911. The viral olive oil shot: It’s worth the hype

26:31And we really want to make sure that we trace everything. And we have a third party lab tested and all of that. So now for your second question, which is, you know, this olive oil versus this one. So the EU regulation came out and said that if your olive oil exceeds 250 milligrams per kilo of polyphenols, you can make a claim that says your olive oil contributes to the protection of blood fats from oxidation. In layman terms, it means that it helps reduce inflammation in your body, which is very important. And so that is a big deal. That's a big deal. It was done like in UC Davis Olive Center.

27:09And so they did this research and they found the exact milligram per kilo. We are 1 ,800. We have 1 ,800 milligrams per kilo as of the latest harvest. And that's seven times higher. And so there are studies showing the higher the polyphenol, the better health benefits. And back to the calories, if you have a shot of Alia, that's 90 calories. and it has 1 ,800 milligrams per kilo of polyphenols versus, you know, a bigger olive oil bottle that's like, that's more calories. You'll have to consume so much more calories to get what's in a shot of Alia essentially. Got it. Did you know about olive oil stuff?

27:50Lindsay's like my, she's so good about educating herself about stuff. I always knew it was really, really good for you. But I think that taking a shot of it was more recent in the last couple of years. Have you tried the shot? Yeah. Yeah, I have these like every morning. I'm about to run out, so I'm about to take that box out. Yeah, well, I brought you a box. No, but it's been really good. I think postpartum it's been nice because there's just like ways in which your body is inflamed. So obviously in recovery it's been really good. And getting more fats in. Stress, yeah, getting my fats in and breastfeeding.

28:23So just like getting those calories in when I can. Skin. um but yeah i just i'm always and i'm sure you've encountered this like and we're in this space where like the health trends sometimes get distorted by like big money or like even like pharmaceuticals sometimes will come in and you're like what you don't belong here like you're not allowed in this club um so to for you to share about like kind of the the mafia aspect is really interesting and I guess how how um I was wondering about the Hailey Bieber thing is it Hailey Bieber that first took the shot that made it viral I think well it was when I started there was this other influencer that was lived she lives in Italy and has been taking the shots and so that's also how I was like oh wait there is something there like people are trying to people are realizing how good it is for you you know instead of all of these pills and I yeah I think she was kind of like one of the first and then some years went by and people weren't talking about it and that was kind of like my own experience experiment and then hayley bieber recently came out and said she takes an olive oil shot every morning and that got started another trend but i have this aversion towards the word trend because olive oil has been used and cherished for over a thousand years and across so many civilizations in the Mediterranean, like in Mediterranean countries and that like area of the world.

29:58You know, when you look at even in Greek mythology, you know, the olive tree is always cherished for all of, it's like abundance of health and all the things that it can bring. And so it's funny that now it's coming back. Science is catching up to what my grandpa has been doing. Yes. Is he so proud? Like, what does he think about this? He's really proud. He's really happy. he doesn't really show his emotions but I'm sure he's really happy that you know that the family he was gonna sell our family's olive grove he was gonna kind of he didn't have time to take care of it and I was working in tech like I had no business in this but I truly it was almost like a calling like I saw this like unique resource I felt how I like I saw how I felt I saw how other friends felt and I was like it doesn't make sense that we're taking all of these things that were overcomplicating like you said like i think wellness is taking this huge thing where it's like either you have this whole supplement stack or you like shoot yourself things and now people are so people are more comfortable like for like the injectables that they put on their body versus sometimes taking a shot of all of them so true so true what other parts of tunisian culture do you feel like are also really like wellness practices that we can incorporate potentially that's a good i mean i think that if you know about the blue zones it's very it's right across from sardinia so we have the same practices of like you know eating um going on a walk after eating spending time with family laughing community gardening you know obviously all of a little consumption and really being able oh and then the most important thing and that was a shocking thing when i moved to the u.s was consuming whole fresh and seasonal foods because when i moved to san francisco i remember walking in trader joe's and seeing every colors of the rainbow fruits and veggies available and i thought to myself wait what i call my grandma my grandma this time and I asked her, wait, what is the season for the, I don't think the lemons or whatever.

