To get everyone started on their health journey, Darin talked about the importance of having a starter kit for health optimization. He emphasized that everyone can start by placing values on sleeping well and turning off electronics. But most importantly is drinking water. Darin explained why: Fatal conveniences are the toxic products we routinely use and the unhealthy things we do that our culture and corporations have made us believe are safe and necessary for living well and efficiently. These things-from deodorant, cosmetics, dental floss, and sunscreen to laundry detergent, air fresheners, carpets, and crayons to candles, tea bags, cell phones, and chewing gum-are ubiquitous in daily life... and they are wreaking havoc on our health and our planet. The environmental toxins found in these products create a cascade of problems, including chemical sensitivities, auto-immune issues, obesity, chronic health diseases, and more. Darin has a sincere passion for health, and has proven that by creating this easy to follow manual for achieving our greatest life possible. He doesn’t just write about eating, moving and feeling great—he lives it with every breath, and it shows.”— Laird Hamilton, world-renowned Waterman, and New York Times bestselling author of Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul, and, of Course, Surfing

But if we’re going to only eat five foods for the rest of our lives, we can’t only think about how they taste. We need to think about the “ health factor” as well. Are those five foods going to sustain us throughout our lives? Are they going to give us the nutrition we need to be healthy, strong, and guarded against disease? Or are they going to only provide temporary enjoyment and lead to conditions such as malnutrition, obesity, and even a weakened immune system? Arthritis: Arthritis is often associated with existing injuries. However, it can also signify that your body is attempting to hold on to the sparing amounts of water left. Therefore, your body is restricting processes that contribute to water loss. One of these is joint movement. Darin Olien is frequently described as the ‘Superfood Hunter’ or the Indiana Jones of Superfoods. Olien has worked with the fitness company Beachbody to formulate one of the most popular superfood shakes in America – Shakeology. He recently starred as a co-host on the Netflix documentary Down to Earth with Zac Efron. Earlier this year, he also developed a health app called 121 Tribe. This app helps people learn about whole food and plant-based eating. Darin’s interest in food and nutrition began when a college football injury drove him to uncover better ways to heal his body. He realized there h Founder and visionary of SuperLife, is the first ever health and wellness expert to be coined a “Superfood Hunter.” He is known uniquely within the health and wellness community as an exotic superfood expert, supplement formulator, and environmental activist who travels the planet to discover new and underutilized medicinal plants.The show makes questionable and scientifically inaccurate claims in part through the platforming of dubious “experts” Darin also explained that you can get the leaves dried and pulverized to be transported. The downside, though, is its quality has degraded once dried. However, it still brings with it a tremendous amount of vitamin and antioxidant capacity, so don’t miss out on this amazing plant! #3: Durian

For a healthy lifestyle, I’m all about ADDING things to your routine where it makes sense, instead of focusing on removing them. For example: more vegetables, more movement, more fresh air, better sleep, add meditation, etc. instead of less cake, less sugar, less meat, blah blah. This book gives many ideas on strategies that you can add into your routine for a super life; one that is vibrant, energized, pain-free, and free of illness. I also believe that it’s only through a healthy mind and body that we can achieve greatness. Though the path to greatness may not be easy, it is certainly possible to have a healthy body and mind. For Darin, an exotic superfoods hunter, he started our conversation by giving the five core foods that he thinks everyone should try even once in their lifetime to improve their physical health! #1: SpirulinaOlien has traveled the world, exploring the health properties of foods that have sustained indigenous cultures for centuries. Putting his research into practice, he has created a uniqueand proven formula for maximizing our bodies’ potential. He also includes a “How-to-eat” user’s guide with a shopping list, advice on “what to throw away,” a guide to creating a healthy, balanced diet plan, and advice on how to use supplements effectively. In "Fatal Conveniences," Darin Olien aspires to reach billions of people, “I hope the information in my book, gets out to the billions of people on this planet so they can make more informed choices because we are suffering unnecessarily. The more we are aware of this pollution on our bodies and in the environment, the more choices we have. If we don’t make people aware, then there will continue to be more people suffering. Suffering people have a hard time living a great life, and I think life is a miracle, so let’s give people a greater chance to live a happy and fulfilling life. We the people can make the changes and put the pressure on companies to do the right thing!” Eternal awesomeness! Who wouldn’t want that? All you need to do is focus on the Five Life Forces and your body will do the rest. Darin shows you exactly what to do, step by step, so that you can live big, laugh more, and maximize your potential. Tony Horton

