oil for you and your family. Our Kasandrinos is PGI (Protected Geographic Indicator) Certified.
Ultra-Fresh
We only sell olive oil from this year’s harvest or first cold pressed olive oil to maintain freshness, taste, and a high antioxidant profile in every bottle. Every bottle has a harvest date, production date, lot number and 24 month expression date printed on every label.
Transparency
Every batch of Kasandrinos olive oil gets tested at two independent 3rd party labs, one in the EU and another in the US.
INTRODUCING THE BEST OLIVE OIL TO THE
WELLNESS SPACE
Greeks know how to party. And our love language is always food and quality time. So when co-founder Tony Kasandrinos would move to a new city, he always brought his family’s olive oil along. And Tony moved a lot in his 22-year career as an active-duty Marine. Back in 2012, he started gifting bottles to friends at a local CrossFit gym, and they were hooked. Everyone agreed: you couldn’t find olive oil like this in the United States. At the same time, Tony realized just how many olive oil brands were cut with other oils or made from poor-quality olives. With the encouragement of friends and family, Tony and his sister Effi decided to bring a little bit of Greece over to America, and Kasandrinos was formed.
A GREEK FAMILY TRADITION
Olive oil has been a central part of the Kasandrinos family for generations. Kasandrinos babies are baptized with the oil from our family’s land. It’s so much a part of our lives that we never realized most people in the U.S. have been drizzling stale olive oil on their food for decades. In Greece, it’s customary to grow and press your own olive oil for extended family and friends. So, even after moving to the U.S., our family made sure to bring enough olive oil back to enjoy until the next trip back to our family home in Niata, Greece
A GROWING COMMUNITY THATS NOT SLOWING
With Kasandrinos, we took a leap of faith that people stateside would care about the quality of their olive oil. And we were right. More and more health-enthusiasts and foodies started tasting and feeling the difference from our single-origin, small-batch, organic oil. Since then, the team has grown to include our cousin Efrosyni as the Creative Director. We’ve expanded to sell on Amazon. And we’re still proud to sell every bottle of olive oil and vinegar directly to you. No middleman. No bottles sitting on shelves for months. Just fresh, single-origin oil and vinegar, from our family to yours.
CULTURE AND TRADITION DELIVERED TO YOUR TABLE
The products we bring to your table are more than just food. They’re from the land our family has tended for generations. It’s the olive oil we were raised with. The foods that bring us together. We hope that you’ll taste the care that goes into every bottle. From hand-picking the olives to crushing, bottling, and shipping in a way that nurtures the land and the people who tend it. And most of all, we hope Kasandrinos can bring you a little bit of the country we love to your family’s table.
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