SuperLife: The 5 Simple Fixes That Will Make You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome

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Now, let’s talk about the big, fresh, leafy green salad loaded with raw vegetables and nuts you had for lunch, or the organic berry smoothie you just made. It starts with the beautiful freaking miracle that carries us through our lives from start to finish—our bodies. And variety is the spice of life, so we need to eat a diverse range of plant-based foods to get all the macro and micronutrients we need.

He mentions numerous times how eating meat is bad for you, but precious little evidence is given to support these claims. The guy sitting next to him immediately began working away on his laptop, but after a few minutes the Wi-Fi suddenly went off. Darin Olien has such a huge knowledge and understanding of the complexities of the human body and how to fuel it but manages to explain it in such a brilliant way that makes it easy to understand. Eat a wide variety of whole, fresh, clean foods—mostly vegetables, fruit, beans, nuts, seeds, grains, sprouts, and healthy fats. Today Darin is widely recognized as an authority and valuable resource on plant–based nutrition, supplement formulation and elite performance programs, which he has created for some of the top athletes in the world.For the pragmatics, he offers realistic, actionable steps to enhance each ‘lifeforce' to improve our health. For a healthy lifestyle, I’m all about ADDING things to your routine where it makes sense, instead of focusing on removing them. Olien demonstrates in great detail how to maintain these processes, thereby allowing our bodies to do the rest.

According to Olien, 'We have created an entirely new habitat not designed to support human health, and we now live in it. The chapter on nutrition was a little frustrating, and not because I disagree (I totally agree) with what Darin says about the importance of nutrition, but because as I read the chapter I just wanted to say, "But it's just not that easy. From laundry detergent, tap water, ultra-processed food, cheap clothing/fast fashion, slippery dental floss, cell phones, lotion, makeup, shampoo, deodorant, and cleaning products, among many others, these conveniences contain a myriad of chemicals, with minimal safety testing performed. The more we are aware of this pollution on our bodies and in the environment, the more choices we have. As amazing as our cells and chromosomes and telomeres are, they still need us to provide the proper raw materials.Olien urges companies to steer away from greenwashing marketing tactics and embrace a commitment to immediate change. Interestingly, when talking about GMOs he said they are just too new for us to know the long term effects.

In other words, they discovered that if we want to live long and well, we should eat like Greek grandmothers do. In fact, he even mentions how he used to consume quite a bit of meat himself and notes that his health during that time was excellent. It’s one of my pet peeves when you read a health or wellness book and the author spends the entire time telling you about why their plan or philosophy works so well without actually giving you the steps you need. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The New York Times bestselling author of SuperLife and cohost with Zac Efron of the hit Netflix series Down to Earth, Darin Olien offers invaluable advice for addressing the health of our bodies and the health of the planet by identifying common products and behaviors that are harmful and providing alternatives that are non-toxic and life-enhancing.