32:10I asked her because I was like, this is, this doesn't make sense for me. I remember growing up, my grandma would have every winter, we would have oranges every summer, we would have grapes. So it was like, what is happening? What is the importance of eating seasonally? So I think that, I mean, first it is available. It's not traveled so far. So it's, you know, I mean, our soul in the U.S. is so depleted in its nutrients. If it travels so far from somewhere else, the orange has lost its vitamin C and all of its other nutrient profile. So the density of it, you know, I think there's now like TikTok is going on about like, if you eat like an orange, it's like plastic or like you can feel like it's not real.

32:53Yeah, there's something weird. Yeah, about some fruit. Is that you talking about the wax? Well, yeah, there's like wax on apples and other fruits. But also sometimes I'll like, okay, can we talk about picky eating for a second? I have a toddler. I'd like to say he eats a little bit more than other kids, but he is still picky. So if you have a kid who basically survives on the beige foods, you know the struggle. And with Mav, I just don't want every meal to turn into that negotiation. That's why I have been giving him Ella Ola. It's basically a completely tasteless, colorless vitamin powder. It's not a gummy.

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35:57Wow. Yeah, there's a consistency that's very bizarre. Oh, no. So I think that that's kind of like how it works in Tunisia. You just eat what's in season. And I actually think that we were meant to eat what's in season. For example, the harvest of olive oil happens during wintertime, and that's the time where your immune system is down. You have more – maybe you're a little bit more weak and fragile and your health needs a little boost, and that's what the olive oil provides to you. So there's a correlation between what's available in the season and what your body needs during that time. So Tunisia's doing it right.

36:36Eating locally, family, friends, connection. Probably more rest. Probably less work. Yeah. More sun. More sun. Less stress. Less stress. We forget about our stress. Stress was making me also bloated. Stress is wild, man. I know. And sometimes you don't even know what stress is. I don't know. It could be a really hard workout. It could be like, yeah, you're working towards something that you really love. but like you're putting stress on your body. I don't know, but. Could be your relationship. Like it's like, I think most people are out of touch or I'll speak for myself. I'm out of touch with how stressed I am.

37:11I don't know. Like I'm like so happy, but then I'm like, I think my body would probably be like, wow, I'm stressed. Process something. Yeah, like processing way more stress. And I think in the States, like did you realize that when you came to the States, I'm sure it was so jarring culturally. Like how did you land here? Yeah, I think, I mean, another thing is that we, we're not on our phones when we eat and that's a huge thing because your gut is so I mean your gut brain it's so your body's so smart so when you have food and you're on your phone and you see something that might trigger you or stress you then your body's going to remember that next time you eat it's like this interesting synergy that's a very great point yeah I guess when I moved to the U.S.

37:53I was I felt like a kid in a candy store I was so happy and excited about all the opportunities. So I think for me, it's just, you know, coming from Tunisia, I obviously took what I learned from there and the health practices that my mom, you know, employed, but it was really about how can I just make the most out of the time that I have in Tunisia, not make the most out of it, because I live so far away from my family, I only see them once a year. Yeah. And I don't see my brother growing up. So it was really about how can I just make the most out of it. So I started to work, you know, I think when you're an international student, the easy path or best path to like stay in the country is to go and get sponsored for by a big tech company.

38:37So I did that. But then soon realized I'm actually made to be doing something from scratch and sharing the wisdom I have from going up in Tunisia. I feel like most people don't know. I think most people experience the impact that I had when they go to Europe, they're able to eat bread and pasta and all of it and then they come back to the U.S. and they're like wait what why do I not not feel the same way and that's because of our how the bread is made you know it's all about here it's all about consumption it's all about how quick and fast you can how quick you can nourish everybody I mean not even nourish feed I think Dr.