Ann Wigmore said, “The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” And Robert Earl Rich said, “A healthy outside starts from the inside.” In times that we feel a little bit overweight or not feeling the way we want to, I think that we should start to assess our health to get on a better path. However, Darin reminded us that there are no magic bullets for health. It is not all about superfoods or water. Holistic health encompasses everything. He explained that it is the small things and positive practices that added up over time. It is setting your mark and trajectory right towards what you want. Written in Olien’s engaging conversational style, Superlife is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive look at dieting and nutrition, a timeless and essential guide to maintaining the human body and maximizing its potential.It keeps my immune system cranking and keeps the cortisol levels low. It can also keep my endocrine system balanced. … Chaga mushrooms are everywhere. You can even get the full chunks of chaga, and you can simmer that for hours and drink it as a tea.”– Darin Olien Today, I want to encourage you to take a moment and write down some small habits you can start forming related to your health. Whether that’s drinking more water, trying some of those superfoods, or exercising more, these habits will hugely impact your health over time. Why a Plant-Based Lifestyle Might Be Best for You Consume food in its raw state as much as possible. Eating food in its raw or most natural state is when its nutrients are most abundant. For example, raw broccoli contains many substances your body needs, including vitamins, enzymes, and fatty acids. However, the taste of raw broccoli can prevent many people from having it regularly. Instead, people try to compensate by crushing it into juice. There are many studies that show that water is alive, just like us. Researchers have noticed that water isn’t moving in a straight line. It’s flowing and vortexing as a response to the electromagnetic field naturally of the earth. … It also responds to sunlight by allowing itself to undergo electrolysis, which is lading water with minerals. So all of these things are structuring water. That is alive water with high oxygen [and a] high amount of hydrogen and essential minerals.”– Darin Olien

Fatal conveniences are the toxic products we routinely use and the unhealthy things we do that our culture and corporations have made us believe are safe and necessary for living well and efficiently. These things—from deodorant, cosmetics, dental floss, and sunscreen to laundry detergent, air fresheners, carpets, and crayons to candles, tea bags, cell phones, and chewing gum—are ubiquitous in daily life . . . and they are wreaking havoc on our health and our planet. The environmental toxins found in these products create a cascade of problems, including chemical sensitivities, auto-immune issues, obesity, chronic health diseases, and more. This research blew my mind — but to top everything else, Darin also explained that the discovery of a fourth state of water best describes how water is alive. In traditional Chinese medicine, it’s one of the oldest in the record [of] adaptogenic herbs that they use. They use it as kind of a base because it’s so well-balanced and balances out your body over time, both in stress response, cortisol, endocrine, overall strength.”– Darin Olien

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Darin has a sincere passion for health, and has proven that by creating this easy to follow manual for achieving our greatest life possible. He doesn’t just write about eating, moving and feeling great—he lives it with every breath, and it shows. Laird Hamilton One of the most alarming aspects of this issue is the regulatory gap in assessing the real-world impact of these toxins. “From the FDA, USDA, FCC, EPA, NIH, and so on, there are many agencies that have good people in them trying to do the right thing—however, the system is upside down. When the real-world data and interactions don’t line up with what is really going on, and only upon overwhelming evidence does a policy then change, that is upside down,” Olien explained. Greatness can be helping people, helping the planet, and never stopping. Whether it’s reaching out to people through a podcast or living a plant-based diet to save the lives of animals, Darin said it’s always about continuing. If you continue your pursuit, serendipity, magnetism, strength, and power show up. The universe knows without a doubt that you’re never stopping. Thankfully, we’re in a position where we don’t have to just choose five foods to eat for the rest of our lives. But at the same time, I think each time we eat something, we should ask ourselves if that food is helping us or hurting us. Of course, we can treat ourselves to sugary foods in moderation, but overall — are the foods that we are consuming improving our lives or destroying our lives?