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Field Notes: An Exploration of Functional Medicine


Feb 19, 2021

Dr. Rob Downey speaks with Tony Kasandrinos of Kasandrinos Olive Oil to hear about the genesis of his family olive oil company and how it has become not just a cooking staple, but a health benefit.

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Timestamps:

[02:19] How did the Kasandrinos family get started in the olive oil business?

[07:49] The “philosophy” of olive oil.

[12:02] Olive Oil as pharmacology

[25:48] What is the origin of this olive oil?

[28:26] How do most people use Kasandrinos Olive Oil
[35:02] What makes your olive oil different & the Medditeranian diet

 

Tony is a native of Rochester, New York, but spent a good portion of his childhood in his father’s village in Niata, Greece. After graduating from the Aquinas Institute, Tony joined the Marine Corps in 1997 and retired from active duty in 2019. Tony currently lives close to family in Las Vegas, Nevada and runs sales and marketing at Kasandrinos full-time with his sister Effi, and cousin Efrosyni. In his free time, he loves traveling, being outdoors, and spending time around the table with friends and family. Tony’s favorite way to eat olive oil is drenched over a horiatik isalad (Greek salad) and lamb chops.