39:14Mark Hyman said um now we're working towards we've been working towards making a population being fed versus nourished and I love that because it's so true it's like back to the calories also like what are the nutrients that you get into your body yeah so it's like it's this thing but what is it so it's a good energy that's another book by um dr casey means good energy versus bad one so yeah a lot of times people in rural areas are like lower socioeconomic areas are actually maybe obese but starving because they're not nourished they're at food deserts they're eating stuff from gas stations and they just don't have access to food that's actually fulfilling or good.

39:55And those calories can just be kind of challenging. Yeah, it's so interesting, because I think your journey, it's like you were like, I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. And I knew I wanted to do something a lot of people have a calling to be outside of tech and do entrepreneurship and something different. Like, what was it about you? Like, you know, for anyone listening, that's like, I want to do something on my own. Like, can you talk about that process to leaving a corporate job and starting this? Yeah, I think that I had a conversation at that time with my career coach, and we were deciding, is this something that I got a coach?

40:30Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We had it with the big tech company I was working at. So cool. Yeah, it was really nice. I think that really having a conversation I'm always always chasing Like, I mean, I'm a Sag. So I really need that thing that I look up to. And I'm like, okay, this is my goal. So I had a conversation with her. And we were talking about, okay, there's two paths here. I can either climb the corporate ladder, or I can start something from scratch and really understand, you know, what that is and get excited and have my own rules. And that was something that was more exciting to me than just climb the corporate ladder.

41:07I was in one field. I was doing one thing. And I feel like I had so many more energy and stamina in me. And so that's when I was at the same time going through my health challenges. I got laid off. And then I was like, OK, I need to figure out how to stay in this country. I was like going through a lot of emotional struggles. And so that's when I think also my symptoms started to become really worse at that time. And I was, I got really passionate about hormones and learning about hormones because they can control you or they can empower you. And if you have the knowledge about your hormones and how they function, they can empower you.

41:46And that's so much better than having them control your day, your energy, your mood all the time. And so I got really passionate by this. So I told myself, this is great. information. I know that I want to build something. I know I wanted to be in women's health. Not so great. I do not have the community. I do not have a network. Yeah. And so that's when I decided to build my own community of founders in health tech, which in San Francisco, and that happened to be female founders building in women's health. Wow. And yeah, I started to host panels, events, dinner. And you just like were like, were you had you started the company?

42:26No. And no, I was I was just very fascinated about like women's health. And I didn't know yet what that thing was. But it's only when I found the olive oil as a tool for me and helping me that I got really excited. I was like, wait, this is my grandpa has been doing this. We have this unique family's olive grove. I can just share it with the world. So you started building the community first. Yeah. And you created a community of women that were founders. And then through that, I met the founder of a menopause, actually, tech startup. and I got really passionate by that. And so I had a coffee chat with her.

43:01This is more for anyone who's interested in like doing a career pivot. And I talked to her and I asked her, this is my goal. I am really passionate about women's health. I think there's a lot of opportunities that we can help women feel better. I think we're being sold and marketed all of these things that might not be really beneficial. They might cause more harm sometimes to your gut, all these spills. And I asked her, what do you think I should do? Should I go and get an MBA? Should I go work for another startup? Should I just start my own and learn on the go? And she recommended to join another startup to just learn for a year.

43:40And I happened to join hers. So I was the first business hire bringing the product to market. It was a wearable, kind of like whoop, but that predicted half flashes and counteracted that with a sleeping mat that cooled you down. Oh, wow. And so I learned a lot about perimenopause, the symptoms, all of our community. And it's funny because now we have the same market. And I didn't know Oliver helped also for perimenopause symptoms until I started this. And so it was like this beautiful synergy. Yeah, there's like just what I'm taking from that story is like you kind of had this like very quiet like rumbling of like this.

44:27The path that I'm on I don't think is for me in the long term, but you didn't like burn the house down and like right away with that feeling, which I think is it's sometimes the inclination because people can be so unhappy on like a certain like linear trajectory. But I love that you really paced yourself and you're like, OK, like all of this is really good information. You're talking to your coach. You're getting, you know, insight into, OK, like this is what I'm interested in. And these are the possibilities ahead of me. And then not jumping into starting something, but maybe learning from people who have started something.

45:04And so it's like this really paced way of getting really, I guess, closer to starting your own brand, but like done in a way that I'm sure you have anxiety. I'm sure there's been things that have stressed you out. But sometimes when I think we take the huge leap and just say, OK, let me start something tomorrow and like leave my job and like burn it all down. Sometimes it can cause so much anxiety. Yeah. And like kind of hold you back on the path. But I really love like the pace at which you did it, like the thoughtfulness around like just surrounding yourself with people who you want to learn from.

45:43And so, yeah, it's just really it's I think good for our girls to hear that. Yeah. Sounds very fearless. Like starting a community that you weren't necessarily in is really bold. You know, learn from people. Yeah, I think that's really smart. Like a lot of people, even if they have done something, don't feel imposter of something that would be obvious. Like I could see people having podcasts and being like, I'm afraid to be in that community because of X, Y, and Z. And you were like, like you kind of manifested by creating that and being in conversations and having people like that. I think that's super inspiring for people.

46:19What on your journey have you learned? Like for anyone that wants to leave their corporate career and start their own thing, like what would be a piece of advice you would give them? There is no moment that you will be ready. I was doing everything to be ready. There's no such thing as that because you're never going to be ready. There's always more that you can do. There's always more that you can learn. And I was trying to do the best thing. I was really stressful about, should I take this path? I had so many decisions to make. Like, should I continue working for the startup? Should I just launch my own thing?

46:56Should I do it at the same time? Because this came came along. And so I think I was like just overthinking the future because I'm like, you know, perfectionist. I want everything to go my way. I want to control everything. But it was just letting go. And knowing that the answer will come to me as well as the sound like that is really what happened. And, and, and, and really trusting yourself. And, you know, I know, not a lot of things. I when you think about it, I only worked for like two years. somewhere else and then I start my own thing but I learn every single day every single day I do something I've never done before if even like sitting here I've never done this before wow but it's just about how you show up showing up authentically and I just keep reminding myself that and the last piece of advice I know you asked for one but that's the big one you know you're never going to be ready so just do it and trust yourself but really that I did a lot of we don't realize it's so it's not about what you learn it's not about oh the the the practical like the theory things that you have to learn about business or marketing and all of that or science it's really just about the person that you are and the person that the resilience that you have and the mental resilience I would say because you're going to see challenges all the time and what really helped me was every single morning meditating every single morning journaling like really like almost working harder to create that person versus like collecting the the the practical learning like i said in guide so like focusing on the identity of the person yeah yeah oh that's huge business yeah yeah i mean back to your point i think that when you are not from you're not from this country I don't have any family members here the people who are part of my community today my friends you know are people I've met here over the past eight years or maybe like over the past two years so you learn to create your own luck and really create your own environment you don't have that network you just do it because it's like otherwise what I can't call my uncle or my dad hey do you know someone here it's just like you have to figure it out on your own.

49:12And I think that that's the thing that I'm grateful that I, you know, my parents raised me to maybe have that attribute. Well, I think you can, you can have it. You can, you can create that. It's almost like you don't have any safety net. So it kind of like forces you to push yourself outside. Like if you have some family, some friends around you kind of would settle into that. Like, it's like, if you go to a party and you have a friend, you're most likely to be with that friend all night instead of not talking to new people. But if you go alone, And you're probably going to talk to new people and kind of put yourself out there, which is so, so good.

49:43With entrepreneurship, you know, for people that are entrepreneurs, like, and you've created a successful brand and business, like, what is some entrepreneurial advice that you would give? I mean, the main ones are the ones that I mentioned earlier about really the identity that you build and like making sure that you're creating a ritual or I like to call it ritual versus routine. where you do the things that really help you feel better. I think that the, I mean, the best advice is really, because when I think about entrepreneurship, I think about problem solving. I think about problems all the time.

50:19Like Emma agreed yesterday, she did a video. She was like, people think that I get calls all the time and people were like with good news. No, her entire day is with bad news. And so I think that what you learn is that, you know what, you only have one life. when you're you're really risk oriented when you're an entrepreneur because you're like whatever like I just I just want to make things okay Kristen and I have built this business and this brand over the last 10 years not just by ourselves we have had lots of support in many different ways and Upwork was an essential part of our growth and our evolution at points you can't do this alone so you must outsource at points.

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55:04Not easy at all. This is the glamorous thing that you're saying. It's not glamorous at all. The behind the scenes are rough. Last year was a really, really tough. Like now we're, you know, we're getting the message out and things to Haley Beaver and all of the people out there that are, you know, getting these olive oil shots and talking about it. It's helping. But last year, people were looking at me like I had three heads. Olive oil shots? How are you going to convince the average American to drink olive oil? Wow. But that's like, no. Mediterranians have been doing it for a while. There is science that proves it.

55:35Like, let's shift the narrative. Are Europeans and like Mediterranean especially, like, are they on, do they look at the trend and they roll their eyes? Like, what is the vibe? Would they, I hope they're taking this too. Or do they just have it growing and they just press it? yeah we get a lot of requests to to sell in um uk and france okay it just doesn't make sense for us right now you know it's a little bit cost costly and uk is for all of a shot it's interesting there's an interest i don't know why what it is i think they're into wellness but they're you know what they are doing well they are talking a lot about women's health and they're hosting a lot of conferences and they have a lot of great companies there um in that field so they do well their eyes they're like what but they don't understand because you know usually but this is so i always say why this isn't a shot format i think that we we should talk about it because it's weird right like i should have i could have introduced a big bottle yeah and there's two reasons why when i got started i was telling a friend about it i was like yes i'm excited i'm going to introduce this these big bottles beautiful and I'm gonna you know have this and sell to people in the U.S.

56:54what my family has been growing and I'm gonna have people take a shot of it because I'm more passionate about the health benefits that this has to bring it's very premium you do not want to cook with this this is like you really want to take it every morning it is your medicine and I was saying that and she looked at me and she said wait there's there are like ginger shots all over the place like why don't you do olive oil shots and we started to google around and see if there was anything like that nothing nothing try to do it now you'll see but like it was i think two years ago now there was nothing and so she's also founder and she's like oh i think we've got an idea here let's put it into olive oil shots and so that's kind of like why we decided to do that too.

57:42And there's another reason to it that comes more from the practical and consumer behavior shift. So when I spoke to a lot of doctors, what I kept hearing over and over again is that their patients would rather try any supplements of the shelf than change their diet. So I understood that I had to create a thing because this is essentially like introducing something to your diet. This is really, really good. It's helping your diet. So I thought to myself, well, how can we, this is strategic also, because we're introducing, we're taking the convenience that the supplements has to bring, and matching that with the effectiveness of a diet.

58:28And that's why these shots are like in small format. And so, you know, you want to make it really clear for someone who goes to the grocery, or not to the grocery store, but for someone who is online to understand this is meant to be taken as a shot because no one would take a shot if i said like here's a bottle like take a shot of it you wouldn't you would just use it on your food it's almost like too much it's too much effort and a little intimidating like where you're just it's almost like you people love single use this has like very um little friction yeah boom done and this is very american in iin they do they talk about crowding out so it's basically adding more good to your diet instead of removing and people love to add more instead of removing like also Americans are just like more and more and more stuff so it makes a lot of sense and I think as long as and I think what's nice about it is that the fat coating people's stomachs in the morning could help them with their blood sugar and the feeling of fullness which will help them overall and I do think there is like when you do start off your day well you're more likely to continue the day well and like you know feel good your blood sugar would I I really am curious about the effects on blood sugar, because I would imagine having fat right away in the morning.

59:36So basically, it's important you have this on an empty stomach, right? So I would say if you're just getting started having a 30 minutes before lunch or a meal, so that you're not, you know, you actually have food after, which is good. And it helps you with your bloating. If you're if you're used to it, you can have it on the morning in the morning as well. It can even be before your breakfast. It's really, really good. I agree with you that it really sets you up for the day. Yeah. So you don't have blood like usually I take one. But sometimes if I have dinner out in New York, I'm going to have a shot, especially if I have like a meal that's high in sugar or carb heavy.

1:00:08Yeah. And for the blood sugar, it's so funny that you asked that because I actually did an experiment for 30 days where I had a continuous glucose monitor and I was testing the same food, but taking the shot before and not taking the shot. And I saw a huge difference in my glucose spikes. I mean, this is already proven by studies, but I was curious and I was like, oh, maybe, you know, what are the foods that are spiking my blood sugar? And so I had sushi twice on separate days. One, and it was like kind of the similar sushi. And one, I didn't take the shot before. And the other day I took the shot 30 minutes before.

1:00:46And you see a huge difference, about 60 points dropped from the one where I actually took the shot of olive oil before. Wow. Another thing that was fascinating from that experiment was on there was a day where I had a mescalita beer and like other things like that, like high in sugar and carb. And I actually took the shot before. And another day where I had a protein smoothie, a healthy meal, all of that. And my blood glucose spiked on that day, even if it was healthy food, but it wasn't with the olive oil. And so it's interesting to see like even healthy, like not healthy foods. I mean, I say healthy foods.

1:01:25It's matcha. It's a protein smoothie that was probably high in sugar because so versus like, yeah. So this is a little hack. If you want to have pizza or pasta or anything that's carb heavy or high in sugar, like even candy, having the shot 30 minutes before, you know, will really help you stabilize your blood sugar. So you don't feel tired or you don't feel, you know, sluggish. and it's really amazing like i mean it's my little hack especially when i eat out in new york love that so good and is there um i feel like people add lemon to it does that ruin this one that's a good one yeah so there's no lemon here because the as i said the polyphenols they are very sensitive to anything else like acid will alter the so you can't actually mix it together so people do that just for the taste they're not doing it for the lemon benefit no i mean the lemon benefits are what we know you know it's vitamin c it's good for you but i would say the main health benefits that you're getting is to the olive oil that is really high in polyphenols like now if you're going to take a shot of olive oil really look for polyphenol count that's what i mentioned earlier and so yeah i think most people do it for the taste got it okay guys so we're holding the little bottle it's like a few inches long it's a high phenolic yes high phenolic means high in polyphenols 1800 milligrams of polyphenols it's like a brown glass from winter harvest 2026 so what like January what's winter in Tunisia so it's it's no it's usually like um kind of winter here so it would be um November through January so it was like January 26th so do we take this little yeah you take the white thing off it's just like for leakage um we struggle with that I'm like excited about this okay guys cheers you just send it back oh people think that I still that I like to do it it's peppery isn't it it's peppery it's not for the taste it's really for I love the mouth feel of olive oil, though.

1:03:20Oh, do you? Yeah, do you? I have to be like, sometimes if I take it first thing in the morning, to your point, you just got to shoot it back. Because sometimes I'm like sensitive in the morning. It does not bother my stomach at all. But like the mouth feel of olive oil. Yeah, this actually isn't. Oh, my God, I love it. It doesn't have a thickness that I think. It's like smooth. Yeah, it's really. Makes me hungry for like carbs. Well, you'll see. Yeah, honestly, I'm like ready for a pack. You're saying this right now. wait wait until we finish and you'll see how you're not going to feel hungry as you're used to this is called nature's um exemplary i know i'm not supposed to say that but it helps um produce natural glp1 in your body it activates the same enzyme and so that's why you feel more satiated and feel full longer wow that was delicious and so that peppery kick in the back of your throat that is the the polyphenols specifically oleacenthal which is the same uh has the same anti-inflammatory properties as found in ibuprofen.

1:04:18Wow. And that was found by this like sensory scientist. So this has natural GLP-1 too. So if you take it in the morning, it'll like produce that. You can't say that, but we can say it. Yeah, we can say it. I know, right? Exactly. So you're saying that this is better than Ozempic. Oh boy, I'm going to get canceled. That was like, so could I dip bread in this or is it just for a shot? It is just for a shot because it's very rare. Let me have bread. But Krista, you're saying this right now. I guarantee you in like couple, like wait like five to ten minutes, you're not going to feel hungry as you used to.

1:04:49And like, I don't know if you had breakfast or not or even lunch. Like you're not going to feel as hungry. It's just kind of. But can I have it with bread? Just a very expensive piece of bread. No, yeah, exactly. Just supposed to have it on its own. Yes. The goal, like I said earlier, it's not, this is not an Olible brand. We really focus on the health benefits that the Olible has to bring. so really focusing on the polyphenols okay yeah i usually like to drink water you guys are babies i like it with nothing i think it's delicious but what you mentioned earlier about hormones and your work um with that tech company around menopause i am full now i'm very menopause um oh you're full yeah very full oh gosh just kidding no i already had like protein shake bar I'm like very full.

1:05:36This is amazing. I guess what do you want to say about the effects that this can have on your hormone health, hormone balance? So when I first introduced this, I knew about gut health because I read about it. It was my anecdotal research, I mean anecdotal experience. And what I realized was that I, after a couple of months of launching, I do a lot of customer feedback because, you know, it has helped me. I see the science, but I really, really, my goal with this, I really want to make sure that our community, they are feeling better. They are saying, because something that I hated was all the pills that I was taking, all the different products I was taking that actually weren't moving.

1:06:16Like, that wasn't really helping. And so I made it a point to really check with customers and ask them, like, how do you feel? Is this helping you? Can I, you know, and that's why I changed to saying from an empty stomach to saying 30 minutes before a meal. So it's like, you know, you have food after. And what I've noticed actually is that a lot of women who have PCOS and endometriosis were taking these shots every day because they were hoping to reverse naturally like their condition, hormonal condition. And what I've learned is that when you have PCOS or endo, you want to reduce inflammation and you want to regulate your blood sugar because your insulin sensitivity needs to be more stabilized.

1:06:59And so that's, as I mentioned earlier, what olive oil does. So this is kind of like the natural way of like, you know, this is quick and easy to introduce in your diet. You take it and don't think about it. And it should help with, you know, regulating your blood sugar if it goes all the way up. Wow. And then for another thing that was interesting, because I always say it's women who have any kind of hormonal imbalance condition as well, who want something like natural. but I also learned that when you go through perimenopause, you start having, and this is something that I've learned with my mom, which is funny, Alia, which is the name of the brand, is named after her and also because Exalted.

1:07:40I mean, I came to the name even without knowing that it was kind of like, it kind of happened super randomly. But I was... No, it came to the name from, it was her name, but then there's also Exalted, it means something. exalted and sublime and like beautiful wow i love that like exalted one yeah oh yeah like elevated oh my gosh i love that and we had yeah it was gaia first great goddess of mother nature but because of like another company we had to change it and shift it up yeah but i think and so what i've learned is that as you go through perimenopause your estrogen goes down and that's when estrogen is responsible to activate this enzyme that store fats like all over but because it's no more as present, it's you start having visceral fat around kind of like abdominal fat.

1:08:28And this is something that happens to most women as they, you know, go through their experience of perimenopause. And you're going to hear, I mean, I'm sure you've heard all about it, like you do not change. And I was working in the field, so I know about it. You do not change anything about your diet, your workout, maybe you work out even more now. And you start noticing There's just something you can't control about your body. You start feeling more bloated. You start feeling more fatigued. You have brain fog. And so there are studies that have been shown like two things. Adopting a Mediterranean diet rich in extra virgin olive oil helps a ton, reduce those oxidative markers that come through.

1:09:08And then the second thing is really just making sure that you do strength training, you know. And so I think that that's the interesting thing that I've learned because when I introduced this, I was like, oh, like bloating, that was the main thing. And then realized actually what it does is I can create a balance in your gut, you know, in your metabolic health. And so that really helps, especially when the hormones like estrogen goes down. Yeah, it's incredible. And I think so many women are going through this and feeling like very hopeless and out of control. And so this type of ritual, I feel like, is a really beautiful one to have first thing and just simplify instead of like taking all the medications and feeling like you just need to be on something for the rest of your life.

1:09:53I love that idea of just like even kind of trying for 30 days, just having this in the morning. See how you feel, like clean out the rest of your closet, taking a little detox from everything else. I'm excited for our audience to try. Anything else you want to leave with our family today? No, I think just if you will try this, let me know. I would love to hear about your experience. If there's any question, I'm always happy to answer. I know it's like a new ritual, but I really am always available. You know, I answer all of our emails, especially when we get from customers, because my hope is, I mean, it's really, really just about you feeling better and knowing that you're not supposed to just be okay with bloating.

1:10:36Or this is like it's not it's your body signaling something to you if you're feeling these symptoms. And so always thinking about like the root cause solution, like what at the root, what is the root cause of what's going on right now? You know, you know, maybe it's also your stress. You're staying clean, your closet. Maybe there's other things to do. So I think that approaching it from a holistic way is always really important. Beautiful. So good. Thank you for having me. Congratulations. You both are amazing. Thank you. In your first pod, you did. Can you tell our audience about their discount for them to try?

1:11:08Yes. So the discount code is ALMOST30. It's on top. You get that if you subscribe and save. That's like 20%. So on top of the subscription, you also get a discount. And yeah, aliyahealth.com, A-L-Y-A, health.com. And then yeah, ALMOST30. Yay! I'm excited. I'm glad to take these. Lindsay's been loving it. And I'm excited to add it to my diet and especially for brain health. That's important to me. Yeah, exactly. I think the first week it's going to be more like the regular bowel movements. Cool. Second week is going to be you're going to notice kind of like the cravings going down. Cool. Yeah. So the blood sugar kind of metabolic health benefits coming out too.

1:11:51And then at the end of the month, hopefully your skin will clear it out naturally. You know, we call it ingestible skin care. Yeah. And that's when your brain also becomes really like, there are studies showing like how sharper you become. Because obviously, again, the gut and brain are connected. And so when your gut is balanced and there's lower inflammation, your brain is able to function properly. Right. I need that right now. Incredible. I need that. All right, guys. Enjoy. So excited for you to try and experience. I loved it. I thought it was delicious. I was so hungry. I was like, I'm not hungry.

1:12:27but I still want bread. It was like a good little appetizer. And congratulations on doing something really amazing and with purpose. It's super inspiring. And I think one of my favorite parts was just how like you really stepped into this and the identity of this before really it was there. I think that's really inspiring for people. So thanks for coming on Almost 30. Yeah. Awesome. Thank you. Also, I always post about my entrepreneurial journey on Instagram. Oh, great. So Maya from Tunisia and Drink Alia are brand accounts. Amazing. All right, guys. We love you. Bye. So for you guys to get this amazing product of Mediterranean wisdom, this potent olive oil that you can use as shots for your health, for health, energy, skin, vitality, longevity, go to alyahealth.com.

1:13:11It's A-L-Y-A health.com. That's A-L-Y-A health.com and use code ALMOST30. That's ALMOST30, ALMOST30 for 20 % off your first purchase at alyahealth.com. Amazing. Amazing. Thank you all so much for being here. You can follow us on Instagram and TikTok at almost30podcast. We have incredible clips on there from the show and more. And make sure you're subscribed on YouTube, Almost 30 Podcast. We're video every single week, two episodes per week. We love you. Love you guys. Thank you, Maya, for coming on Almost 30. We'll see you guys soon. Bye.